Staircase Murders Verdict

The staircase and the michael peterson case have an interesting connection to another case that inspired a fellow netflix true crime docuseries.

Staircase murders verdict. David rudolph of the staircase presents explosive new theory about accused murderer michael peterson. The bizarre case of michael petersons murder trial is the subject of the new netflix docu series the staircase. Peterson spoke frantically as he told the dispatcher that his wife kathleen who lay in a pool of blood at the bottom of a back staircase in the couples 9000 square foot durham nc. The staircase arguably helped spawn all these shows but what characterizes it now 14 years after the release of its first eight episodes is a distinct feeling of passivity.

After eight years peterson was granted a new trial after the judge ruled a critical prosecution witness gave misleading testimony. Michael peterson post verdict interview. Michael iver peterson born october 23 1943 is an american novelist who was convicted in 2003 of murdering his second wife kathleen peterson on december 9 2001. The case inspired a lifetime movie an 8 part documentary series the staircase and now an investigation discovery special titled american murder mystery.

After peterson was tried and convicted of kathleens murder in 2003 le strade released the quietly devastating documentary the staircase a haunting chronicle of petersons trial that kept me glued to my chair when i first watched it despite its length it originally aired on the sundance channel in 2005 in eight installments and is well worth searching out and watching in its entirety. When the guilty verdict was read defense lawyer david rudolf immediately filed notice of appeal citing the evidence of petersons affairs and the ratliff murder as improper. An interview with michael peterson after he was convicted for murdering his wife kathleen peterson in 2003. Its director jean.

The staircase which will air sunday. Full documentary films 2017 michael peterson.