While living in West Germany, Michael and Patricia became friends with another couple, George and Elizabeth Ratliff. After their sudden deaths, Michael and Patricia were named the guardians of the ...

Michael Peterson's time behind bars became a central question as the case unfolded. His journey through the criminal justice system was anything but straightforward. Kathleen Peterson died on a cold ...

Netflix added the HBO Max dramatization of "The Staircase" documentary series this month, so we're revisiting the case.

Michael Peterson was convicted of killing his wife, Kathleen Peterson, but that was just the beginning of the long story that would eventually inspire a HBO Max miniseries. Michael, a novelist and ...

The true crime community has followed The Staircase for many years, tracing the death of Kathleen Peterson and the trial of her spouse, Michael Peterson. The story includes unexpected developments, ...

The popular documentary series “The Staircase” is now an HBO Max limited series, with Colin Firth filling the role of convicted murderer Michael Peterson. HBO Max released the first trailer for the ...

The front of the house at 1810 Cedar St. in Durham is visible from the street (particularly the back of the property, on Kent Street), but the 3.4-acre property is gated. According to Google satellite ...

The Staircase, HBO Max’s limited series starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, has been a hit with viewers and critics (our own Carrie Whitmer called it a “masterpiece”). But the real people both at ...

The Staircase Episode 1 uses scenes from the past to show what life was like for the couple before Kathleen died. Kathleen Peterson was a successful leader at Nortel, a large computer technology ...

Tensions are high in the official trailer for HBO Max’s “The Staircase,” as Colin Firth’s Michael Peterson character tries to convince his lawyers, a jury, and even his family that he didn’t kill his ...

HBO Max‘s The Staircase is a dramatized retelling of Kathleen Peterson’s death and her husband, Michael Peterson’s murder charges. Many first learned of Michael in in the Netflix true crime ...

On Dec. 9, 2001, Kathleen reportedly fell down the stairs to her death. Many presumed Peterson was responsible, as documented in de Lestrade’s Staircase. Sophie Brunet was one of the editors who ...