Move over Steve Avery and welcome Michael Peterson.
We all watched Making a Murderer several years ago and most everyone who saw it was outraged at the potential of a corrupt police system planting evidence to convict Steve Avery
That Netflix documentary got everyone stirred up especially Bob (Northstar) who continues to follow the ongoing events of Steve Avery
Well if Making a Murderer got you riled up you MUST watch this new 13 episode documentary which was 15 years in the making by an award winning French camera crew who followed Michael Peterson through his life before the accident and what transpired at his trial. If you have a preconceived notion that Peterson is guilty this documentary will shake your very being.
I was convinced that he was guilty in the death of his wife who fell down their staircase at home and at the bottom of the stairs died in a pool of blood head with massive injuries and lacerations BUT no skull fracture or brain damage . No motive or murder weapon was ever found although several theories came forward from the DA's office all of which were phone and/or concocted. There were also 2 major twists to this documentary, the first about Michael's life style, and the second being a revelation about the sequence of events that happened while living in Germany which lead him to adopt his friends' two young daughters
This was a man who wrote fiction novels after getting out of the military having served in Viet Nam. His family is made up of his own 2 boys from a previous marriage as well as 2 adopted daughters from their closest friends, the wife who died also in circumstances that I will purposely not include as it is a Spoiler Alert. Peterson's second wife also had a daughter from her first marriage
Through thick and thin this family endured 15 years of hardship as they watched their father go through the judicial system in Durham, NC
Michael Peterson's lawyer through all the years was David Rudolph whoI thought after watching this documentary was one of the best defense lawyers I have ever witnessed. This plus his compassion for Michael Peterson had him doing his work pro bono as the system destroyed Michael Peterson and made him destitute
Michael to the very end disavowed any involvement in the death of his wife and adamantly and steadfastly proclaimed he was not guilty
The facts and findings of the case certainly make for a rush to judgement but as the documentary unwinds and you witness all of the lies and errors by the DA as well as judicial errors by the judge in allowing evidence in the case which normally would have been excluded. An interview with the judge in the final episode seemed to show the judge being remorseful and admitting that he erred and those errors proved costly to the defense.
Just when you think it is over in episode 8 , there are 5 more episodes which bring this to a conclusion that is shocking
The Staircase IMO is every bit as good as Making A Murderer. It will leave you on the edge of your seat watching the 15 years in the life of Michael Peterson
Finally there is one theory which comes later after the documentary is over which suggests what caused Kathleen Peterson's death. I will also leave that part out as it is now the dominant theory in her death. A quick search of the internet will reveal countless You Tube videos of the suspected cause in her death
We watched the entire documentary in 3 evenings as it was difficult for us to walk away because when we did we were all talking about the case over dinner.
Highly recommended
I'm betting Northstar will embrace this documentary as he did Making A Murderer
We all watched Making a Murderer several years ago and most everyone who saw it was outraged at the potential of a corrupt police system planting evidence to convict Steve Avery
That Netflix documentary got everyone stirred up especially Bob (Northstar) who continues to follow the ongoing events of Steve Avery
Well if Making a Murderer got you riled up you MUST watch this new 13 episode documentary which was 15 years in the making by an award winning French camera crew who followed Michael Peterson through his life before the accident and what transpired at his trial. If you have a preconceived notion that Peterson is guilty this documentary will shake your very being.
I was convinced that he was guilty in the death of his wife who fell down their staircase at home and at the bottom of the stairs died in a pool of blood head with massive injuries and lacerations BUT no skull fracture or brain damage . No motive or murder weapon was ever found although several theories came forward from the DA's office all of which were phone and/or concocted. There were also 2 major twists to this documentary, the first about Michael's life style, and the second being a revelation about the sequence of events that happened while living in Germany which lead him to adopt his friends' two young daughters
This was a man who wrote fiction novels after getting out of the military having served in Viet Nam. His family is made up of his own 2 boys from a previous marriage as well as 2 adopted daughters from their closest friends, the wife who died also in circumstances that I will purposely not include as it is a Spoiler Alert. Peterson's second wife also had a daughter from her first marriage
Through thick and thin this family endured 15 years of hardship as they watched their father go through the judicial system in Durham, NC
Michael Peterson's lawyer through all the years was David Rudolph whoI thought after watching this documentary was one of the best defense lawyers I have ever witnessed. This plus his compassion for Michael Peterson had him doing his work pro bono as the system destroyed Michael Peterson and made him destitute
Michael to the very end disavowed any involvement in the death of his wife and adamantly and steadfastly proclaimed he was not guilty
The facts and findings of the case certainly make for a rush to judgement but as the documentary unwinds and you witness all of the lies and errors by the DA as well as judicial errors by the judge in allowing evidence in the case which normally would have been excluded. An interview with the judge in the final episode seemed to show the judge being remorseful and admitting that he erred and those errors proved costly to the defense.
Just when you think it is over in episode 8 , there are 5 more episodes which bring this to a conclusion that is shocking
The Staircase IMO is every bit as good as Making A Murderer. It will leave you on the edge of your seat watching the 15 years in the life of Michael Peterson
Finally there is one theory which comes later after the documentary is over which suggests what caused Kathleen Peterson's death. I will also leave that part out as it is now the dominant theory in her death. A quick search of the internet will reveal countless You Tube videos of the suspected cause in her death
We watched the entire documentary in 3 evenings as it was difficult for us to walk away because when we did we were all talking about the case over dinner.
Highly recommended
I'm betting Northstar will embrace this documentary as he did Making A Murderer