Falling Down The Staircase
from Pop Culture Persephone Hosted by Theresa Pedone
On December 9th 2001, Kathleen Peterson, a 48-year old executive, wife and mother, was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell at her lavish home in Durham, North Carolina. This incident would set the southern town on fire once it was revealed that local law enforcement suspected her husband , pipe-smoking writer Michael Peterson, of murder. First released as a compelling documentary in 2004 by the same name, HBO Max has gifted us a star-packed mini-series dramatizing not only the incident and the subsequent trial, but also events leading up to Kathleen’s demise. On this week’s PCP - with return guest Anna Rose - we discuss the case including the dynamics of the blended Peterson family, mysteries of Michael’s past and how this dramatization compares to documentary.
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