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Sundance Documentary Collection: The Staircase

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Cantaloupe99's recommendation

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An eight part documentary that follows the murder trial of author Michael Petersen. Every time you think your mind is made up as to whether or not he's guilty, the story takes another turn. The wife and I were pasuing this thing every five minutes to debate the latest dropped bombshell. You won't sleep until you watch at least four of these in a single sitting. You don't have to buy it but at least move to the top of your Netflix queue.

Updated Feb 21, 2007

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Did he do it? Or didn't he? Author Michael Peterson finds his wife dead at the bottom of the stairs. Next thing he knows, he's being tried for murder. The North Carolina prosecutors figure he MUST be guilty because he's bi-sexual. When it's revealed that a former neighbor in Germany also fell down the stairs & died, his lawyer looks right at the camera & says, "Your film just got a whole lot more interesting." Indeed. A gripping, fascinating, real life courtroom drama.