In December 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase inside her Durham, North Carolina home. Her ...

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 ...

Each morning as Toni Collette brushes her teeth, an owl stares back at her. The stoic bird of prey is not perched outside her window but rather ornately sitting on her countertop, contorted into the ...

Opening statements in the Mike Peterson murder trial paint two very different pictures of the defendant. Is Peterson a loving husband wrongfully accused of his wife's murder or a cold-blooded killer?

The writer, director, and executive producer was first introduced to the case of Michael and Kathleen when it was being considered for a movie adaptation. “I was immediately hooked,” Campos says. “I ...

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Season 1, Episodes 1-8 of The Staircase.] The Staircase is a true-crime tale that’s been dissected many times in the years since Kathleen Peterson’s ...

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 ...

The 2022 HBO Max limited drama series “The Staircase” is now available to stream on Netflix, meaning it’ll have a potential audience of a 300 million subscribers worldwide. The series dramatized the ...