The Staircase

Oct 07, 2004 49m FR

7.521

165 votes

Documentary
Crime

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Synopsis

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.

Title	The Staircase
First Air Date	Oct 07, 2004
Last Air Date	Jun 08, 2018
Episodes	13
Seasons	1
Companies	Maha Productions
Keywords	true crime, falling down stairs, wife murder, murder trial, mysterious death