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May 3, 2022 · Crime. A photo timeline from Kathleen Peterson’s death to husband Michael Peterson’s trial and eventual plea. By Scott Sharpe. Updated May 05, 2022 9:32 PM. Michael Peterson is...
May 12, 2022 · News. May 12, 2022 11:00am PT. ‘The Staircase’ Went to Real-Life Peterson Home to Create Three Exact Crime Scene Replicas. By Sasha Urban. Courtesy of HBO Max.
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Jun 18, 2018 · Here are a few essential elements of the case that the film omitted: Kathleen had a life insurance policy for $1.4 million. Michael was the beneficiary. In the film, prosecutors are shown arguing that motive for the murder was Michael Peterson's "hidden" sex life with men and Kathleen's anger about finding out — Peterson maintained Kathleen ...
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Jun 2, 2022 · The prosecution team saw the scene a little differently, pointing to the blood found inside Michael Peterson's shorts. They said that evidence placed Michael at the scene of the crime, while Lee said that blood could have come from Kathleen coughing on Michael, as Michael stated she was still breathing when he found her.
May 5, 2022 · In the early hours of Dec. 9, 2001, novelist Michael Peterson made a panicked, tearful 911 call: He had found his wife Kathleen unconscious and bloody at the bottom of a staircase in their...
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Jun 11, 2018 · Elizabeth Ratliff, a widow and the birth mother of Peterson’s adopted daughters, was found dead at the foot of the stairs at her home in Germany in 1985. Peterson – who lived in the country ...
Jun 9, 2022 · In the documentary, prosecutors discussed finding photos of nude men on Michael's computer, along with explicit messages Michael had sent to a male escort before Kathleen died.