SHE NEEDED JUST FIVE WORDS TO SHUT HIM DOWN 💥 LACI PETERSON’S MOTHER FIRES BACK AFTER SCOTT PETERSON’S LATEST BID TO REWRITE THE CASE
A GRIEVING mom has issued a blunt five-word takedown of her killer son-in-law’s latest attempt to clear his name in the brutal murder of her daughter more than two decades ago.
The renewed legal fight comes more than 23 years after Laci Peterson vanished from her Modesto, California, home on Christmas Eve 2002 while she was eight months pregnant with her and her husband Scott Peterson‘s unborn son, Conner.
Sharon Rocha (right) and her daughter Laci Peterson (left) are pictured together in this undated photoCredit: Family Handout
Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son in 2002Credit: AP
Scott, now 53, was later found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife and their unborn baby after Laci and Conner’s remains were both discovered near San Francisco Bay in April 2003.
In 2004, Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder in Laci’s death and second-degree murder in Conner’s, and was sentenced to death.
But his original death sentence was overturned in 2020, and he is now serving life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In the two decades he has spent behind bars, Peterson has consistently denied killing his family – and has filed multiple times to appeal.
Now, his lawyers have prepared another appeal over his murder conviction, continuing to argue that evidence overlooked during the original investigation could prove he was wrongly convicted.
But Laci’s mother, Sharon Rocha, offered a five-word takedown of her former son-in-law’s new legal filings.
“There is no new evidence,” Rocha said.
The Los Angeles Innocence Project filed a petition on Peterson’s behalf featuring 14 claims, including witness statements, scientific research and alternative theories about the killings.
Laci was 8-month pregnant when she disappeared, her remains and Conner’s body were discovered near San Francisco Bay in April 2003Credit: Getty
Sharon Rocha, Laci Peterson’s mother, walks out to stand with her husband as he addresses the media outside the courthouse after the formal sentencing of Scott Peterson March 16, 2005Credit: Getty
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Hill rejected the bid in April, ruling that the claims did not justify overturning Paterson’s conviction.
His lawyers are now preparing to challenge that decision in a higher California court.
But Rocha said she has heard similar arguments repeatedly in the decades since her daughter’s death.
“We constantly hear that they have new evidence,” she told People in 2024.
“Twelve people found him guilty of murder, but he doesn’t admit to that.”
The heartbroken mom said the continuing campaign to free Peterson forces her family to relive the monumental loss.
“It is never ending, and it’s like ripping the scab off a wound every time,” she said.
Rocha accused Peterson’s supporters of desperately searching for anything that could raise doubts about the verdict.
“All they’re looking for right now is to throw everything against the wall and hope that something sticks,” she said.
“Bottom line: He is guilty, and that’s it.”
She added: “Maybe I shouldn’t sound so harsh, but I’m tired. I’m very, very, very tired.”
Rocha also argued that the Los Angeles Innocence Project should devote its resources to “somebody who may actually be” innocent.
Missing person’s poster offering a half-million dollar reward for the safe return of Laci Peterson is displayed on a tree at the East La Loma Park January 4, 2003 in Modesto, CaliforniaCredit: Getty
Scott Peterson’s lawyers continue to argue that evidence overlooked during the original investigation could prove he was wrongly convictedCredit: AP
Her comments come as A&E launches a two-part special examining the claims raised by Peterson’s latest legal team.
Scott Peterson: The New Evidence premieres Thursday, July 16, and concludes the following night.
The documentary is led by Atlanta defense attorney and ABC News legal analyst Chris Pixley.
“This documentary is built around the idea of stress-testing the Los Angeles Innocence Project’s findings,” Pixley said.
A coroner and investigators load the remains of a decomposed body discovered on April 14, 2003, at the Point Isabel Shorline Park in Richmond, CaliforniaCredit: AP
Scott Peterson was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of paroleCredit: AP
The independently produced project features interviews with witnesses and experts and investigates tips that its creators claim were ignored by police and prosecutors.
“This is new science and new evidence, and every time you drill down, you find more,” Pixley said.
“It deserves an examination.”
The case gripped the country after it emerged that Peterson had been having an affair with massage therapist Amber Frey.
He had told Frey that he was a widower preparing to spend his first holiday season without his wife.
Previous coverage by The U.S. Sun revealed that a former college classmate who said Peterson owed him money also questioned whether his innocence claims should be believed.
For Rocha, each new court filing and documentary brings the focus back to the daughter and friend she lost.
“I miss her being here,” she said.
“She was not only my daughter, she was my friend.
“For him to have done this to her… The lies, the deceit. It breaks my heart for her.”
Peterson was attacked by another prisoner at Mule Creek State Prison in March 2025.
Correctional officers used chemical agents and batons to stop the assault, and Peterson was treated for minor injuries.
