The Staircase introduced plenty of twists and turns in its first three episodes, but the saga is just beginning as the case against Michael Peterson (Colin Firth) proceeds in the latest installment, “Common Sense.” Among those who are eager to see the accused killer behind bars is prosecutor Freda Black (Parker Posey) as she attempts to find anything damning enough to put him away. As viewers will recall in the third installment, as Freda and Jim Hardin (Cullen Moss) built their case against Michael, some interesting details came to light. It turns out that the mother of Margaret (Sophie Turner) and Martha (Odessa Young) Ratliff was found dead at the bottom of a staircase, presumably from an aneurysm, but doubts force the prosecutors to push for an exhumation of the Ratliff girls’ mom. As the incident eerily echoes Kathleen Peterson’s (Toni Collette) untimely demise, it could be the smoking...
- 5/12/2022
- TV Insider
When the true crime docuseries “The Staircase” was released on Netflix last month, along with three new episodes, many followers of the case against Michael Peterson were hoping the new footage would finally address the long-running “owl theory.” Peterson had been convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, who was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase in the couple’s Durham, North Carolina, home. The conviction had been overturned; this alternate explanation for Kathleen’s death speculated that she had fallen prey to a barred owl.
- 7/25/2018
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
In 2001, French director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the film Murder on a Sunday Morning, about the wrongful murder conviction of a 15-year-old black teenager named Brenton Butler. The documentary offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the uphill battle waged by Butler's two public defenders, who fought to prove their young client's innocence against damning evidence – an eye witness's positive ID and Butler's own false, coerced confession.
For his next documentary, de Lestrade wanted to explore how the justice system works for a...
For his next documentary, de Lestrade wanted to explore how the justice system works for a...
- 6/11/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson aren’t planning on getting married quite yet, but she knows she’s the Mrs. to his Mr. Right.
A source tells People that the pregnant reality star believes the Cleveland Cavaliers player is different than her previous partners — and was determined to make it work early on.
“Khloé is thrilled about being pregnant. She couldn’t be happier,” a Keeping Up with the Kardashians source tells People. “She is so grateful that she met Tristan. He is so different from other men that she has been in relationships with.”
The insider continued, “It’s...
A source tells People that the pregnant reality star believes the Cleveland Cavaliers player is different than her previous partners — and was determined to make it work early on.
“Khloé is thrilled about being pregnant. She couldn’t be happier,” a Keeping Up with the Kardashians source tells People. “She is so grateful that she met Tristan. He is so different from other men that she has been in relationships with.”
The insider continued, “It’s...
- 9/28/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
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