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Scott Peterson has been resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the deaths of his wife and unborn child, a California judge ruled Wednesday.

Nearly 17 years after he received a death sentence, Scott Peterson has been resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The California Supreme Court ruled a year ago that his jury was improperly screened for bias against the death penalty in a case that gripped the world then and since. Prosecutors opted to settle this time for life without parole.

The storys wild card, amber frey. >> amber was not gonna be doing any interviews during the course of the case even though so many people wanted to interview her. >> sure. wasnt she offered immense amounts of money to do covers and things like that? >> there were many offers to amber if she would only provide an interview. but she needed to protect her testimony for the actual case. >> reporter: but altogether missing in the legal cacaphony, were the prosecutors, birgit fladager and dave harris....

The police department again. and without telling him where they got it, they showed him a fax of a photo of himself with amber frey at the christmas party. >> and of course he lies when hes confronted. >> reporter: prosecutor birgit fladager. >> he sees the picture of himself with amber and he says, "thats not me." >> was it clearly him? >> it was. >> reporter: if scott suspected the detectives had somehow found out about amber, he didnt let on. and he kept calling her, and she kept recording. b...

Scott Peterson will remain behind bars. Peterson, who murdered his pregnant wife and unborn son in 2002, was denied bail ahead of a December hearing where he will be re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Peterson was denied bail Wednesday ahead of his upcoming hearing. He is expected in court on Dec. 8 and will be re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. He maintains his innoncene.

A California judge said Wednesday that she plans to resentence Scott Peterson to life in prison Dec. 8 while she separately considers whether he receives a new trial in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son.

A California judge said that she plans to resentence Peterson to life in prison December 8 while she considers if he receives a new trial in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son.

A California judge says Wednesday that she plans to resentence Scott Peterson to life in prison Dec. 8 while she separately considers whether he deserves a new trial in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son.