Michael and Kathleen Peterson's blended family became entangled in the troublesome death of their matriarch. Kathleen's startling passing in 2001 and Michael's subsequent murder trial in 2003 have ...

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, ...

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 ...

The true story of Kathleen Peterson's tragic death is still a mystery. The real-life tragedy occurred in December 2001 in Durham, N.C., and has garnered media attention in recent years due to the ...