The Latest Breaking News from Kathleen Peterson

Department of Defense teacher was found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Two decades later, her friend’s wife met an eerily similar end

It was 17 years to be exact.

We Got This Covered · Apr 27

What Jennifer Did is Netflix's #1 movie – here are 3 high-rated true crime docs to watch next

Netflix's true crime section is full of superb shows. Here are three we'd recommend

TechRadar · Apr 17, 2024

Why do juries view crime scenes like the Murdaugh estate?

Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial will get a chance to see for themselves the rural hunting estate where his wife and son were killed

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Making the bodies of “The Staircase”

Salon spoke to the creative team about producing a respectful yet realistic portrayal of the story's violence

Salon · Jun 5, 2022

Lawyer praises HBO show’s owl theory depiction, but says the rest of it is for the birds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For years, Charlotte defense attorney David Rudolf has imagined a scenario in which Durham business executive Kathleen Peterson died not at the hands of her husband, but at the talons of a barred owl — and it’s a scenario he has famously described as “pretty persuasive and…

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

From high school dropout to Colin Firth co-star: Odessa Young’s big gamble

The Australian ditched her final year of school to chase her acting dream, then did nothing for a year. Now she’s crossing continents for roles and trying not to cry

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022

Phillip Schofield told to 'leave it' as he distracts viewers over Michael Peterson 'The Staircase' interview

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield sat down with Michael Peterson about the death of his second wife which has been made into an HBO Max series

Manchester Evening News · May 25, 2022

The Staircase's Michael Peterson confused by Phillip Schofield's savage remark

Viewers were shocked by Phillip Schofield's remark at the end of the interview

Liverpool Echo · May 25, 2022

This Morning fans accuse Phillip Schofield of trying to re-pin murder' on Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson was convicted in 2003 of murdering his second wife, Kathleen Peterson, in December 2001 but was released from prison in 2017 and always maintained he didn't push her down the stairs

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022

Why is the director of ‘The Staircase’ docuseries so upset by HBO Max’s dramatization?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the more than two decades since Michael Peterson’s wife Kathleen was found at the bottom of a staircase in their Durham home, the plot has thickened over and over and over again, so often that the whole story probably should have long ago hardened into a…

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022