The Staircase
Overview:
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. "The staircase" is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller. Released: 2005
Season 1
Episode 1:
Crime or Accident?
Episode 2:
Secrets and Lies
Episode 3:
A Striking Coincidence
Episode 4:
A Prosecution Trickery
Episode 5:
A Weak Case
Episode 6:
The Prosecution's Revenge
Episode 7:
The Blow Poke Returns
Episode 8:
The Verdict
Episode 9:
Reopening the Case
Episode 10:
The Last Chance
Episode 11:
Looking for Closure
Episode 12:
Between Anger and Despair
Episode 13:
