Name: An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase
Released: 2018-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Diane Dimond, Diane Fanning, Tom Gasparoli

TV Show · Crime · Reality

On December 9, 2001, 48-year-old Kathleen Peterson is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Her novelist husband, Michael, claims it was a tragic, accidental fall, but investigators are suspicious.

2018 · 42m

Starring Diane Dimond, Diane Fanning, Tom Gasparoli

EPISODE 1

I Whispered Her Name

Investigators discover novelist Michael Peterson clutching his dead wife Kathleen, in a pool of blood at the bottom of their back staircase. Michael insists that her death is the result of a tragic fall, but investigators believe otherwise.

41m
EPISODE 2

Lightning Strikes Twice

Investigators are stunned to discover that sixteen years ago, Michael Peterson's good friend Liz Ratliff also died at the bottom of a staircase, lying in a pool of blood. The trial begins and experts battle over the interpretation of blood spatter.

41m
EPISODE 3

Reversal of Fortune

The defense unveils what they claim is a long sought-after piece of evidence. The prosecution is caught off guard. Then, bombshell revelations about an expert witness threaten to unravel the entire case and give Michael Peterson a shot at freedom.

41m