Scott Peterson Attacked in Prison While Playing Pickleball

Convicted wife killer Scott Peterson was attacked in a California prison while playing pickleball.

That’s according to TMZ, which reported that Peterson was “beat up” on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Peterson got into a “heated confrontation” with another inmate at Mule Creek State Prison, TMZ reported. According to TMZ, the other inmate became enraged when Peterson “hit the ball directly” at him.

Peterson’s crime is notorious. He was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child. At first, she was a missing person. However, her body was later found submerged in San Francisco Bay, and her husband was charged with the crime. Prosecutors proved that Peterson was having an affair at the time of the murder. He has maintained his innocence.

According to People, Peterson suffered only minor injuries in the prison beating. “Scott Peterson was involved in an incident with another person at Mule Creek State Prison and suffered minor injuries,” CDCR spokesperson Todd Javernick told The Sacramento Bee

According to ABC News, the Los Angeles Innocence Project is helping Peterson in the case.

Peterson appeared in a Peacock documentary in 2024, in which he argued that he was innocent. “It was a case that captivated the country. At 8 months pregnant, Laci Peterson went missing on Christmas Eve, 2002. As the investigation unfolded, her husband Scott was revealed to be a liar, a cheater, and ultimately a murderer,” the documentary caption reads.

“For the first time since before his arrest in 2003, Scott speaks on camera in a series of intimate conversations revealing his side of the story with Director and Executive Producer Shareen Anderson, who has been investigating this case for over a decade.” it continued.