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Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Yeah, so back in 2020, Weinstein was convicted in New York on two counts, the third-degree rape of an aspiring actress and a criminal sexual act against a production assistant.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
But last year, almost exactly a year ago, actually, a panel of appellate court judges ruled 4-3 that the trial court had erred by allowing the prosecution to bring in evidence of prior acts that Weinstein wasn't charged for.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
And what they're talking about is at the trial, the prosecution, in addition to calling the two women I just mentioned, called four additional women to the stand to describe their experiences with Weinstein.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Right. He was convicted in California in 2022, and he's appealed that as well.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
The big difference is Weinstein is facing a new charge, an additional charge of first-degree criminal sexual act against a new accuser, a third woman. Her identity had been hidden until yesterday when it was revealed in opening statements. Now we know she's Kaya Sokola, and she was a 16-year-old model, aspiring actress, when she says Weinstein assaulted her the first time.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
About four years later, she says he assaulted her again. In the defense's opening statement, Weinstein's attorney said that Kaya's relationship with him was consensual.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Yeah, so this filing is thousands of pages long. It was filed with the California Court of Appeals late on Friday. The LA Innocence Project says that they've been reinvestigating Peterson's case and they've found evidence that, quote, undermines the prosecution's entire circumstantial case.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Yes. So the prosecution argued in court that Scott killed Lacey sometime on the night of December 23rd. They said he then dumped her body in the San Francisco Bay from his fishing boat and went home and reported her missing to cover his tracks.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
The defense said, no, Lacey was alive when Scott left to go fishing on the morning of December 24th, and many neighbors saw her walking their golden retriever that morning. They say after she got back from that walk, Lacey saw people breaking into the house across the street and confronted them, and it was those burglars who abducted her, held her for a while, and then killed her.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Right. The prosecution said investigators tracked down the burglars and they weren't connected to the murder.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Yes. There's a lot, but two big things stood out to us. In the petition, they say that they have a new witness. who says she overheard one of the burglars say that a pregnant lady with a dog came over from across the street to confront them.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
The other thing is that during Peterson's trial, the prosecution relied on an expert in fetal biometry to give them a date of death for Lacey's unborn son, Connor. He used fetal growth data to come up with the estimate, which he said was December 23rd. But Peterson's team says they recently asked the expert to take a second look at his findings in light of the latest science.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
And he now says that Connor's death was on January 2nd. That's huge because by that time, Peterson was already under surveillance and his car and his boat had been impounded. So what is next then with all of this? So the Court of Appeal judges will probably ask for a response from the prosecution. They could ask to hear oral arguments or they could just reject this petition entirely.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Our NBC affiliate asked the Stanislaus County DA's office for comment, but they declined saying it has yet to see the petition.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
So Mary Yoder was a chiropractor who also happened to be Katie's ex-boyfriend's mother. And Katie actually went on trial twice.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Yeah, so the first jury was hung, and after Katie's retrial, she was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 23 years in prison. But her conviction was overturned a few months ago, and Katie Conley has been home since February. But we just got some very big news in this case. It's a bit of a jaw-dropper.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Thank you.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
The big difference is Weinstein is facing a new charge, an additional charge of first-degree criminal sexual act against a new accuser.