Death Penalty

Status Updates

Scott Peterson is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison on California’s death row. He has not been released, and no final sentence has been vacated or commuted to life with...

law

The most famous death penalty cases are defined by enduring legal questions, high public attention, and lasting influence on law and policy. This overview profiles landmark capi...

criminal-justice

This evergreen explainer outlines notable inmates on death row with factual, source-backed detail. It focuses on conviction type, sentencing year, current legal status, and juri...

legal-defense

Scott Peterson has been defended by a series of high-profile criminal attorneys, each shaping strategy across his murder convictions, sentencing, and ongoing appeals. This profi...

Celebrity Profiles

Scott Peterson was born July 6, 1973 , making him 51 years old as of 2024. He is an American man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, C...

Status Updates

Scott Peterson was convicted in 2004 for the murders of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, in December 2002. As of the most recent public records through 202...

criminal-justice-policy

Serial killers who are convicted of eligible homicides can face the death penalty in jurisdictions that retain capital punishment, though such cases represent a small share of o...

crime-justice

Daniel Lee Lewis is an incarcerated individual currently held on death row in a U.S. state prison system. As of the most recent publicly available court records and corrections...

criminal-justice

The Florida execution chamber is the designated facility within Union Correctional Institution where the state carries out capital punishment by lethal injection. This evergreen...

Crime & Criminal Justice

Aileen Wuornos was a serial shooter in late 1989 and early 1990 whose attacks on male motorists in Florida drew extensive media attention. Her killings involved multiple encount...