they made us a family. not only did she raise these children and have quite an accomplished corporate career, dinner 50, she would do it. but, in the wee hours of a winter night. i found them at the base of the stairs. kathleen peterson, dead. was this a fall, or was this murder? a mystery we covered for more than a decade comes to a shattering and. it did not look like a fall. michael peterson, under suspicion, then, a bombshell revelation about another woman from his past. this was on the floor, and there was a puddle of blood under the staircase. appear today the same, way to minnesota shaded with one of the? odds yes, what are the odds? a trial, one expert this is the scene. would make a slam dunk case for peterson s guilt. the tourist or captivated by his testimony. but were his dramatic experience legit? it is designed to get a result, does not scientifical. michael peterson on the quest that might finally lead to the truth.
very badly compromised because of duane deaver. he was all over the crime scene. there is another important victory for peterson s side. what types of sources did you perform? wow. that s pretty broad. brad, they escort, a centerpiece of the prosecution s case, would it be part of a second trial either the judge set. desperate had been revealed in a surge that was deemed illegal. the search warrant that resulted in the seizure of the computer was bound to be valid. furthermore, that dramatic trial within a trial, about michaels long dead friend in germany, a change in north carolina state black regarding the admissibility of evidence meant a second jury might not hear that story either. we ll escort is gone, the death in germany is gone, expert blood testimony is gone, you re left with the autopsy pictures, the medical examiner s testimony, and maybe the prosecution s theory for a
the search warrant that resulted in the seizure of the computer was found to be invalid. reporter: furthermore, that dramatic trial within a trial about michael s long-dead friend in germany? well, a change in north carolina state law regarding the admissibility of evidence meant a second jury might not hear that story either. the male escort is gone, the death in germany is gone, the expert blood testimony is gone. you re left with the autopsy pictures. reporter: yeah? the medical examiner s testimony. and maybe the prosecution s theory for motive. is that enough? reporter: the stars seemed to be aligning for michael peterson. perhaps vindication was at hand. but one final twist was on the way. i said, well, that s just not going to happen. i would go back to prison before that happens. i won t do it. coming up, michael makes a choice that rocks everyone in the case.
second trial either, a judge said. the escort had been revealed in a search that was deemed illegal. the search warrant that resulted in the seizure of the computer was found to be invalid. reporter: furthermore, that dramatic trial within a trial about michael s long-dead friend in germany? well, a change in north carolina state law regarding the admissibility of evidence meant a second jury might not hear that story either. the male escort is gone, the death in germany is gone, the expert blood testimony is gone. you re left with the autopsy pictures. reporter: yeah? the medical examiner s testimony. and maybe the prosecution s theory for motive. is that enough? reporter: the stars seemed to be aligning for michael peterson. perhaps vindication was at hand. but one final twist was on the way. i said, well, that s just not going to happen. i would go back to prison before that happens. i won t do it.
furthermore, that dramatic trial within a trial about michael s long-dead friend in germany? well, a change in north carolina state law regarding the admissibility of evidence meant a second jury might not hear the male escort is gone, the death in germany is gone, the expert blood testimony is gone. you re left with the autopsy pictures. yeah? the medical examiner s testimony and maybe the prosecution s theory for motive. is that enough. the stars seemed to be aligning for michael peterson. perhaps vindication was at hand. but one final twist was on the way. i said, well, that s just not going to happen. i would go back to prison before that happens. i won t do it. coming up, michael makes a choice that rocks everyone in the case. that was wow. including michael himself.