What evidence was found in the Scott Peterson case?

It has been more than two decades since Scott Peterson killed his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn child, according to authorities.

The former fertilizer salesman was convicted of double murder in 2004 and is serving a life sentence in a California prison for this brutal crime. But the sensational case caused a stir again in January when the Los Angeles Innocence Project announced that he would take over his controversial case.

It is argued that KTXL, that DNA evidence and a suspicious break-in in the neighborhood around the time Laci disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002 could clear Scott of the cold-blooded murders. In May, a judge ruled that a piece of tape found on Laci's leg should undergo a new round of DNA testing.

But despite the defense’s claims, prosecutors are convinced they have the right man behind bars and have argued in court documents that there is “overwhelming” evidence of his guilt, Fox News.

So what evidence led to Scott's original conviction? Here's a summary of all the evidence that helped put Scott behind bars:

However, Scott's timing was called into question during the trial when Steven Jacobson, an investigator with the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office, testified that Scott appeared to be at his Modesto home later than he claimed. At 10:08 a.m., Scott used his cellphone to listen to his voicemail. The call bounced off a cell tower near his home, suggesting Scott was still home at the time. Ten minutes later, a neighbor reported seeing the couple's dog wandering the neighborhood alone.

Scott Peterson's secret boat

Weeks before Laci’s disappearance, Scott began researching fishing boats – even though he had never had a fishing license since 1994, according to Vox. He bought a small fishing boat on December 9 and secured a fishing license that was only valid for two days before Laci disappeared.

Witnesses testified in court that Scott told them he was going to go golfing on Christmas Eve and never mentioned anything about fishing that day. Laci's family and Scott's own father testified that they did not even know he had bought a boat, so The Modesto Bee. The authorities also do not believe that Laci knew about the purchase.

When an officer asked Scott what kind of fish he was fishing for that day, Detective Jon Evers testified in court that Scott “couldn't say.”

“At this point, the defendant paused and had a blank expression on his face for about a second, his eyes wandered a little and he hesitated to answer before mumbling something but not giving the officer an answer,” prosecutors wrote in court documents obtained by Fox News present the evidence against him.

Authorities said Scott then walked out the door, threw a flashlight on the ground and yelled “F–k.”

The significance of Scott's fishing trip became a crucial aspect of the case after Laci's body and the body of their unborn son, whom the couple planned to name Conner, washed up on the shores of San Francisco Bay in April 2003, not far from where authorities said Scott had been fishing.

Authorities also believe they found evidence that Scott made five cement anchors in a warehouse where he stored the boat. They said they were only able to recover one anchor. PEOPLEsuggesting that he may have used the other anchors to weigh down Laci's body.

Investigators also discovered a pair of needle-nose pliers on the boat with a piece of Laci's hair caught in its teeth. Fox News reported. A specially trained police dog also picked up her trail at the boat ramp that investigators said Scott had used that day.

Details about Scott Peterson's affair

Another big bombshell in the investigation was the discovery that Scott have an affair at the time of Laci's disappearance. Scott had been dating massage therapist Amber Frey since late November 2002 – who believed he was single – according to Dateline: Secrets revealed.

Frey later told investigators that an emotionally troubled Scott called her in early December, a few weeks before Laci's disappearance, and told her that his wife had died earlier that year and that he would be spending the holidays alone for the first time.

When she discovered the truth, Frey agreed to secretly record her phone conversations for the police. In one memorable case, Scott called her in the middle of a vigil for his wife, pretending he was calling her from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

“The crowd is huge,” he told her, trying to cover up the background noise of the mourners.

He was also photographed smiling at the same event.

Scott Peterson’s growing financial problems

At trial, prosecutors painted a picture of a man struggling under enormous financial pressure. At the time of Laci's disappearance, the couple had credit card bills totaling $23,000 and Scott was struggling to make money from his fertilizer business, according to the SF-Tor.

However, his defense attorneys argued that Scott had always made his payments on time and pointed out that Laci had been entitled to a $140,000 inheritance in 2005.

Did Scott Peterson try to flee to Mexico?

Scott's behavior after the discovery of the bodies of his wife and unborn son only increased the growing suspicion against him. Just days after the bodies were recovered from the water, Scott was arrested near the Mexican border after an hours-long chase.

When he was arrested, Scott, who had dyed his hair blonde, was in possession of camping equipment, four cell phones, his sister's credit card, his brother's driver's license and more than $10,000 in cash.

Scott Peterson was found guilty of premeditated and suspected murder in November 2004.

While Scott Peterson's attorneys suggested that Laci may have witnessed a break-in across the street from her home that led to her disappearance, prosecutors insisted that the break-in occurred at least two days after her disappearance, according to ^ “Fox News: The 100 Biggest News Stories in the World”.

Learn more about the case in the new three-part Peacock documentary series. Face to face with Scott Peterson, Premiere on August 20th.