To kick things off, the first documentary I picked and watched of my own accord - The Staircase. This documentary chronicles the preparation and trial of Michael Peterson, a Durham-based author accused of murdering his wife by pushing her down the staircase. Peterson contends that his wife, after drinking and taking a Valium, lost her balance and fell. However, there are some curious blood spatter and odd injuries that seem to not match up with a simple staircase fall. The filmmakers follow the defense team and Peterson, so the story is one-sided, but it is filled with some unexpected plot twists. Ones many mystery writers could not think up themselves. Admissions of bisexuality, the curiously similar death of a friend 18 years earlier in Germany, and questionable documentation and testimony. If you like John Grisham, CSI, James Patterson, and Law & Order, there is a good chance you will like this documentary. It leaves the viewer wondering for him- or herself the guilt or innocence of Michael Peterson.
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