The Staircase Murder Trial

The State wants to first lay out for the jury the possible financial motive in this case; prosecutors tries to paint the picture of a desperately broke husband who resorted to killing his wife for money; to prove this, they present the couple's finances in the months leading to Kathleen Peterson's death; Michael Peterson's lawyers claim agent Raymond Young's calculations are skewed as the prosecution tries to argue a financial motive in the murder of Kathleen.

Original Air Date: Jul 28, 2024Court TV Legendary Trials1h