High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Murder of Laci Peterson took place in 2002. Laci Peterson, born Laci Denise Rocha, was the subject of a highly discussed murder case after she went missing while seven and a half months pregnant with her first child. Laci was reportedly last seen alive on December 24, 2002. Her husband, Scott Peterson, was convicted of murder in the first degree for Laci, and in the second degree for their prenatal son. Scott is currently on death row at San Quent ...