Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Detective recounts arriving on the scene

The lawyers sit down with Michael Peterson to discuss strategy, because it seems as though a couple of jurors are leaning toward conviction. A thrilling and tense eight-part documentary covering the accidental (or was it?) death of Nortel exec Kathleen Peterson. Award-winning filmmaker Jean-Xavier De Lestrade covers the case from the arrest of Kathleen\'s husband to his trial to end result. As compelling as any drama on TV. NY Times: It may seem ludicrous to say that a movie running more than six hours is well edited, but The Staircase, by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, is and not only is the editing prize-worthy, but the whole film is also so brilliantly conceived, reported, filmed and paced that you may come to wish it were twice as long.

Kathleen\'s sister takes the stand and says that she now no longer knows who Micahel Peterson really is. Peterson\'s lawyers are contacted by a male escort who may or may not have had a relationship with Michael Peterson. A thrilling and tense eight-part documentary covering the accidental (or was it?) death of Nortel exec Kathleen Peterson. Award-winning filmmaker Jean-Xavier De Lestrade covers the case from the arrest of Kathleen\'s husband to his trial to end result. As compelling as any drama on TV. NY Times: It may seem ludicrous to say that a movie running more than six hours is well edited, but The Staircase, by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, is and not only is the editing prize-worthy, but the whole film is also so brilliantly conceived, reported, filmed and paced that you may come to wish it were twice as long.

Michael Peterson narrates his last night with his wife, and some police video footage shows what the interior of the house looked like just after the cops arrived. A thrilling and tense eight-part documentary covering the accidental (or was it?) death of Nortel exec Kathleen Peterson. Award-winning filmmaker Jean-Xavier De Lestrade covers the case from the arrest of Kathleen\'s husband to his trial to end result. As compelling as any drama on TV. NY Times: It may seem ludicrous to say that a movie running more than six hours is well edited, but The Staircase, by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, is and not only is the editing prize-worthy, but the whole film is also so brilliantly conceived, reported, filmed and paced that you may come to wish it were twice as long.