Staircase Murders
Michael iver peterson mike to his friends is a 74 year old novelist and decorated military veteran who once ran for mayor of durham north carolina.
Staircase murders. The death of kathleen peterson. The staircase murders is a 2007 lifetime television film directed by tom mcloughlin and starring treat williams samaire armstrong and kevin pollak. Michael iver peterson an american novelist convicted in 2003 of murdering his second wife kathleen sees his life go under the microscope in this award winning true crime series by netflix. This second trial had been scheduled to begin on may 8 2017.
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. Netflixs the staircase delves into the shocking 16 year long murder mystery. He also went to jail for life without the possibility of parole 16 years ago a result of being convicted of the 2001 murder of his wife kathleen peterson. In the very early hours one december morning in 2001 the 48 year old business executive was found dead in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase in her north carolina home.
On friday netflix is bringing back one of the most intriguing bizarre murder cases of the century. After eight years peterson was granted a new trial after the judge ruled a critical prosecution witness gave misleading testimony. The bizarre case of michael petersons murder trial is the subject of the new netflix docu series the staircase. With treat williams kevin pollak samaire armstrong brandon ray olive.
Directed by tom mcloughlin. It tells the story of michael peterson who was convicted in 2003 of killing his wife by beating her over the headduring the trial it was revealed that many years previously a friend of petersons whose children he would later adopt died. With diane dimond diane fanning tom gasparoli jim hardin.