i'll find out how a horrific crime in anytown usa can grip the entire nation. and we'll look at the fallout from o.j. simpson's double murder trial. that case ushered in the era of legal television and dream team attorneys. and as dna evidence made its bigtime debut, americans learned just how flawed our justice system was and still is. there are probably very few people who don't know the name scott peterson. why? because he murdered his pregnant wife lacy. the investigation and trial that followed made him a pop culture phenomenon. scott and lacy peterson were an attractive young couple expecting their first child. then on december 24th, 2002, scott reported his pregnant wife missing. he pleaded for her safe return. but then inconsistencies surfaced in his story. peterson's bizarre behavior brought suspicion on himself. he reportedly told a mistress, a single mom named amber frey that he had lost his wife and would be spending christmas alone. trouble is he said that 15 days before lacy disappeared. scott peterson was arrested, tried and convicted of the murd

i'll find out how a horrific crime in anytown usa can grip the entire nation. and we'll look at the fallout from o.j. simpson's double murder trial. that case ushered in the era of legal television and dream team attorneys. and as dna evidence made its bigtime debut, americans learned just how flawed our justice system was and still is. there are probably very few people who don't know the name scott peterson. why? because he murdered his pregnant wife, laci. the investigation and trial that followed made him a pop culture phenomenon. scott and laci peterson were an attractive young couple expecting their first child. then on december 24th, 2002, scott reported his pregnant wife missing. he pleaded for her safe return. but then inconsistencies surfaced in his story. peterson's bizarre behavior brought suspicion on himself. he reportedly told a mistress, a single mom named amber frey that he had lost his wife and would be spending christmas alone. trouble is he said that 15 days before laci disappeared. scott peterson was arrested, tried and convicted of the mur