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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]
Mar 27, 2022 · On December 9, 2001, Michael Peterson found his wife, Kathleen Peterson, dead at the bottom of the back staircase in the 11,000-square-foot mansion that they shared with their children in Durham, North Carolina. She was lying in a dried pool of her own blood.
May 3, 2022 · In December 2001, Kathleen Peterson’s body was discovered in a pool of blood at the foot of stairs in her Durham, North Carolina, home. In October 2003, her husband, Michael Peterson, was convicted of first-degree murder for her death.
Mar 28, 2024 · 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 Peterson,...
May 6, 2022 · 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, North...
Sep 24, 2022 · At the time of her death, Kathleen Peterson was 48 years old. According to the autopsy report, the coroner found hair in both of Kathleen's hands, which she appeared to have grasped prior to her death. She also had dried blood under her fingernails, on the bottoms of both feet, and on her face.
May 24, 2022 · The Staircase true story reveals that Michael Peterson and Kathleen Atwater, a telecommunications executive, were introduced to each other by Michael's adopted daughters, Margaret and Martha, who were playmates of Kathleen's daughter, Caitlin. Kathleen and Caitlin lived down the street in Durham, North Carolina.
