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.
peterson s marriage was murky, investigators thought the story told in blood was becoming clearer. not only was there more of it in the stairwell than detectives would expect to see with a fall, but according to m emts, much of it was dry when they arrived. so you have to wonder when the victim actually goes down those stairs? right, how long she had been there? a blood pattern expert analyzed the scene, when he completed his initial findings, police suspicions were confirmed. he told me that he felt strongly that this was a homicide. just a few days before christmas, michael peterson was charged with the murder of his wife. they had the grand jury, and of course i was indicted, and so i turned myself in. as the officer s book to michael into the county jail, the blended family formed a unified block of support. my mother would just be
those stairs. right, how long she d been actually been there. reporter: a blood pattern expert analyzed the scene. when he completed his initial findings, police suspicions were confirmed. he told me that he felt strongly that, um, this was a homicide. can you tell us how this has been for you and your family? reporter: just a few days before christmas, michael peterson was charged with the murder of his wife. they had the grand jury, and, of course, i was indicted. and so, i turned myself in. reporter: as the officers booked michael into the county jail, the blended family formed a unified block of support. my mother would just be absolutely appalled, and this is the last thing she would ever, ever want to happen to her husband. reporter: it was hardly the christmas that the peterson family had so looked forward to. kathleen dead, their father in jail. it was just us kids, you know, in that house by ourselves, you know, trying to piece together a christmas.
the victim actually goes down those stairs. right, how long she d been actually been there. a blood pattern expert analyzed the scene. when he completed his initial findings, police suspicions were confirmed. he told me that he felt strongly that, um, this was a homicide. can you tell us how this has been for you and your family? just a few days before christmas, michael peterson was charged with the murder of his wife. they had the grand jury, and, of course, i was indicted. and so, i turned myself in. as the officers booked michael into the county jail, the blended family formed a unified block of support. my mother would just be absolutely appalled, and this is the last thing she would ever, ever want to happen to her husband. it was hardly the christmas that the peterson family had so looked forward to. kathleen dead, their father in jail. it was just us kids, you know, in that house by ourselves, you know, trying to
stairs. right. how long she had been there. a blood pattern expert analyzed the scene. when he completed his initial findings police suspicions were confirmed. he told me that he felt strongly that this was a homicide. just a few days before christmas, michael peterson was charged with the murder of his wife. they had the grand jury and i was indicted. i turned myself in. as the officers booked michael into the county jail, the blended family formed a unified block of support. my mother would just be absolutely appalled and this is the last thing she would ever want to happen to her husband. it was hardly the christmas that the peterson family had so looked forward to. kathleen, dead. their father in jail. it was just us kids in the house by ourself trying to piece together a christmas.