Michael Peterson and his family have since dispersed across North Carolina. Michael currently resides peacefully within Durham while each of his children have chosen their own path towards meeting both professional and personal objectives.
Michael Peterson: Who Was He?
Michael Peterson was involved in several significant incidents that had an enormous effect on his life. For instance, Kathleen Peterson died under mysterious circumstances on their Durham, North Carolina stairs in 2001 – although Michael claimed her demise to have been accidental but was charged with her murder shortly thereafter.
In 2011, after new revelations revealed the inconsistent testimony by Blood-Spatter Analyst Duane Deaver – one of the prosecution witnesses – Michael was given another opportunity to defend himself, being released and placed under house arrest until finally pleading guilty in 2017 and being given seven years and one month prison time, upon which release immediately upon serving eight years.
Where are Michael Peterson and His Family Now? Michael Peterson can finally rest easy following an emotional legal battle he waged over false testimony allegations during the critically acclaimed crime drama “The Staircase”. After being released due to false testimony in 2011, he entered an Alford plea of voluntary manslaughter in 2017. Today, at 80 years old he lives alone at ground floor apartment located in Durham North Carolina.
Michael Peterson has taken to writing again despite his disappointment over how HBO depicts his personal life, publishing two books called Behind and Beyond the Staircase (2019 and 2020) respectively with proceeds donated to charity. Todd Peterson used to be one of Michael’s biggest supporters but now claims his father murdered Kathleen while Patty and Elizabeth witnessed it happen as well as being accused by Todd himself as perpetrators. His children have taken differing approaches; Todd initially had great admiration for Michael; now accusing his mother Patty as well as Elizabeth accusing Michael as well.
Clayton Peterson has made tremendous strides since being sentenced for trying to perpetrate an explosion, now working as an engineer in Baltimore and employing two of Kathleen’s daughters: Margaret is now working in entertainment in California while Caitlin resides with her family and twin children in Virginia.
Michael Peterson Family Michael Peterson and his family and friends have taken different routes since “The Staircase.”
Michael Peterson now resides in Durham in North Carolina in an apartment on the ground floor, returning to writing after criticizing an HBO miniseries about his life.
Todd Peterson once staunchly supported his father’s cause but now seems disinclined to follow in his footsteps and has relocated from Colorado to Tennessee, abandoning Case.
Clayton Peterson spent time in prison after being found guilty of attempted bombings; since his release he currently works as a civil engineer in Baltimore and has two children.
Margaret Ratliff: As Michael was adopted and she pursued a successful career in California’s entertainment industry, Margaret found her options limited due to their story.
Caitlin Atwater (now Caitlin Clark), Kathleen’s biological child was the first individual to file suit against Michael for Michael’s involvement with Kathleen’s death in 2007. Caitlin eventually settled her lawsuit for $25 Million with no further payments being required from Michael; now living with her husband and twin children in Virginia.
Family Members of Michael Peterson Peterson Family Members have taken an array of paths in life; while some focus on work and private affairs while eschewing controversy surrounding Michael Peterson’s trial.
