The HBO Max limited drama “The Staircase” starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette released the first batch of stills. The seemingly happy family atmosphere of husband and wife revealed a gloomy…
The show focuses on the famous American “The Staircase Murdering Wife”, featuring Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt, Parker Posey, Sophie Turner, Odessa Young, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge, Tim Guinee, Michael Stuhlbarg, etc. Antonio Campos (” The Devil All the Time””The Sinner”) and Maggie Cohn, and it’s coming out this spring.
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The case has been made into documentary series “The Staircase” (2004) and “The Staircase: An American Murder Mystery” (2018).
In 2001, Kathleen (Collette), wife of crime novelist Michael Peterson (Firth), died under the stairs of their home.
Peterson said she fell to her death while drunk, but an investigation by authorities found the cause of death was homicide, so Peterson, who was the only one at home at the time, was charged with murder.
During the trial, they found that a friend of Peterson’s previously living in Germany had also died, from what is said to be a brain hemorrhage after falling down the stairs, and that her head injury was similar to Kathleen’s.
In addition, the prosecution argued that Kathleen discovered Peterson was bisexual and had been having affairs with other men, leading him to beat him to death.
Peterson claimed his wife was aware of his sexual orientation, they were in an open marriage, and he was by the pool at home when the incident occurred.
In 2003, a jury finally found Peterson guilty.
