Murder of Laci Peterson - Aftermath

Aftermath

The death of Laci and her fetal son led to the United States Congress passing the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which is widely known as Laci and Conner's Law. On April 1, 2004, Sharon Rocha and her common-law husband Ron Grantski were in attendance at the White House when President George W. Bush, signed the bill into law.

Late in 2005, a Stanislaus County, California judge ruled that Peterson was not entitled to collect on his late wife's $250,000 life insurance policy, having been convicted of her murder. Under California state law, criminals may not profit from insurance policies. On December 19, 2005, the money was given to Laci's mother, Sharon, as the executor of Laci's estate. The California Court of Appeal (Fifth District) later affirmed the trial court's decision on October 31, 2007.

In 2006, Sharon Rocha wrote For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice, a biography and memoir about the life and death of her daughter. All proceeds are used to fund the Laci and Conner Search and Rescue Fund, which Sharon Rocha had founded.