MODESTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered the high-profile trial of Scott Peterson, who is accused of killing his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son, moved to a suburb of San Francisco after concluding that the salesman could not get a fair trial in his hometown.
Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Al Girolami ordered the case moved from Modesto to San Mateo County between San Francisco and San Jose because the intense publicity it generated made Scott Peterson a controversial figure.
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