Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. The series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
Crime or Accident?
Secrets and Lies
A Striking Coincidence
A Prosecution Trickery
A Weak Case
The Prosecution's Revenge
The Blow Poke Returns
The Verdict
Reopening the Case
The Last Chance
Looking for Closure
Between Anger and Despair
Flawed Justice