they made us a family. not only did she raise these children and have quite an accomplished corporate career, dinner 50, she would do it. but, in the wee hours of a winter night. i found them at the base of the stairs. kathleen peterson, dead. was this a fall, or was this murder? a mystery we covered for more than a decade comes to a shattering and. it did not look like a fall. michael peterson, under suspicion, then, a bombshell revelation about another woman from his past. this was on the floor, and there was a puddle of blood under the staircase. appear today the same, way to minnesota shaded with one of the? odds yes, what are the odds? a trial, one expert this is the scene. would make a slam dunk case for peterson s guilt. the tourist or captivated by his testimony. but were his dramatic experience legit? it is designed to get a result, does not scientifical. michael peterson on the quest that might finally lead to the truth.
out of money, out of lawyers. that is when the burden fell on me and whoever would help me. bill peterson spent hours and durham county courthouse combing through the district attorney s pile high boxes of evidence. was there something that had been overlooked? he wasn t the only supporter nursing alternate theories of kathleen peterson s death. there is a neighbor on cedar street, an attorney who had an intriguing idea for what he believes happened that night. his scenario of an accidental death has come to be known as the owl theory. you ve seen owls in the area. he thought this was very plausible. he put it together the whole theory himself. here s how the neighbors their egos, according to brother bill. kathleen, who spent the day putting at christmas decorations goes out that night while michael is back by the pool. she s checking on her lawn display beneath the trees. the admiral flew down and landed on kathleen s head and tore her scalp in a manner that
help me. reporter: bill peterson spent hours in the durham county courthouse combing though the district attorney s piled high boxes of evidence. was there something that had been overlooked? and he wasn t the only supporter nursing alternate theories of kathleen peterson s death. there is a neighbor on cedar street, an attorney, who had an intriguing idea for what he believes happened that night. his scenario of an accidental death has come to be known as the owl theory. he s seen owls in the area. he thought that this was very plausible. he put together this whole theory himself. reporter: so here s how the neighbor s theory goes, according to brother bill. kathleen, who has spent the day putting up christmas decorations, goes out front that night while michael is back by the pool. she s checking on her lawn display beneath the trees. the owl flew down and landed on kathleen s head and then tore her scalp in a manner that would be consistent with the lacerations that were f
novelist and wife-killer, according to a jury of his peers, was incarcerated. just another number in a cell block with other felons. no parole, life without parole. and they meant it, too. they did. and they did everything they could to make that happen. reporter: after he d exhausted his appeals, it looked as though prison was where he would stay. but out in nevada, michael has a look-a-like younger brother, bill peterson, who s also an attorney. did the lawyer in you say, that s it. my no. brother s done? that s when the really hard work started. we were out of money, out of lawyers. and, so, that s when the burden fell on me and whoever would help me. reporter: bill peterson spent hours in the durham county courthouse combing though the district attorney s piled high boxes of evidence. was there something that had been overlooked? and he wasn t the only supporter nursing alternate theories of kathleen peterson s death. there is a neighbor on cedar street, an at
boxes of evidence. was there something that had been overlooked? and he wasn t the only supporter nursing alternate theories of kathleen peterson s death. there is a neighbor on cedar street, an attorney, who had an intriguing idea for what he believes happened that night his scenario of an accidental death has come to be known as the owl theory. he s seen owls in the area. he thought that this was very plausible. he put together this whole theory himself reporter: so here s how the neighbor s theory goes, according to brother bill. kathleen, who has spent the day putting up christmas decorations, goes out front that night while michael is back by the pool she s checking on her lawn display beneath the trees. the owl flew down and landed on kathleen s head and then tore her scalp in a manner that would be consistent with the lacerations that were found on her scalp. reporter: bleeding, kathleen leaves drops on the walk and a smear on the door as she struggles into the house, g