Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil · Dr. Phil McGraw

The Staircase Mystery

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A fatal fall turns into a motive question when another staircase death shadows the case.

A narrow staircase anchors the suspicion in "The Staircase Mystery," as Kathleen Peterson's death in her North Carolina home moves from a possible fall toward a harder question: what happened while Michael Peterson was the only other person there?

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You get the frantic 911 call, the blood-soaked North Carolina staircase, and the older staircase death that makes the case feel even darker.

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