On a quiet night in December 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Durham, North Carolina home. Her husband, Michael Peterson, said she fell. Prosecutors said she was murdered. What followed was a years-long legal battle and one of the most heavily dissected cases in modern true crime.In this episode of True Crime Uncovered, Brian lays out the facts—step by step. No distractions, no dramatics. Just the evidence, the investigation, and the questions that still follow the case to this day.What’s inside:

• The 911 call and what first responders saw
• Bloodstain patterns and forensic contradictions
• The prosecution’s theory versus the defense
• The mysterious death of Elizabeth Ratliff
• The verdict—and what happened after

Forget the documentaries and headlines—this is the case as it stands, based on the record.This is the first episode in our three-part series on The Staircase Murder.
Don’t stop here—follow the full case this week:🔥 Episode 2 – Rewired: Dani explores the emotional weight of the case through immersive storytelling
🧠 Episode 3 – Revisited: Brian and Dani come together to break it all down—what we know, what we don’t, and what justice really looked likeOne case. Three voices. Every angle.