The famous novelist. A body at the bottom of the staircase. A series of extraordinary events, and a court case that grabbed the attention of the world.
In this unique podcast series BBC Radio 5 live uncovers the incredible story of Kathleen & Michael Peterson.
Kathleen was a successful business woman and head of a multi-national communications company; her husband Michael was a famous novelist. The pair lived an idyllic life with their children in a beautiful mansion in the enclave of Durham, North Carolina.
But on the evening of December 9th 2001, everything changed.
