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.
as for those witnesses who said elizabeth rattle of what s all over the staircase walls, michael insist their memories are wrong. they said, my god, there was blood everywhere. and, well, no, there wasn t. the german police did not see any blood, the chairman doctor did not see any, blood the american military did not see any blood, why did they not see any blood? if you saw all this blood, why did you not say something at the time to someone. he is certain elisabeth ratliff died of a stroke, as for how his wife died years later, michael cannot say for sure, but he thinks is the first instinct was the right one, i guess maybe i m the last person i think she fell down the, stairs i do not know. michael believes alcohol must have played a role in her fall, and even though her blood alcohol levels squared off the, charts he says there may have been another contributing factor, a few months before her death, she had suffered an injury diving into the swimming
they said, my god, there was blood everywhere. and, well, no. there wasn t. the german police didn t see any blood. the german doctor didn t see any blood. the american military didn t see any blood. why didn t they see any blood? and if you saw all this blood, why didn t you say something at the time to someone? reporter: he is certain elizabeth ratliff died of a stroke. as for how his wife, kathleen, died years later, michael can t say for sure. but he thinks his first instinct was the right one. i guess maybe i m the last person to believe it. i think she fell down the stairs. i don t know. reporter: michael believes alcohol must have played a role in her fall, and even though her blood alcohol levels weren t off the charts, he says, there may have been another contributing factor. a few months before her death, she d suffered an injury diving into their swimming pool. and her doctor put her on several prescription meds. do you remember her being wobbly in the weeks that
the time to someone? reporter: he is certain elizabeth ratliff died of a stroke. as for how his wife, kathleen, died years later, michael can t say for sure. but he thinks his first instinct was the right one. i guess maybe i m the last person to believe it. i think she fell down the stairs. i don t know. reporter: michael believes alcohol must have played a role in her fall, and even though her blood alcohol levels weren t off the charts, he says, there may have been another contributing factor. a few months before her death, she d suffered an injury diving into their swimming pool. and her doctor put her on several prescription meds. do you remember her being wobbly in the weeks that followed? oh, my god, yeah. she had to wear a neck brace. she they put her on percocet to begin with. then they brought valium. she was on flexeril which is, apparently, a muscle relaxant oh yeah. she was in a great deal of pain all the time. reporter: for michael peterson, the trial was
blood everywhere. and, well, no. there wasn t the german police didn t see any blood. the german doctor didn t see any blood. the american military didn t see any blood. why didn t they see any blood? and if you saw all this blood, why didn t you say something at the time to someone? reporter: he is certain elizabeth ratliff died of a stroke as for how his wife, kathleen, died years later, michael can t say for sure but he thinks his first instinct was the right one. i guess maybe i m the last person to believe it i think she fell down the stairs i don t know reporter: michael believes alcohol must have played a role in her fall, and even though her blood alcohol levels weren t off the charts, he says, there may have been another contributing factor a few months before her death, she d suffered an injury diving into their swimming pool and her doctor put her on several prescription meds. do you remember her being wobbly in the weeks that followed oh, my god, yeah. she had to