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An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase (2017–2018)
TV-14
TV Mini-series | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

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An American Murder Mystery: The Staircase (2017–2018)

TV-14

TV Mini-series | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

Investigators discover novelist Michael Peterson clutching his dead wife Kathleen, in a pool of blood at the bottom of their back staircase. Michael insists that her death is the result of a tragic fall, but investigators believe otherwise

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54 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Michael Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Beth Karas Self - Legal Analyst Self - Legal Analyst See fewer	3	E! True Hollywood Story (2019)
Margaret Ratliff Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	Subject (I) (2022)
Todd Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Laurence James Sargent Self - David Rudolf Self - David Rudolf See fewer	3	The Suicide Squad (2021)
Martha Ratliff Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
David Rudolf Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Diane Fanning Self Self See fewer	3	The Pastor's Wife (2011)
Diane Dimond Self Self See fewer	3	Theater Trial (2015)
Ron Guerette Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Clayton Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Candace Zamperini Self Self See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Jim Hardin Self Self See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Tom Maher Self Self See fewer	3	The Staircase (2004)
Tom Gasparoli Self Self See fewer	3	ID Now (2017)
Caitlin Atwater Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	The Staircase (2004)
Mary Allen Self - 911 Operator (archive footage) (voice) Self - 911 Operator (archive footage) (voice) See fewer	2	The Staircase (2004)
Dan George Self Self See fewer	2	The Staircase (2004)
Freda Black Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	NC Wanted (2007)
Duane Deaver Self - Discredited SBI Blood Analyst (archive footage) Self - Discredited SBI Blood Analyst (archive footage) See fewer	2	Forensic Files (1996)
Orlando Hudson Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	2	The Staircase (2004)
Kellie Colgan Self - Juror Self - Juror See fewer	2	The Staircase (2004)
Bettye Blackwell Self - Juror Self - Juror See fewer	2	The Staircase (2004)
Lester Holt Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	The Fugitive (1993)
Henry C. Lee Self (archive footage) (as Henry Lee) Self (archive footage) (as Henry Lee) See fewer	1	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Bill Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Michael Bullard Self - Duane Deaver Self - Duane Deaver See fewer	1	Man Made (2016)
Jeff Klinger Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	1	The Wastelander (2005)
Wolf Blitzer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Skyfall (2012)
Kathleen Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Vinnie Politan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Both Sides (1994)
Patricia Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Deborah Radisch Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Forensic Files (1996)
Jack Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	WRAL Murder Trials (2003)
Larry Pollard Self Self See fewer	1	WRAL Murder Trials (2003)
Mike Klinkosum Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	In Pursuit of Justice: How criminal justice reform freed Greg Taylor (2018)
Amybeth Berner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Dateline NBC (1992)
Mary Jude Darrow Self Self See fewer	1	WRAL Murder Trials (2003)
Faris Bandak Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Arthur Holland Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Becky Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Brent Wolgamott Self (as Brent Walgamott) Self (as Brent Walgamott) See fewer	1	Sequester Access (2018)
Kerry Sutton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Christine Mumma Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	In Pursuit of Justice: How criminal justice reform freed Greg Taylor (2018)
Matthew Hayes Hunter Self - Brent Wolgamott (2018) Self - Brent Wolgamott (2018) See fewer	1	Be Still and Know (2019)
Greg Taylor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	In Pursuit of Justice: How criminal justice reform freed Greg Taylor (2018)
Butch Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	WRAL Murder Trials (2003)
Jim Dornfried Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	WRAL Murder Trials (2003)
Dorian Peterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Joseph Neff Self - Investigative Reporter Self - Investigative Reporter See fewer	1	The Staircase (2004)
Elizabeth Ratliff Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1
Mark Zamperini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	WRAL Murder Trials (2003)
Emily Gladden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	WRAL Murder Trials (2003)
Lavin Cuddihee Self - Michael Peterson Self - Michael Peterson See fewer		Cinema Purgatorio (2014)