The Staircase Murders
The Staircase Murders is a 2007 Lifetime television film directed by Tom McLoughlin and starring Treat Williams, Samaire Armstrong, and Kevin Pollak.[1]
It tells the story of Michael Peterson,[2] who was convicted in 2003 of killing his wife by beating her over the head. During the trial it was revealed that many years previously a friend of Peterson's, whose children he would later adopt, died under seemingly similar circumstances.
Aliza Rajan plays Todd's girlfriend Christina.
References[]
- ^ Fries, Laura. "The Staircase Murders". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert. "'Staircase Murders' stumbles and falls". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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- Lifetime (TV network) films
- Films based on actual events
- American films
- English-language films
- 2007 television films
- 2007 films
- Films directed by Tom McLoughlin
- American courtroom films
- Films about murder
- American television film stubs