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An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase
2018 · TV series · documentary · 42 min episodes · 1 season
Novelist Michael Peterson and his wife Kathleen are the toast of Durham, North Carolina. But that all changes on December 9, 2001, when Kathleen is found dead in her home at the bottom of a staircase. Michael claims it was a tragic, accidental fall. But was she murdered? In this three-part series, we investigate the shocking details of the case through the people closest to it. We'll also reveal a 16-year-old secret and examine one of the most dramatic trials in recent history.
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The most recent true crime documentary series on Netflix, 'The Staircase,' talks about this. The defendant, a wealthy individual, ends up paying around $750,000 out of pocket for his defense. He asks the question what this would have looked like if he was poor.