Murder Documentaries on Netflix
22 Murder Documentaries on Netflix That Are Not For the Faint of Heart
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Based on the case of novelist (and convicted killer) Michael Peterson, this docuseries tells the story of his second wife Kathleen Peterson's death in 2001, which Peterson claimed was accidental, though a medical examiner later determined that she had been beaten to death. The series — which began with eight instalments in 2005 before being updated in 2013 and 2018 — follows the investigation from Peterson's arrest to the ensuing trial and eventual verdict.