My husband and I are both fans of true crime documentaries. I never used to be into them prior to meeting Blaine; he is the one who kind of spurred my interest in true crime shows and series, and without sounding like a wimp, I prefer to watch them with him as opposed to by myself. The reason behind this preference is the fact that many true crime documentaries depict stories of horrific events that are specific to women, and they can be extremely unsettling.
At the same time, however, I do consider them to be educational in a sense. Watching these shows has allowed me to gain a better comprehension of how to protect myself as a young woman, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with that.
The Murder of Laci Peterson was released in 2017, though to my knowledge, it was just recently added to Netflix. It caught my attention because it has spent a number of consecutive days in Netflix’s top ten most popular shows here in Canada category, so I figured it was worth viewing.
This true story focuses on Laci Peterson, a young married woman who went missing on Christmas Eve in 2002 in Modesto California. Her husband, Scott, was on a fishing trip for most of the day, and when he returned home to see his wife, Laci, who was eight months pregnant at the time, she was nowhere to be found.
I don’t want to spoil any details for anyone wanting to watch it who hasn’t yet, but allow me to say that while the first episode suggests Scott had nothing to do with her disappearance, the second and third episodes certainly hint toward his involvement.
This case was huge when it took place back in 2002, and understandably so; it is a devastating story about a young woman and her child who met tragic fates.
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