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An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase (2017–2018)

1 season3 episodes42 min per episode★ 7.4 · 3,095 votes

• Crime
• Documentary

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.

First aired

April 8, 2018

Last episode

April 10, 2018

Network

Investigation Discovery

Country of origin

United States