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California Woman collected $145,000 in jobless benefits using names of death row inmates Scott Peterson, Cary Stayner

A Sacramento woman has been charged with multiple counts of felony grand theft and forgery after she allegedly collected more than $145,000 in unemployment benefits using the identities of convicted killers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

California woman collected $145,000 in jobless benefits using names of death row inmates Scott Peterson, Cary Stayner

A Sacramento, California, woman has been charged with multiple counts of felony grand theft and forgery after she allegedly collected more than $145,000 in unemployment benefits using the identities of convicted killers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Alexis Bledel’s husband files for divorce after eight years of marriage

The Gilmore Girls star has been married to Vincent Kartheiser since 2014

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‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

OLD ‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

Is judge skeptical of Scott Peterson’s argument for a new trial?

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson’s lawyers made their final appeal in court Thursday to convince a judge that his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and unborn son two decades ago should be overturned because a “feisty” juror with a history of domestic violence was biased against him…

Tribune News Service

Judge to decide if Scott Peterson victim of jury misconduct

A prosecutor says a California juror who convicted Scott Peterson in the murder of his pregnant wife may have provided incorrect answers on a jury questionnaire, but she did not commit misconduct

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11 Gillian Flynn "Gone Girl" facts

In honor of "Gone Girl’s" 10th anniversary, here’s what you should know about the influential novel

Salon

Arguments in Scott Peterson hearing postponed after lawyer gets COVID

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Final arguments in Scott Peterson’s attempt to overturn his murder conviction were postponed Tuesday after one of his lawyers contracted COVID-19 and Peterson was put on “loose quarantine” at San Quentin State prison after his pod was exposed.

Tribune News Service

Inside world's biggest death row where most notorious criminals are executed

Serial killers, rapists and infamous criminals have been housed at San Quentin prison, including Charles Manson, but now the correctional facility is set to be closed down

Daily Mirror

Why does Scott Peterson want to go back to San Quentin?

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — After nearly four months as an inmate in the San Mateo County Jail, Scott Peterson made a special request through his lawyers on Friday: Transfer me back to San Quentin.

Tribune News Service

Invaders ‘cannot conquer us’, Zelenskiy says, as 13,000 flee besieged cities – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

The Guardian - AU

‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

Juror in Scott Peterson case an 'emotional wreck' who wanted him to 'pay,' ex-juror testifies

REDWOOD CITY – When the alternate juror first walked into the deliberations room nearly 18 years ago, she blurted out that Scott Peterson, on trial for the killing of his pregnant wife and unborn son, should “pay for killing the little man,” a former juror in the notorious case testified…

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Juror: Peterson 'should ... pay' in death of unborn son

The former juror at the center of Scott Peterson’s bid for a new trial in the murder of his pregnant wife blurted out during jury deliberations in 2004 “that he should basically pay for killing ‘little man

The Independent UK

Scott Peterson lawyer can't shake juror testimony over trial

Lawyers trying to overturn Scott Peterson’s conviction in the sordid slaying of his pregnant wife 20 years ago have completed their questioning without shaking a former juror

Tribune News Service

Accused of hiding her past, Scott Peterson juror testifies: ‘I was not a victim of domestic violence’

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – A former juror in Scott Peterson’s 2004 murder trial defiantly maintained on the witness stand Friday that she had never been a victim of domestic violence and didn’t lie about her past to become a stealth juror to get seated on the high-profile case.

Tribune News Service

Why Scott Peterson’s notorious murder conviction rests on power of Juror No. 7’s testimony Friday

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – First, Scott Peterson’s death sentence was overturned. Now, depending on the power of testimony from a controversial juror who helped decide the notorious case nearly two decades ago, his murder conviction also could be overturned, triggering a new trial.

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The Independent UK

Scott Peterson's new trial rests on 'Strawberry Shortcake'

Scott Peterson’s chance for a new trial in the murder of his pregnant wife 20 years ago hinges on whether a California juror who helped convict him was biased

The Independent UK

Scott Peterson juror will be offered immunity to testify

Authorities say a juror in Scott Peterson’s two-decade-old murder trial will be granted immunity before testifying at a hearing that could determine whether a new trial is granted

Tribune News Service

Juror with secrets in notorious Scott Peterson murder trial offered immunity

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – A woman accused of keeping secrets about her past while being chosen as a juror in the Scott Peterson murder trial two decades ago will be offered immunity to testify – a twist that could lead to a new murder trial in one of California’s most…

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