This is Part 2 of the Staircase Murder. On December 9, 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of the staircase inside her home in Durham, North Carolina. Her husband, Michael Peterson, discovers the body and was thought to be a tragic accident. But, as the forensic evidence evolved in the case, the…
Read MoreSubscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On Sunday, December 8, 2001, the Durham, North Carolina police receive a frantic 9-1-1 call at 2:40 a.m. The caller is Michael Peterson. Michael reports to the police that his wife, Kathleen Peterson is at the bottom of the staircase and has suffered from…
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On December 9, 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of the staircase inside her home in Durham, North Carolina. Her husband, Michael Peterson, discovers the body and was thought to be a tragic accident. But, as the forensic evidence evolved in the case, the incident started to look less like an accident….
Read MoreIn the late 1990’s, a young wife and mother goes in for a routine plastic surgery procedure, but doesn’t survive. Shortly after the patient’s tragic death, the wife of the surgeon in charge of the procedure falls ill with what appears to be intentional poisoning. Was this revenge for the botched cosmetic surgery that cost…
Read MoreAnthony Pignataro, born in Buffalo, New York grew up to attend college at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania with hopes of becoming a doctor, just like his father. After several rejections into medical school, Anthony attended med school at the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Anthony Pignataro grated from…
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The disappearance of 13-year old Yara Gambirasio became known as the murder that obsessed Italy for years. Her killer left behind DNA on her clothing, but Italian police could only identify him as “Unknown 1”. But, the police didn’t know who “Unknown 1” was. His DNA didn’t match any sample in local or national DNA databases. It was as…
Read MoreSubscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! The disappearance of 13-year old Yara Gambirasio became known as the murder that obsessed Italy for years. The teenager disappeared on November 26, 2010 just a few hundred yards away from her house. Yara Gambirasio, 13-year old girl goes missing from Brembate di Sopra…
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In early 1999, the small lake town of Newman Lake, Washington, experienced a string of crimes that almost seemed more fiction than reality. They involved murder, arson, fraud and embezzlement, and… it involved suicide. How might the popular choice of breakfast, cereal, help forensic scientists bring a cold blooded killer to justice?
Read MoreSubscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! In 1999, Robert “Bob” Wood and his two children, 16-year old Teresa Wood and 11-year old Christopher Wood lived in Newman Lake, Washington. Bob worked for Crown West Realty and made a salary well over $100,000 a year. On February 9th, 1999, 16-year old…
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What happens when you mix religion, with sex, with jealousy, with lies. You get the perfect combination that leads to not only murder, but one of the most highly followed criminal trials in history. It’s a case that instantly became a media sensation. Millions tuned in daily to watch live courtroom footage of the trial, the testimonies,…
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