A Perfect Husband (34 page)
Authors: Aphrodite Jones
Todd Peterson, Margaret Ratliff, Martha Ratliff, and Michael Peterson.
(Courtesy of Robert Olason)
Lead defense attorney David Rudolf.
(Courtesy of Robert Olason)
Bill Peterson, Michael Peterson, friend and supporter Doug Hinds, and attorney Kerry Sutton.
(Courtesy of Robert Olason)
(Courtesy of Robert Olason)
DA Jim Hardin, ADA Freda Black, and defense attorney Thomas Maher, who would continue to represent Michael Peterson after his conviction.
(Courtesy of Robert Olason)
(Courtesy of Robert Olason)
Judge Orlando Hudson, Jr.
(Authorâ²s photo)
Lead Detective Art Holland of the Durham Police works with CSI outside the Peterson mansion.
(Stateâ²s exhibit)
Of the two crystal wineglasses from the night in question, neither contained Kathleen's fingerprints, but Michael Peterson's fingerprints were visible.
(Stateâ²s exhibit)
Investigators surmised that the wine had been poured down the sink, to make it appear that Kathleen Peterson was drinking heavily the night she died.
(Stateâ²s exhibit)
The back stairwell in the Peterson house remained boarded up and covered with blood for almost two years.
(State's exhibit)
(State's exhibit)
Kathleen Peterson's scalp reveals deep gashes and strange pitchfork-like patterns.
(State's exhibit)
(State's exhibit)
Kathleen's blood-soaked body the night her husband â³discoveredâ³ her at the bottom of the stairs.
(Stateâ²s exhibit)
The lacerations on Kathleen's face were considered evidence of a struggle.
(Stateâ²s exhibit)
(Stateâ²s exhibit)
The shoe print from Michael Peterson's sneaker appeared on the back of Kathleen Peterson's sweatpants.
(State's exhibit)
(State's exhibit)
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