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.
impacted. i remember the jurors were captivated by his testimony, and it all seemed to make perfect sense. then, there was all that dried blood the emts noticed around kathleen s body, suggesting she may have been attacked well before peterson called 9-1-1. according to prosecutors, lab test backed that up. kathleen had produced something called red neurons, which they say form after oxygen is withheld from the brain for at least two hours. that gives mr. peterson at least two hours to do things, before the 9-1-1 call is placed. what was he doing during all that time? the state argued he was staging the scene, detective saw what they thought were white marks on the, stairs to them it was an attempt to clean up, and, there were those 21 classes on the kitchen counter, suggesting an evening of may be too much drinking, followed by a tumble down the stairs. the thing was, kathleen s fingerprints were not on either
reporter: what s more, deaver testified, this blood stain was found on the inside of peterson s shorts. he d done tests that he says proved that the only way it could have gotten there was if peterson had been standing over his wife, beating her. and the individual wearing these pants at time of that impact was in close proximity to the source of blood when it was impacted. i remember the jurors were captivated by his testimony. um, and it all seemed to make perfect sense. reporter: then there was all that dried blood the emts noticed around kathleen s body, suggesting she may have been attacked well before peterson called 9-1-1. according to prosecutors, lab tests backed that up. kathleen s head injuries had produced something called red neurons, which they say form after oxygen is withheld from the brain for at least two hours. that gives mr. peterson at least two hours to do things before the 9-1-1 call is placed. reporter: what was he doing
weapon rising, striking, and casting off blood with each new blow. and i believe there is a minimum of four blows that have occurred in this, uh in this scene. reporter: what s more, deaver testified, this blood stain was found on the inside of peterson s shorts. he d done tests that he says proved that the only way it could have gotten there was if peterson had been standing over his wife, beating her. and the individual wearing these pants at time of that impact was in close proximity to the source of blood when it was impacted. i remember the jurors were captivated by his testimony. um, and it all seemed to make perfect sense. reporter: then there was all that dried blood the emts noticed around kathleen s body, suggesting she may have been attacked well before peterson called 9-1-1. according to prosecutors, lab tests backed that up. kathleen s head injuries had produced something called red neurons, which they say form
peterson had been standing over his wife, beating her. and the individual wearing these pants at time of that impact was in close proximity to the source of blood when it was impacted i remember the jurors were captivated by his testimony. um, and it all seemed to make perfect sense. reporter: then there was all that dried blood the emts noticed around kathleen s body, suggesting she may have been attacked well before peterson called 9-1-1 according to prosecutors, lab tests backed that up kathleen s head injuries had produced something called red neurons, which they say form after oxygen is withheld from the brain for at least two hours. that gives mr. peterson at least two hours to do things before the 9-1-1 call is placed. reporter: what was he doing during all that time the state argued he was staging the scene. detectives saw what they thought were wipe marks on the stairs. to them, it was an attempt at a clean up and there were those two wine glasses on the kitchen coun