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>> michael peterson in his own words on the marriage, that fine old house. the blood spatter expert who wasn't. and the family friend found dead in another staircase far away in time and place. >> lightning don't strike in the same place twice. >> there's even a theory about an owl. >> whooo done it, huh? >> oh, it's just awful. >> we're going to need some time here. it's both complicated, and a simple question -- so if i were to ask you, as i do right now, did you bludgeon kathleen that night on the stairway of the house and cause her death? >> no. no. >> let's go back to the night early dece...

To help us find him, she would not come in. >> and so ellen and detective wilson never did meet face-to-face. she claims she was giving him all the information she had. >> he wanted to meet with you. >> he didn't say that. >> he says he did. >> he never, ever asked me to come down, ever. >> instead, ellen mailed the detective some paperwork that she'd found in mike's desk. a western union money transfer from mike snyder to dave simmons in the amount of $200. a u-hall receipt with dave simmons name and number, and a copy of mike's cell phone bill from december, 2001, right before he disappeared...

An owl. >> who done it, huh? >> it's awful. >> we're going to need some time. it's a complicated and simple question. >> if i were going to ask you did you bludgeon kathleen that night in the stairway of your house to cause her death? >> no, no, no. >> let's go back to the night. early december 2001 and stroll up the driveway of the gracious rambling house in one of durham's better neighborhoods. michael and his wife kathleen are out back by the pool as the story goes. finishing off a bottle of wine. in the living room the christmas tree is already up. the grown peterson children expected home...

>> no. no. no. ♪ >> reporter: let's go back to the night early december 2001, the gracious, rambling house in one of durham's better neighborhoods. michael and his wife kathleen are out back by the pool, as the story goes, finishing off a bottle of wine. in the living room, the christmas tree is already up, the grown peterson children expected home for the holiday. christmas was big for kathleen. >> oh, good lord. yes. and valentine's day and halloween -- she made a celebration out of everything, everything. >> reporter: kathleen's daughter caitlin, step-daughter to michael, says her mom was...

You covered for him. yes, indeed. josh mankiewicz: golden oldies, like wilson pickett's "634-5789," were the band's bread and butter. lead singer, al holland, used to perform with the platters. he said that whenever buck naked played, people would dance. we would pack the place every single friday and saturday night. and it would just be one very big party. most have been fun to be part of the big band in town. it was. oh yeah, it was. josh mankiewicz: the band was so hot, in fact, that jim huden eventually turned over the computer store to his top assistant, jean spender, so he could concentr...