What happens if
after being given up for adoption in childhood
you reestablish contact with your biological family -- only to discover that your newfound brother is a killer?
Anne Bird the sister of Scott Peterson
knows firsthand.
Soon after her birth in 1965
Anne was given up for adoption by her mother
Jackie Latham. Welcomed into the well-adjusted Grady family
she lived a happy life. Then
in the late 1990s
she came back into contact with her mother
now Jackie Peterson
and her family -- including Jackie's son Scott Peterson and his wife
Laci. Anne was welcomed into the family
and over the next several years she grew close to Scott and especially Laci. Together they shared holidays
family reunions
and even a trip to Disneyland. Anne and Laci became pregnant at roughly the same time
and the two became confidantes.
Then
on Christmas Eve 2002
Laci Peterson went missing -- and the happy façade of the Peterson family slowly began to crumble. Anne rushed to the family's aid
helping in the search for Laci
even allowing Scott to stay in her home while police tried to find his wife. Yet Scott's behavior grew increasingly bizarre during the search
and Anne grew suspicious that her brother knew more than he was telling. Finally she began keeping a list of his disturbing behavior. And by the time Laci's body -- and that of her unborn son
Conner -- were found
Anne was becoming convinced: Her brother Scott Peterson had murdered his wife and unborn child in cold blood.
Filled with news-making revelations and intimate glimpses of Scott and Laci
the Peterson family
and the investigation that followed the murder
Blood Brother is a provocative account of how long-dormant family ties dragged one woman into one of the most notorious crimes of our time.
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