Murder of Laci Peterson
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On December 24, 2002, 27‑year‑old Laci Denise Peterson disappeared from her home in Modesto, California, while eight months pregnant with her first child. Her disappearance prompted a large‑scale sear
Laci Peterson in 2002
Scott Peterson in a 2022 prison photograph
Scott Peterson following his 2003 arrest
San Quentin State Prison, where Scott was incarcerated while on death row
Rake (stock character)
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In a historical context, a rake was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and i
Murder of Laci Peterson
…police if they had used cadaver dogs to investigate the park in which Laci was supposed to have walked their dog. The defense conceded that Scott was "a cad" for cheating on Laci but ridiculed the prosecution's theory that Scott was going to "chuck this entire life he had" for a masseuse mistress he had…
A Rake's Progress, 3: The Tavern Scene, 1732–1733 painting depicting several rakes in a London tavern
Lord Rochester, the most infamous of the Restoration rakes
Sherlock Holmes knocks out the cad Woodley