Scott Peterson's mistress Amber Frey breaks silence in Netflix doc

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Scott Peterson's mistress Amber Frey breaks silence in new Netflix documentary about murder of his wife Laci

The murder of Laci Peterson - a 27-year-old expectant mom - has been the subject of true crime for two decades since her husband Scott was found guilty of killing her.

But there was a third person involved in their marriage in 2002 - a woman who became a critical part of detectives' case against keen golfer and dad-to-be Scott.

Amber Frey, now 49, was unknowingly Scott's mistress for weeks before he killed his heavily-pregnant wife Laci - and she cunningly kept her relationship going while helping police nail Scott as the suspect in the chilling murder case.

Now, a trove of their intimate phone conversations have been made public.

Frey, who was a single mom to her young daughter at the time, revealed that she had just finished school in California when one of her friends told her that there was this 'handsome guy' who was looking to 'meet the one,' and introduced her to Scott.

Speaking on Netflix's new series 'American Murder: Laci Peterson,' Amber said of her blossoming new relationship with Scott: 'We started talking on the phone.
Transcript
00:00What I remember hearing then was him trying to sound very innocent, even though he just lied to me for months.
00:08It almost, like, listening to this almost sounds like he was a victim.
00:14Do you think I have something to do with her disappearance?
00:18How can you believe that?
00:20Well, let's see, how can I believe that?
00:22How can I believe that?
00:24How can I believe anything for...
00:26I am not evil like that.
00:30I got a sense of relief being able to confront him without having to carry on the whole facade of our relationship.

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