A Summary on The Staircase Netflix A summary on the Staircase. This is a criminal justice class so keep that in mind when writing it. Focus on trial, evidence, procedure etc.
Netflix‘s newest docuseries, The Staircase, dives into the twisty case of Michael Peterson, a novelist who was convicted in 2003 of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, after she was found unconscious at the bottom of a staircase in their home. The series has consumed director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s life for the last 15 years. Peterson’s nearly two-decade long battle with the justice system started in 2001, when he placed a frantic 911 call, during which Peterson said he found his wife unconscious at the bottom of a staircase at their North Carolina home.
