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Amber Frey became a central individual in one of the most infamous criminal cases in American history, the murder of Laci Peterson. As the former girlfriend of Scott Peterson, who was later convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn child, Amber's role in the investigation was paramount.
Her collaboration with the police constituted key evidence in sealing Peterson's fate. Netflix is set to release American Murder: Laci Peterson on August 14, 2024, shedding light on a crime that's almost two decades old, together with the life of Amber Frey currently in the spotlight.
Amber Frey's life is still very private, very far from the hustle and bustle of media attention on her life. After the trial, she went back to work as a massage therapist, where she still practices to date. Frey is a mother, having brought another child into the world while in a new relationship, and authored a memoir about her account of what took place in the Laci Peterson murder case.
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She has remained in California, where she continues to bring up her family and her practice, while occasionally lecturing on issues near and dear to her personal experiences.
What role did Amber Frey play in the Laci Peterson case?
Amber Frey was first drawn into the Laci Peterson case while she was dating Scott Peterson, a man who was married and his wife, Laci, was missing. Having known that fact, Frey reported to the police and fully cooperated in the probes.
Conversations on the telephone were recorded on tape by the police when she spoke with Scott Peterson and later found to be crucial evidence in the prosecution. These tapes showed Peterson lying about his multitude of sins and trying to cover his crimes. What made this evidence key to the state's case against Peterson was the courage of Frey to come forward and work with the police.
Her trial testimony was splattered all over the media, making her an inadvertent public figure. After charging headlong into her involvement in the case, she faced both positive and negative attention, none of which Frey flinched from; she wanted to get justice for Laci Peterson and her unborn son.
Life after the trial: career and personal life
After the trial, Amber Frey decided to fade out of the limelight. She returned to her former job as a massage therapist—a job she had had long before ever meeting Scott Peterson. She continues to practice that profession to date, with a low profile, serving clients and building her practice.
Other than being a career woman, she is a mother. She has two children whom she has tried to make a home full of love and nurturance.
Amber Frey as a writer and motivational speaker
In 2005, Amber Frey published her memoir under the title Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson. The work revealed her working relationship with Peterson, her participation in the investigation, and what was done to her after seemingly all was over.
The memoir offered a more personal insight into the events that went on, showing what the author felt and thought during that time of turmoil. Mostly because of the unflinching honesty with which she talked about her life, the book by Frey was up on all the bestseller lists.
She has not taken to writing as a profession after the ordeal, but the memoir stands as an indelible part of her life to this day. She has, over the years, over perhaps a few places, spoken briefly about the whole Peterson matter and what one can take away from it. She, however, by and large, does not like to live her life publicly and stays away from major engagements.
The media storm has ended for Amber Frey, compared to the life she had during the Laci Peterson murder trial. Amber Frey has chosen to live quietly, working as a masseuse and being a mommy to her two little kids.
And though she remains bound to events of the past by her memoir and the occasional speaking engagement, Frey has tried mightily to push the case behind her and build a life beyond public view.
Even as American Murder: Laci Peterson shines a new light on the case, Frey's continuing saga- like that of Smart Shadows- begs the question: as with innumerable trials faced by the Peterson family, the personal price of such high-profile cases can be staggering.
