Although I was vaguely familiar with the official media narrative, never before had I chosen to pay much attention to the much-ballyhooed Peterson trial from the early 2000’s. That is, until something of possible significance came to my attention while conducting research for another article. While looking into the career history of a certain well renowned Hollywood actor/director at IMDb, I noticed one of the movies in which this particular actor starred had a rather unique, if not unorthodox title – Gone Girl.
Suffice to say, one’s interest had been piqued.
After watching the movie and consulting with the book from which the movie’s screenplay was later adapted, I couldn’t help but notice how closely the storyline of Gone Girl resembled that of the Peterson case as it was reported by the MSM. Both the movie’s plot and the MSM’s narrative involving Scott Peterson centered around a missing person’s case which was soon transformed into a grisly, but media sensationalized homicide. However, there was yet another comparative aspect which struck me. Not only was the fictional narrative of Gone Girl nearly synonymous with that of the Peterson case, but one couldn’t help but notice a striking resemblance between the accused murderer who stood trial and the Hollywood star cast in the movie.
Since Gone Girl’s release came subsequent to the horrific drama of the Peterson case, naturally, one wondered if this wasn’t a classic case of art imitating real life. Or – had this seemingly synonymous comparative nature been deliberately engineered?
There is every indication that the answer to the latter hypothetical question may indeed be yes, since, incredible though it may seem, the popular Hollywood actor who starred in Gone Girl and Scott Peterson, the alleged convicted murderer, turn out to be one and the very same.
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