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Jun 2025
46m 24s

Michael Peterson & the Staircase Murder

WONDERY | TREEFORT MEDIA
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Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong examines the puzzling and polarizing case of Michael Peterson, the novelist accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen, after she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home in 2001. What at first appeared to be a tragic fall quickly unraveled into a complex investigation filled with secrets, ... Show More
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