Michael Peterson was sentenced to life in prison in 2003 for the murder of his second wife, Kathleen Peterson, in the trial that inspired 'The Staircase' Sara D. Davis/AP Photo ; Chuck Liddy/Raleigh ...

Netflix release of HBO’s The Staircase renewed public interest in Peterson. Michael Peterson entered an Alford plea in 2017 and remained free after time served. Durham house at 1810 Cedar St. changed ...

Michael Peterson was charged with murdering his wife Kathleen in their Durham home in December 2001. The story of Kathleen’s death and Michael’s trial have been told in a Netflix documentary called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Netflix adds the HBO Max limited series “The Staircase” to its lineup this month, we’re updating some of our coverage from the ...

In the early 2000s, the death of Kathleen Peterson in her Durham, North Carolina, home captivated the public and became the subject of intense scrutiny. Her husband, fiction writer Michael Peterson, ...

As Netflix adds the HBO Max limited series “The Staircase” to its lineup this month, we’re updating some of our coverage from the time of the show’s premiere for the larger audience sure to come from ...