Backtalk: Come to Durham, Colin Firth
And other things our readers told us this week.
Colin Firth Cast as Convicted Durham ‘Staircase Killer’ Michael Peterson
Harrison Ford was previously rumored as attached to the new HBO Max series.
Backtalk: Falls from Grace
Saige Martin and Michael Peterson were in the news and on readers’ minds this week.
Michael Peterson’s Durham Mansion is Back on the Market
Peterson was convicted of killing his wife in 2003 as documented in the Netflix series “The Staircase.”
Harrison Ford Cast as Michael Peterson in TV Show About the “Staircase” Murder
But who will play the owl?
The Morning Roundup: HB 2 Deal Satisfies NCAA; Heels Come Home
Rad Sports Illustrated cover. OK. Let’s get into it. 1) The NCAA suggests that HB 2 deal is good enough to bring sporting events back to North Carolina. Calling it a move that was “reluctantly” made doesn’t make it any better. The NCAA caved. And the organization knows it. This just about says it all.…
No Plans Friday? Michael Peterson is Talking to Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC is airing a two-hour special Friday night on Michael Peterson, the one-time Durham socialite turned convicted killer. Last month, Peterson entered an Alford plea to the charge of voluntary manslaughter for the death of his wife, Kathleen, in 2001. The plea allowed the novelist to accept a guilty verdict in what had been…
More Michael Peterson Coverage
Michael Peterson, a Convicted Killer, Is a Free Man
Michael Peterson walked out of the Durham County Courthouse on Friday a free man after entering an Alford plea to the charge of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of his wife, Kathleen Peterson, in 2001.
Michael Peterson’s Defense Blames SBI Misconduct for His 2003 Conviction
How do you get away with admitting there’s enough evidence to convict you for murder while maintaining your innocence? You find a scapegoat. In the case of Michael Peterson, that scapegoat is the entire criminal justice system. Peterson was convicted in 2003 of killing his wife, Kathleen, on December 9, 2001. That conviction was overturned…
Michael Peterson Will Plead Guilty to Manslaughter, But He Still Claims He Didn’t Do It
It’s been fifteen years, two months, and two weeks since Herald-Sun columnist Michael Iver Peterson called 911 and told dispatchers that his wife of four years, Kathleen Peterson, had fallen down a staircase in their Cedar Street home.
Fourteen Years Ago, Michael Peterson Was Convicted of Killing Her Mother. Now, Caitlin Atwater Breaks Her Silence in an Exclusive Interview.
While Durham is a very different place than it was during her youth, Caitlin Atwater still feels the “watchful eye of the town” when she stops through for a meal at Nana’s or to visit her mother’s grave.
The Peterson Case: A Timeline
Need a primer on how the Michael Peterson murder case unfolded? Check out this clickable timeline. Further information on Kathleen Pearson’s daughter Caitlin Atwater breaking her silence, Michael Peterson pleading guilty, and the SBI misconduct in Michael Peterson’s trial.
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