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Blood-spattered evidence and a missing fireplace poker fuel suspicions of calculated murder, while Michael Peterson faces accusations. The book offers an inside look that challenges prior impressions and revisits what happened during that fateful night. As a true-crime account, it frames the central question: accident or murder?","Contents  \nCover  \nAbout the Book  \nAbout the Author  \nTitle Page  \nDedication  \nTHE STAIRWELL  \n1  \n2  \n3  \n4  \n5  \n6  \n7  \n8  \n9  \nMICHAEL PETERSON  \n10  \n11  \n12  \nELIZABETH MCKEE RATLIFF  \n13  \n14  \nMICHAEL PETERSON  \n15  \nELIZABETH MCKEE RATLIFF  \n16  \n17  \n18  \n19  \n20  \nMICHAEL PETERSON 21  \nKATHLEEN HUNT ATWATER PETERSON 22  \nMICHAEL AND KATHLEEN 23  \n24  \n25  \n26  \n27  \n28  \n29  \nMICHAEL PETERSON 30  \n31  \n32  \n33  \n34  \n35  \n36  \n37  \nTHE TRIAL 38  \n39  \n40  \n41  \n42  \n44  \n45  \n46  \n47  \n48  \n49  \n50  \n51  \n52  \nTHE VERDICT 53  \n54  \nTHE AFTERMATH 55  \nAFTERWORD Acknowledgments Copyright  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAbout the Book  \nAccident or Murder?  \nThe Petersons seemed like the ideal couple: well-respected, prosperous and happy. All that came crashing down December 2001, when Kathleen apparently fell to her death in their secluded home. But blood-spattered evidence and a missing fireplace poker suggested calculated, cold-blooded murder. Her trusted husband, Michael, stood accused. So what did happen on the staircase that fateful night?  \nThis is the inside look at the Michael Peterson case. It will make you question everything you’ve seen before.  \n‘The Staircase is an emotionally riveting drama, but it is nowhere near the whole truth. If anybody wants to know the whole story, read Fanning’s Book’Ann Christensen, Michael Peterson’s sister.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAbout the Author  \nDiane Fanning is the author of many true-crime books, including the bestselling Mommy’s Little Girl, A Poisoned Passion, The Pastor ’s Wife, Gone Forever and Through the Window. Written in Blood was an Edgar Award finalist. 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