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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. After eight years, Peterson was granted a new trial after the judge ruled a critical prosecution witness gave misleading testimony. [1] In 2017, Peterson submitted an Alford plea ...
Max's (formerly HBO Max) true crime series The Staircase chronicles the lengthy saga of Michael Peterson, a novelist and military veteran who was convicted of killing his wife, Kathleen...
In 2003, after a lengthy legal trial, Peterson was convicted of killing his wife Kathleen Peterson on December 9, 2001. After numerous failed appeals, in 2011, Peterson was released on bail...
On a chilly December night in 2001, novelist Michael Peterson found his wife, Nortel executive Kathleen Peterson, lying covered in blood at the foot of a narrow stairwell in their Durham,...
By Wyatt Redd | Edited By Adam Farley. Published March 20, 2022. Updated April 29, 2022. In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in a pool of blood at the bottom of the staircase in her home. Two years later, her husband Michael Peterson was convicted of her murder — but many believe he didn’t do it.
After four days of deliberation, the jury found Michael Peterson guilty of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. August 21, 2008
By Elisa Guimarães. Updated Dec 1, 2023. Link copied to clipboard. Collider. The Big Picture. Michael Peterson served time in prison for the murder of his wife Kathleen, but was granted a new...
