The Staircase Murder-Kathleen Peterson
Welcome to RN's and Red Flags! This is our first episode where we discuss the The Staircase Murder. In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her North Carolina home, while her husband, novelist Michael Peterson, claimed she had suffered a tragic fall. Investigators, however, believed the blood-soaked scene pointed to murder, uncovering secrets and suspicious similarities to another staircase death from Peterson’s past. The controversial case led to a highly publicized trial, a murder conviction, years of appeals, and ultimately an Alford plea—leaving one…
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