Episode
Dateline: Disappearance of Laci Peterson
Overview
A look at the 2004 murder of pregnant California woman Laci Peterson, including rarely seen interrogation footage of her husband, Scott, who was convicted of the crime.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2019-12-20
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Disappearance of Laci Peterson is Episode 13 in Season 28 of Dateline. It aired on 2019-12-20. The runtime is 43 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 12: The Devil Was Watching
A Colorado woman vanishes. No crime scene. No evidence. No body. Would a dark secret about her marriage lead to clues that solve the mystery of her disappearance? Dennis Murphy reports.
Episode 14: Bad Blood
Identical twins find their mother's dead body in their home, located in a gated community; detectives uncover a hidden diary and clues buried in the victim's past. Keith Morrison reports.
More episodes from this season
Episode 11: In a Lonely Place
A California entrepreneur abruptly leaves his business to travel the world, and his family is shocked to find out he was murdered. The convicted killer speaks out. Keith Morrison reports.
Episode 15: Mystery on Blood Mountain
Hiker Meredith Emerson goes missing on Georgia's Blood Mountain on New Year's Day 2008. Could her disappearance be linked to two cases with similar circumstances? Dennis Murphy reports.
Episode 10: While They Were Sleeping
A husband is shot dead in his own bed; no one else in the house was hurt, including his wife, who was sleeping beside him. Keith Morrison reports.
Episode 16: The Music Box
After Lisa Ziegert is abducted during her evening shift at a gift shop, local detectives, state police and the FBI work relentlessly to find her and solve the case. Andrea Canning reports.
Episode 9: Detective Story
A nurse is murdered in what police say is a burglary gone wrong. The case goes cold for over two decades, until a killer is ID’d -- the last person anyone would suspect. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
Episode 17: The Black Candle Confession
A glimpse of a sobbing woman lighting black candles is seared into a 9-year-old girl’s memory. Decades later that girl reveals what she saw, heating up a long-cold case. Keith Morrison reports.
Episode 8: The Premonition
A Pennsylvania father has a premonition that he’ll be murdered and the case will go unsolved. Weeks later, he is found stabbed to death. But would the case go unsolved? Andrea Canning reports.
Episode 18: Abducted
An inside look at the case that made national headlines in December 2019, when a Texas mother was found murdered after she and her newborn daughter disappeared. Andrea Canning reports.
Episode 7: The Black Widow of Lomita
A California woman eludes police after both of her husbands are found murdered nearly 20 years apart. Until fate catches up with her. Keith Morrison reports.
Episode 19: Devil's Bargain
Family members and the lead investigators who cracked the Kelsey Berreth case speak out for the first time and take Andrea Canning inside the murder investigation