Argued Michael beat her to death in a fit of rage.
Watch as Michael’s children grapple with their father's potential guilt. The Sequel Chapters (Episodes 9–10) The Staircase Miniseries Complete Pack
Filmed as the trial unfolded in 2002 and 2003. Argued Michael beat her to death in a fit of rage
Claimed she slipped, fell, and bled out on the wooden steps. The Staircase Miniseries Complete Pack
In 2001, novelist Michael Peterson called emergency services to report his wife, Kathleen, had fallen down the stairs of their Durham mansion. What followed was a fifteen-year legal odyssey that blurred the lines between private tragedy and public spectacle.
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