‘The Staircase’ New Episodes: Director on Why the Series Has Finally Come to an End — Tribeca

Before “The Jinx,” “Making a Murderer,” or “Serial,” there was “The Staircase.” Originally released in 2004, the true crime documentary followed Michael Peterson, a wealthy author and former journalist accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen, in their Raleigh, N.C., mansion.

But what might have appeared to be a cut and dry case soon blossomed into something more complicated, as secrets began to trickle out during the trial.

“The Staircase” was full of multiple, incredulous twists — including the staircase-related death of Peterson’s adopted daughters’ mother many years prior — which proved once again that sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction.Peterson was found guilty in 2003 of his wife’s murder, and he spent eight years in prison before another incredible twist came, which led to a follow-up documentary, “The Staircase II: The Last Chance,” in 2013.

The prosecution’s blood spatter expert was found to have committed perjury, and Peterson

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