An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase (2018)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 42m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Bryan Gildner
- Stars: Diane Dimond, Diane Fanning
- keywords: docudrama, true crime
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- First air date: 2018-04-08
- Last air date: 2018-04-10
- providers: Hulu, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Investigation Discovery, Discovery +
- The An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase is featured in the top rankings of 2018
- #84 in Top Documentary Series of 2018
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.