michael looking at kathleen with the kind of pride that you just don t fake. reporter: under cross-examination, even brad the escort said peterson had told him how much he loved his wife. in his e-mails unlike most of my clients he indicated that he had a great relationship. most clients don t want to say anything about the relationship. he indicated he had a warm relationship with his wife and nothing would ever destroy that. reporter: michael hadn t killed kathleen, the defense argued, and he certainly didn t kill family friend, elizabeth ratliff. they called their own medical expert who reviewed her autopsy reports and said it wasn t a murder. is blood in all of the ventricles of the brain consistent with a stroke from natural causes? expert: it is consistent. reporter: then, there was the mount everest of the case: the forensics, explaining to the jury all that blood in the peterson stairwell. the defense would call dr. henry lee to the stand. reporter: the defense ca
case fame, to show the jury in theatrical fashion just how kathleen, falling, then staggering about, coughing up blood, could have accounted for the spray. an injured person can walking, can move, can shake their head. obviously, the blood all around was due to her being alive and moving around for some period of time. it didn t have to do with what inflicted the wounds. reporter: the blood on his shorts, that could have happened, the defense said, while michael peterson was cradling his wife. the fact that some of the blood was dry when first responders arrived, well, michael never said he knew what time kathleen fell. and as for those drops of blood in the house and on the walkway outside suggesting he staged the scene, the defense said none of that could be trusted. the blood in that area had been completely altered. the scene at the house had been completely contaminated. reporter: but what about those ghastly lacerations on kathleen s head which the
reporter: the defense called celebrity forensic expert dr. henry lee, of o.j. case fame, to show the jury in theatrical fashion just how kathleen, falling, then staggering about, coughing up blood, could have accounted for the spray. an injured person can walking, can move, can shake their head. obviously, the blood all around was due to her being alive and moving around for some period of time. it didn t have to do with what inflicted the wounds. reporter: the blood on his shorts, that could have happened, the defense said, while michael peterson was cradling his wife. the fact that some of the blood was dry when first responders arrived, well, michael never said he knew what time kathleen fell. and as for those drops of blood in the house and on the walkway outside suggesting he staged the scene, the defense said none of that could be trusted. the blood in that area had been completely altered.
case fame, to show the jury in theatrical fashion just how kathleen, falling, then staggering about, coughing up blood, could have accounted for the spray. an injured person can walking, can move, can shake their head. obviously, the blood all around was due to her being alive and moving around for some period of time. it didn t have to do with what inflicted the wounds. reporter: the blood on his shorts, that could have happened, the defense said, while michael peterson was cradling his wife. the fact that some of thd e bloo was dry when first responders arrived, well, michael never said he knew what time kathleen fell. and as for those drops of blood in the house and on the walkway outside suggesting he staged the scene, the defense said none of that could be trusted. the blood in that area had been completely altered. the scene at the house had been completely contaminated.
reports and said it wasn t a murder. is blood in all of the ventricles of the brain consistent with a stroke from natural causes? expert: it is consistent. reporter: then, there was the mount everest of the case: the forensics, explaining to the jury all that blood in the peterson stairwell. the defense would call dr. henry lee to the stand. reporter: the defense called celebrity forensic expert dr. henry lee, of o.j. case fame, to show the jury in theatrical fashion just how kathleen, falling, then staggering about, coughing up blood, could have accounted for the spray. an injured person can walking, can move, can shake their head. obviously, the blood all around was due to her being alive and moving around for some period of time. it didn t have to do with what inflicted the wounds. reporter: the blood on his shorts, that could have happened, thdense said, while michael peterson was