Scott Peterson was ultimately arrested after a massage therapist told investigators they began dating a month before Laci Peterson's death and that Scott Peterson told her his wife was dead.
At the sentencing hearing, prosecutors said Peterson lied to multiple people in the weeks leading up to and after Laci Peterson's death.Harris said that if a new trial were to occur, his defense would present evidence suggesting Laci Peterson's death may have been tied to a nearby burglary that took place on the same day