SCOTT Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife Laci, who was pregnant with their unborn son, in 2004.
Prosecutors stated Peterson killed his wife on Christmas Eve 2002 by suffocating Laci then dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay.
Who is Scott Peterson's sister-in-law Janey?
Janey, 53, is Peterson's sister-in-law, the wife of his older brother, Joe.
The 53-year-old was once employed at the Peterson family crate-building business.
However, she now studies law at the California Western School of Law in San Diego.
Over the years, Janey has concluded that her brother-in-law is innocent and that authorities are to blame for his conviction.
Janey claims police disregarded most of the leads into Laci’s murder, including a burglary that transpired across the street from their home on that fateful 2002 day.
The sister-in-law has created a “war room” of evidence and has talked to witnesses who saw Laci alive after authorities say she was killed.
“The justice system has failed here, and a lot of aspects have failed,” she told CBS 13.
“It started with the Modesto Police Department. And it started with the fact that they didn’t follow up on evidence that showed Laci was alive the morning of December 24,” Janey added.
Having spent time pouring over all the facts, clues and evidence, she says that there are no series of events that can concretely prove that Peterson killed his wife.
Instead, Janey believes that her sister-in-law’s murder was related to the burglary.
What did Jancy say in her interview on Today?
Peterson, 48, will return to court on August 25 in hopes of getting a new trial due to alleged juror misconduct in his case.
Janey spoke with Today about new evidence she believes will win him a new trial and eventually free him.
At Peterson's trial, a neighbor testified seeing the couple's golden retriever inside the Petersons' gated yard at 10.15am on the day Laci disappeared, which was Christmas Eve in 2002.
Janey said that when the mailman arrived around 10.30am, he said the dog wasn't there, which was never heard in court.
She believes that is proof Laci was out walking the dog after Peterson left the house.
"There's evidence that was completely ignored that shows Laci was alive after he left for the day," Janey said.
Janey's theory is that Laci had a confrontation with men whom evidence shows were robbing the house across the street when she went missing.
That theory was part of Peterson's trial and his appeal but was previously rejected by the court.
However, the robbers denied any involvement in the case and were cleared by a police investigation.
Despite being cleared by police, Janey believes they killed Laci and framed Peterson by disposing of her body 90 miles away in an area where Peterson happened to be fishing at the time.
"If you have an opportunity to get away with murder, you're going to do it," Janey said.
"We don't have justice. This crime is not solved," she added.
Peterson is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted in 2004 of the murder of his pregnant wife.
On August 23, Peterson had his 2005 death sentence scrapped by the California Supreme Court, but prosecutors may try again for the same sentence in the high-profile case.
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