In the early hours of December 9th, 2001, a man named Michael Peterson made a panicked phone call to 911, telling them that his wife, 48 year old Kathleen Peterson, had fallen down the stairs and they should hurry because she was still breathing. Six minutes later he called back and reported that Kathleen was no longer breathing, she was gone. Initially, it appeared that this had been a tragic accident, but as first responders and law enforcement began to arrive at the scene, the tension was palpable. The Peterson family and friends felt that Michael was being unfairly targeted, that the police were only suspicious of him because he had been loudly outspoken and critical of the Durham North Carolina Police Department in his role as columnist for a local paper. The law enforcement professionals on the scene claimed that from the moment they walked in, it felt as if something wasn’t right, and there was far too much blood for the death of Kathleen Peterson to be attributed to a simple fall down the stairs. Support the channel here -- https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeekly Shop for your Crime Weekly gear here -- https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop Website: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.com Instagram: @CrimeWeeklyPod Twitter: @CrimeWeeklyPod Facebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod Stephanie's Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanieharlowe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/steph_harlowe Derrick's Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derricklevasseur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/derrickl Shannon’s (Editor) Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonkeirce/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonkeirce ADS: Pretty Litter Go to Pretty Litter dot com slash crimeweekly to save twenty percent on your FIRST order. HelloFresh Go to HelloFresh dot com slash crimeweekly21 and use code crimeweekly21 for 21 free meals plus free shipping Helix Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to Helix Sleep dot com slash crimeweekly. With Helix, better sleep starts now. MagellanTV Claim your one-month free trial by clicking on the link here: https://try.magellantv.com/crimeweekly. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch MURDER MAPS and all of MagellanTV’s other exclusive true crime content!