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Once again, Michael Peterson is at the forefront of discussion among true crime fans, as a dramatisation of acclaimed documentary The Staircase<\/a> arrives on Sky Atlantic and NOW (via HBO Max<\/a>).<\/p>\n The brand new miniseries casts Colin Firth as the novelist and local politician who became a suspect in the death of his wife, Kathleen, played here by Academy Award nominee Toni Collette.<\/p>\n Peterson was convicted of murder in October 2003 following a long trial, but this verdict was thrown out eight years later when a judge found that a blood analyst for the prosecution had given false and misleading testimony.<\/p>\n In the retrial, Peterson submitted an Alford plea, which allowed him to continue asserting innocence while acknowledging there is enough evidence to convict, for voluntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n This resulted in a reduced sentence, allowing him to be released in 2017.<\/p> Now 78 years old, Michael Peterson remains a free man.<\/p>\n In 2019, his former defence lawyer David Rudolf revealed that he was living in a ground-floor home with no staircase, describing that as a \u201creally important\u201d condition of the accommodation (via Oxygen<\/a>).<\/p>\n It is understood that he lived with his first wife, Patricia, for a period of two years (via People<\/a>), but she sadly passed away last summer after suffering a heart attack.<\/p>\n Since his release, Peterson has resumed writing war novels, as well as two books about his trial, conviction and time in prison: Behind The Staircase and Beyond The Staircase.<\/p>\n The Staircase airs Thursdays on Sky Atlantic<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0sign up for Sky TV here<\/a>. You can also stream episodes on NOW. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Saturday, 07 May 2022 at 12:00 am Once again, Michael Peterson is at the forefront of discussion among true crime fans, as a dramatisation of acclaimed documentary The Staircase arrives on Sky Atlantic and NOW (via HBO Max). 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