Staircase Documentary
With michael peterson david rudolf ron guerette tom maher.
Staircase documentary. But lestrades true crime documentary series is an amazing drama and if you by chance dont already know how the story ends let the staircase be the thing that tells you. 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. The 2004 documentary series the staircase is streaming on netflix with three new episodes rounding out the true crime thriller. Also known as death on the staircase is a 2004 french television miniseries by jean xavier de lestrade documenting the trial of michael peterson convicted of murdering his wife kathleen peterson.
In 2001 kathleen petersons body was found at the foot of a staircase in her home. The missing pieces looks at the nagging questions surrounding her death dissecting a frantic 911 call a. The court case generated widespread interest in part because of a televised documentary series variously named soupcons suspicions death on the staircase and the staircase which detailed petersons legal and personal troubles. Following his wifes suspicious death michael peterson speaks about his version of the events while lawyers and expert witnesses prepare for trial.
The high profile murder trial of american novelist michael peterson following the death of his wife in 2001. They started shooting shortly after the suspicious death at the center of this series so youre there from the very beginning right to the verdict. Heres what to know. After the mysterious death of his wife author michael peterson watches his life go under the microscope.
But it turns out even that is not the end. Eight 45 minute episodes of the documentary were assembled from more than 600 hours of footage.