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And as prosecutors prepared for trial, they made another troubling discovery. here again is dennis murphy. >> reporter: in the summer of 2003 michael peterson would stand trial for the bludgeoning death of his wife kathleen he pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. >> i am innocent of these charges and we will prove it in court. >> reporter: with gavel to gavel coverage on live tv, the state vs. michael peterson was a national spectacle >> was it surreal, michael, to be in a courtroom charged with murder >> well, it was surreal from the first moment i mean, you know, is there surreal beyon...

>> in the summer of 2003, michael peterson would stand trial for the bludgeoning death of his wife, kathleen. he'd pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. >> i am innocent of these charges, and we will prove it in court. >> with gavel-to-gavel coverage on live tv, the state versus michael peterson was a national spectacle. >> was it surreal, michael, to be in a courtroom charged with murder? >> well, it was surreal from the first moment. i mean, you know, is there surreal beyond surreal? i don't know. >> reporter julia sims covered the proceedings in court. >> every single day of that trial...

Here again is dennis murphy. >> reporter: in the summer of 2003, michael peterson would stand trial for the bludgeoning death of his wife, kathleen. he'd pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. >> i am innocent of these charges, and we will prove it in court. >> reporter: with gavel-to-gavel coverage on live tv, the state versus michael peterson was a national spectacle. >> was it surreal, michael, to be in a courtroom charged with murder? >> well, it was surreal from the first moment. i mean, you know, is there surreal beyond surreal? i don't know. >> reporter: reporter julia sims covered ...

Michael peterson had a secret life. secrets -- tawdry ones -- were about to spill out in the durham courthouse. coming up -- enter brad, the male escort. >> what types of services did you perform? >> oh, wow. that's -- that's pretty broad. >> reporter: in the summer of 2003, michael peterson would stand trial for the bludgeoning death of his wife, kathleen. he'd pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. >> i am innocent of these ♪ if you look around ♪ the whole world's coming together now ♪ ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it box: woah! ♪ ...

Seeing lori, everybody is excited about meeting salvador. >> shepard: she has been on parole since last year, a peruvian court has ordered to return there by january 11th. texas. after 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, this man is free. d.n.a. evidence has cleared him of murder and linked another man to his wife's bludgeoning death. he says he won't soon forget the emotional torture the wrongful conviction caused. >> wife's brains splattered all over the bedroom [inaudible] >> he says he now wants to rebuild his relationship with his son. arkansas. hundreds of folks lined up in...