Michael Peterson case on Primetime

[Sniffy38]

The Michael Peterson case will be on ABC's "Primetime" tonight. It is a two hour special, starting at 9:00 PM. I just saw some previews on GMA and it looks very well done. I'm curious whether we'll see the infamous Dr. Lee and his ketsup spitting? This was a fascinating case, with many twists and turns, and I followed it closely.

[izzyB]

do you know if this is original programming? i have seen the same TV news show twice on this murder and i would LOVE to see a new show about this.

[kato]

do you know if this is original programming? i have seen the same TV news show twice on this murder and i would LOVE to see a new show about this.

Our TV guide says it's new. They put an "N" after a program listing to show if it's new or a repeat. And this one has an "N".

[izzyB]

well i enjoyed this program (as much as one can enjoy a program about a murder) b/c there was so much behind-the-scenes footage provided by the defense. i was offended about the way peterson and his brother "joked" about him going to jail. of course i felt the sorriest for the children who were blind to the kind of person this man is. i guess this was aired b/c his appeal will be decided soon. in the short interview with him behind bars it looked to me like he was dying his hair, leaving a grey fringe of sorts.

[justice2]

Yeah, I watched that too. I really felt like he "knew" he would be convicted when he was "joking" around with his brother about going to prison.

I also felt like almost all of the behind the scenes footage on him was staged, he's a pretty good actor.

I never heard any interview of the jurors. Would like to know their take on the case. It had to be because there was so much blood.

[Sniffy38]

Izzy - can you help me out here? After an hour & 45 min. into the program, my *&%$& satellite went out. Not exactly the best way for me to get to sleep last night. Can you tell me about those last 15 minutes? Did it give any updates concerning the children left behind? I wonder if any of them ever reconciled with Kaitlin? I greatly admired her for her position.

I was surprised to see the extent of so much staging that went into the defense, even telling Michael he needed to trim his eyebrows. Seeing David Rudolph explode at his poor camera guy the night before opening was also surprising. I'm just glad the jury was able to see through all the smoke and mirrors.

[Jeana (DP)]

I watched the entire 12-hour "The Staircase" when it appeared on cable television. Everytime he whipped his glasses off during the trial and threw them on the table, I wanted to laugh out loud! LOL

[Marine Mom]

Do the children still stand behind Michael Peterson?

[izzyB]

I watched the entire 12-hour "The Staircase" when it appeared on cable television. Everytime he whipped his glasses off during the trial and threw them on the table, I wanted to laugh out loud! LOL


WOW! i would have loved to have seen that entire thing. what cable channel was it on?

when i had seen a one-hour news program (like 48 Hours) on network TV about this case we sure did get a whole lot more about the amount of blood being inconsistent with a fall, and more consistent with a beating.

[Jeana (DP)]

WOW! i would have loved to have seen that entire thing. what cable channel was it on?

when i had seen a one-hour news program (like 48 Hours) on network TV about this case we sure did get a whole lot more about the amount of blood being inconsistent with a fall, and more consistent with a beating.


I'm not sure, but you can get a pretty good deal on the DVD:

Genres: Documentary
Plot Synopsis: Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a poll of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. "The staircase" is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A1INIK/002-0222271-3946466?v=glance&n=130

[izzyB]

Izzy - can you help me out here? After an hour & 45 min. into the program, my *&%$& satellite went out. Not exactly the best way for me to get to sleep last night. Can you tell me about those last 15 minutes? Did it give any updates concerning the children left behind? I wonder if any of them ever reconciled with Kaitlin? I greatly admired her for her position.

I was surprised to see the extent of so much staging that went into the defense, even telling Michael he needed to trim his eyebrows. Seeing David Rudolph explode at his poor camera guy the night before opening was also surprising. I'm just glad the jury was able to see through all the smoke and mirrors.

sorry i have just gotten back here----have been over on mary winkler's thread all afternoon!!

i cannot remember the exact last 15 minutes but:

they found that fireplace blow poker or whatever it was called, apparently in the garage leaned up against a wall. it had cob-webs all over it but no blood. they tried to have a "perry mason moment" in court, but to no avail in the end.

the night before the verdict peterson and his brother were having wine and joking something about this being the last bottle before he went to jail or something....and guess what, after 5 days that is just where he went.

after the verdict was read he turned to his kids and said about 3 times "it's OK" and then was taken outside the courtroom. when they loaded him in the car to leave the courthouse he appeared shorter than i thought he was.

there was a brief interview with him in jail. it looked like the had dyed his hair jet black except for a grey fringe. (i was thinking if he is bi-sexual he may be doing OK in prison....sorry, my bad, but i could not help but think that).

at the end of the program they said a decision about the appeal should be coming down soon,

and oh yes, they had a face shot of his attorney saying after this case he questioned justice and his choice of a career b/c if there was ever a "reasonable doubt case" this was it or something to that effect.

they did not address what kind of relationship he still has or does not have with any of his children, nor whether there has been any reconcilation between her daughter and the rest of them.

this is all i can remember, but feel free to ask any other question and i will do my best....and again sorry it took me so long to get back over here.

[Sniffy38]

Thank you so much, Izzy, for bringing me up-to-date. I watched the entire trial while it was happening, but it's interesting to know some of the off-camera stuff. I forgot to mention how my stomach was turning while watching Dr. Sum-Ting-Wong inside the staircase, trying to make the blood spatters something they were not. When he testified on the stand that there was too much blood for a beating, I nearly lost it. To think, I used to respect that man. It's a wonder that stint didn't end his career.

I was glad when I heard that Kaitlin had won her wrongful death case against Michael P. Wonder how the other kids felt about that? I don't know how those two girls could have sat through this whole trial and not been able to fit the pieces together. Did they really believe that their birth mother's identical death was simply an accident?

Yes, michael must be Mr. Popularity where he now is! :woohoo: :woohoo: