
Overview
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. The series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
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Keywords
true crimefalling down stairswife murdermurder trialmysterious death
Seasons
Specials10 episodes
1
About Kathleen
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2Defense Strategy Meeting
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3Interview with Caitlan
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4Interview with Kathleen's Close friends
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5Michael Peterson Post Verdict Interview
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6Quotes from Margaret and Martha
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7Testing 911 Call Focus Group
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8Step by Step : The Making of
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9The Computer Virus
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10Filmmaker Insights
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Season 113 episodes2004
1
Crime or Accident?
2004-10-07
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2Secrets and Lies
2004-10-07
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3A Striking Coincidence
2004-10-14
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4A Prosecution Trickery
2004-10-14
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5A Weak Case
2004-10-21
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6The Prosecution's Revenge
2004-10-21
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7The Blow Poke Returns
2004-10-28
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8The Verdict
2004-10-28
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9Reopening the Case
2013-01-30
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10The Last Chance
2013-01-30
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11Looking for Closure
2018-06-08
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12Between Anger and Despair
2018-06-08
46m7.6es648975
13Flawed Justice
2018-06-08
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Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026

