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May 6, 2022 · The Peterson family appears to have remained close, aside from Kathleen’s daughter Caitlin Atwater, who had a different view on Peterson’s role in her mother’s death.
May 6, 2022 · When the Ratliffs both died in the 1980s, Michael adopted their daughters, Margaret and Martha, per Newsweek. Soon after that, Michael and Patricia split up. Michael then married Kathleen...
May 5, 2022 · His late wife’s sisters and her daughter from a previous relationship, Caitlin Atwater, believe he killed Kathleen, while his own children – Todd and Clayton Peterson and his adopted...
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Jun 22, 2018 · Michael Peterson's adopted daughters, Martha and Margaret Ratliff, were front and center in The Staircase. They always sat right behind their dad in the courtroom where he was being tried for...
Aug 15, 2024 · Peterson’s husband, Scott, was convicted, though he still maintains his innocence. Sharon testified in the original trial against Scott and appeared at his resentencing in December 2021, when...
Mar 20, 2022 · On Nov. 24, 1985, Peterson was visiting with Ratliff to help put her children to bed. The following day she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase. According to the German authorities, Ratliff died of a stroke.
May 5, 2022 · Sisters Martha and Margaret are the biological daughters of Elizabeth Ratliff, Peterson's friend and neighbor when he lived in Germany; Peterson adopted Martha and Margaret after Ratliff’s...
