retained, defense attorney david rudolf thought michael peterson was innocent. no one thought michael could ve ever harmed kathleen. and indeed, there was never a shred of evidence that they had ever had so much as a loud argument. reporter: in court, he laid out a straightforward scenario for the jury. the truth is that kathleen peterson, after drinking some wine and some champagne and taking some valium tried to walk up a narrow, poorly lit stairway in flip-flops and she fell and she bled to death. reporter: just as the prosecution had, the defense put the couple s marriage front and center. telling the jury it was more or less perfect. everywhere they went, people noticed. michael looking at kathleen with the kind of pride that you just don t fake. reporter: under
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 called celebrity forensic expert dr. henry lee, of o.j. case fame,
michael looking at kathleen with the kind of pride that you just don t fake. 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. 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? it is consistent. 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. the defense called celebrity forensic expert dr. henry lee,
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
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 called celebrity forensic expert dr