US Edition‘The Staircase’ Tries Michael Peterson in the Court of Public Opinion
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‘The Staircase’ Tries Michael Peterson in the Court of Public Opinion
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s 2004 docuseries The Staircase begins with the mysterious death of Kathleen Peterson, followed by the protracted legal battles of her husband, Michael, in Durham, North Carolina. Despite maintaining his innocence, the author was convicted of Kathleen’s murder in 2003 and sent to prison for eight years before prosecutorial misconduct opened the door for a new trial. Told almost entirely from Michael’s point of view, de Le…
Netflix will release The Staircase, an American miniseries created by Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn, on December 15. Inspired by the 2004 docuseries directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, it recounts the case of Michael Peterson, accused of murdering his wife Kathleen after she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in 2001. Read also: What Netflix has in store for you […] This article, "The Staircase on Netflix: Colin Firth at the heart of …
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