Utah Stepmother Sentenced to Life for Torture and Murder of 12-Year-Old Gavin Peterson
A Utah woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the horrific abuse and murder of her 12-year-old stepson, Gavin Peterson, whose death in July 2024 shocked the nation. Nichole Lea Scott, 50, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after prosecutors described the conditions Gavin endured as akin to a “prolonged death camp.” The boy…