The Staircase Murders
Appearance
The Staircase Murders is a 2007 Lifetime television film directed by Tom McLoughlin and starring Treat Williams, Samaire Armstrong, and Kevin Pollak.[1] Based on Aphrodite Jones' book A Perfect Husband, the film was written by Jones and Donald Martin.[2]
It tells the story of Michael Peterson,[2] who was convicted in 2003 of killing his wife by beating her over the head. During the trial it was revealed that many years previously a friend of Peterson's, whose children he would later adopt, died under seemingly similar circumstances.
References
[edit]- ^ Fries, Laura (April 12, 2007). "The Staircase Murders". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Robert (April 14, 2007). "'Staircase Murders' stumbles and falls". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2021.