Michael Peterson. Drew Peterson. Scott Peterson. Y'all better stay away from the Peterson's.

Michael: ”I cant stop crying” Also Michael: Isnt crying.

I watched the whole Netflix documentary. I did not find him charming, nor did I feel sorry for him. I found every atom of that man repulsive.

the disgusting part is that he always wanted a story and he finally got the story, and it cost Kathleen her life.

"they were the perfect couple". you'll literally hear this sentence in every true crime show/ video

The guy has 2 women in his life meet untimely “accidental” deaths? Suspish

You did more in this hour than the doc did in 13 hours. Ty ❤

If only we could find a lawyer with expertise in bird law to make sense of this…

I have eleven hours, but I’d much rather listen to Kendall explain it.

people say they were in love blah blah blah… but married women are the most murdered women in the US… is it hard to believe that a husband could do that??

it’s still mind blowing to me that this whole accident during 01’ was filmed like they knew it was going to be a documentary. like they’re lives were filmed. i didn’t see any grieving or finding justice for the mother. so sad.

At no point in the documentary does he seek justice for his wife. He doesn't seem to want to know what happened to her...because he knew exactly what happened. Anyone else would be seeking the truth. Also his hold over his adopted daughters is almost cult like

Defense: an owl did it Peterson: who Defense: ….

i hate how there was a whole 11 hour documentary and this is the first time i’ve learnt anything about who kathleen actually was

This entire case was a mess, but I lost it when they brought in the owl 😭😭😭😭 Why are they not focusing on the son who was there for everything but refused to talk to the police???

Why does no one ever suspect that the stairs were the weapon, 2 examples: they are arguing, he walks up the stairs she follows, he turns and pushes her, she falls backwards hits her head. He then comes down steps over her, foot print explained, then continues to hit her head repeatedly againt the step. Or they are arguing at the bottom of the stairs, in the hallway he pushes her, again she falls backwards hits her head and then he repeatedly hits her head against the stairs or wall. Wood explains blunt force trauma without fracture. Why does there have to be a hand held weapon? If someone grabs your head and begins hitting it against a stair, may also explain clump of her hair in her hand, trying to get him to let go, grabbing at the hand on your head, and pulling out a clump of hair. Lots of ways the the stairs could be the 'weapon'. Owl feathers: picked up from resting your head on an out door pool lounger, as well as the twig.

Anytime I hear 'perfect couple' 'soul mates' etc alarm bells ring

He’s definitely not the victim. People have this whole documentary backwards. If anyone is a victim it’s these women who died the exact same way.

You hear about this lady who died when she fell down the stairs and think ok that's a sad thing to happen, but then when you find out about the extent of her injuries you go 'something's not right here'

I think he killed her BUT I don’t think he had a fair trial or that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt he did it. Regardless-the way he comes across, the initial 911 calls-it’s like bad acting. This is a guy who was in Nam and had seen much worse. Why didn’t he give her CPR or mouth to mouth-he’d been trained in it? Why was the blood dry? He killed her earlier in the evening probably after an argument and then later called it in.

The documentary seemed to be 11 hours of him wandering around in his kitchen drinking wine…. Just needed to add that part

It can’t be some sick coincidence that two women in his life died the SAME way.......

Why is everyone saying they were “Torn” by this case ? Almost Nothing that micheal said really even added up plus she was the bread winner of the family he also was having an affair and had a similar situation happened like this a few years back.

Owl theory: She was hit with a sturdy branch. They found fragments of wood and microscopic owl feather (micoroscopic owl feathers could easily have been on the branch since Owls perch on branches. If you think of the shape of branches, they are irregular and can have a trident formation. I believe he hit her with a heavy branch (something that could easily be disposed of; hid initially and then disposed of via burning or even just driving a distance and disposing of it). Because she had neck injuries that show great pressure to the neck - something an owl could NOT possibly do, the fact that there was another staircase death with him involved. To me says not an owl. If she was attached by an owl wouldn’t she have tried to call for Micheal while it was happening and while she was outside - I’de be screaming bloody murder! And the a fact that it was 50 degrees and he still was sitting outside smoking a pipe at 2 in the morning in shorts and a T-shirt. So many other pieces of evidence rule out that she was attacked by an owl. It doesn’t make sense. Also, sound carries an enormous distance at that time if night/morning, he would or should have heard something. I can’t believe she would have been silent during the attack and then just went inside without calling out to him.

Never date anyone named Peterson. Drew, Scott, Michael....

So basically there's a German owl following him that kills every woman close to him?

Currently watching the HBO dramatization of this. I was iffy of Michael when the Netflix doc came out. Kendalls vid comes out and then I’m convinced he’s guilty. Now the HBO dramatization of it came out I’m 1000% certain Michael did it (it’s pretty obvious from the beginning) . I can’t believe he’s a free man now.

The thing about the blow poke is that it wasn’t there during the search, but magically shows up during trial. The murder weapon blow poke could easily have been disposed of, and then another purchased at an antique store (they’re pretty common finds where I live, at least) and then the “decoy” blow poke was presented as evidence. There’s nothing proving it’s the same blow poke.

Note to self: Don't date a Peterson....EVER!!!!!

As miss Taylor Swift would say “I think he did it but I just can’t prove it”

The thing about this story that always astounded me is that the investigators and blood spatter analyst could never conceive of any other way for him to have injured his wife than using an instrument to beat her with, and the spatter evidence did not support that hypothesis. However, it is clear she died of blunt force head trauma. This was done by him grabbing her by her hair and beating her head on the stairs and landing. He did beat her to death. He just didn't use any blunt instrument. He just grabbed her head and beat it into the stairs. If you put that puzzle piece into the narrative, it all suddenly makes sense how he did it, and why there was no weapon. Can't believe the investigators never even conceived of this scenario, in any analyses or documentary I've watched about this case.

Its absolutely unreal that they let him out after 2 women died the same way....this is absolutely insane and sickening....so sad for the victims families 😢

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I just don’t buy the owl theory. You’re telling me an owl broke into their house, murdered a women, and somehow escaped without any sign of it ever being their. Seems like a bit of stretch.

I grew up in Durham,NC and remember when I was a kid this case was everywhere. I didn't really understand the hoopla bc I was like seven or eight. Once I got older and understood the story it was always so eerie to drive by the Peterson's mansion

It's easy to believe he did it, but my wife was attacked by an owl in Atlanta many years ago She ended up needing 32 stitches in her head. Once I found the owl theory I was shook cause the wounds looked like my wife head.

That Owl Theory wouldve been a hoot in court...I'll see myself out😂😂😂

I know this case well. What I can never get past is that statistically speaking 1 man having 2 women in his life meet an untimely end in nearly the exact same way is improbable. Plus he had a secret double life which I remember being very scandalous as the trial was going on. Besides the owl theory is very very unlikely.

Crime Weekly podcast did a deep dive on this & there’s tons of details that make it so hard to come to a conclusion on this one. Prosecutors were shady af in this trial. The blow poke was actually found before & was even photographed, it was in the prosecutor’s file after…but they didn’t make that public 😒

side note.. I love how your dog is always in the back, relaxed, and listening. I fall asleep to your voice, so soothing .

He´s so guilty. He only seems to care about proving his own innocence. Doesnt seem to care about his dead wife at all!

I was just thinking "awww man I have nothing to watch!" Kendall you have saved me from the boredom of my own company 💜 x x

After watching the dramatized and non censored depiction of her death (on HBO MAX) where michael throws hers her downwards and beats her head up against the stairs and chokes her- it it is in my opinion 100% how that took place.

This was such an open and close case. There's no way all that damage happened in a fall. Once head trauma occurs with a broken neck, the body goes limp, it does NOT bounce around like a pinball.

I think it is so sweet to see your pets lay there on the chair while you tell your true crime stories. The must find your voice comforting and of course be with Mommy

I’ve watched the entire Netflix documentary, I’ve listened to the Mile Higher podcast episode, and I’ve stayed up to date on following this case…but I still clicked so fast on this video JUST to hear what Kendall has to say

I don’t believe in the owl theory I feel like since she was outside the owl feathers/twig in her hair were just because she was spending time out. If you think about it if it was the owl attacking her it would have left a lot more feathers behind that aren’t microscopic.

Just discovered ur channel a couple days ago and gotta say I love your story telling method !

Just a thought…Kathleen herself could have been the one to print out the messages between Michael and the escort.. i think that would be a reasonable thing to do if you find out you’re being cheated on..print out the evidence to confront your partner, or even print them out and put them in his desk so he could find them himself.. idk.. so many variables🤦🏻‍♀️🦉

I trained owls, I’ve been the victim of a grumpy owl and they cause serious damage. An owl attack would cause such a commotion she would be screaming and it’s a 1 in a million series of events.

One thing I'm one hundred percent in agreement with is that the Netflix documentary needed some serious editing. It could've been an all time great True Crime Doc if they had paired it down to 3-4 episodes.

I have stayed on top of this case it's the beginning. Watching many documentaries and your coverage with absolutely perfect!!

Michael’s son flat out says in the documentary that if his dad were to tell him he killed her, he would run over and help him cover it up. Pile that on with the son already being there before paramedics, the blood being dry, the blood smear on Michael’s pants, and the shoe prints, is enough to scream suspicion. And literally anyone walking into their house late at night and stumbling upon that gruesome scene wouldn’t have automatically assumed that their wife fell down the stairs like Michael did in the 911 call. Show those crime scene photos to anyone without any context and they would say that that person was attacked, not, “oh looks like she fell down those stairs.”

Also, the reason Kathleen divorced her first husband-- he cheated on her. I highly doubt she'd be cool with Michael having other relations... even though he insisted she knew but it was "don't ask, don't tell" type of situation. Think he's a pathological liar, narcissistic, manipulative man....

This is so great, I have gone deep into this, a bit obsessed really and know it inside out, just as you have! Really great to hear someone know all the facts and talk about all the different possible scenarios, well done.

You know it is awful strange to me that in the following controversial high-profile cases such as Peterson's, O, J. Simpson's and Scot Peterson's case, while the defendants claim to be innocent, nobody is able to find the so called real killer....hm....At the very least this is food for thought. Thank you for a very interesting podcast. Your hard work is appreciated.

There is NO WAY that much blood is caused from a fall down the stairs. Nope, not believing it.

I was so torn on this case (likely because of the bias of the documentary and I play devils advocate a lot) but the moment I knew it was him was Cathleen’s sister was initially on his side and just days after her death she was in his study talking to him. They were looking out the window over the pool and she noticed ALL of the patio furniture was put up for the winter and covered in leaves. There was NO seating around the pool and he claimed to have been hanging out there all night for hours SITTING by the pool….. just a few days later when the documentary crew showed up to film he MOVED THE FURNITURE OUT BY THE POOL. She said in that moment she was filled with fear realizing what he had done.

I love you Kendal I’ve literally been binge watching your videos bc haven’t kept up with your upload schedule but omg you are incredible. All of this research you do. Brilliant

Just found you...so glad I did! Thank you for this well done presentation .

Those poor girls... imagine realizing you've most likely been adopted by your mother's killer and then he goes off and kills the only other mother figure you have in almost the exact same way.

How did they do such in-depth testing that they found microscopic pieces of owl feathers and wood…yet they didn’t even test the blow poke? Also when birds are trapped in a home they usually fly up to the ceiling and get trapped…they don’t calmly flying out the front door when they feel like it…

I remember seeing the owl theory and the fact that their was a feather found in her hair, which makes it hard to deny that as a possibility. Especially after looking at the comments and seeing someone say their wife had similar injuries after getting attacked by an owl.

Great summary of the case, Kendall. As an attorney, I appreciate your excellent use of the facts and circumstances of this puzzling, fascinating case and yes, I do tend to agree with your final assessment of the conclusion. The prosecution screwed up the evidence so guilt beyond a reasonable doubt wouldn't have been possible but the facts add up to 'guilty' and the Alford plea was appropriate.

Two women connected to this man died in almost the exact same way and he was the last person to see both of them... If there's a pattern, believe it.

My theory: the printed copies of his messages with the escort could've been printed off by Kathleen. Hear me out. She found out and wanted to confront him so she printed it off and stashed it in his drawers so he'd find it and know that she knows. This would make it so she didn't have to confront him face to face but still kinda confronts him. He finds them and then he was worried that she was going to leave and that would leave him financially unstable. So he either panicked and killed her for the life insurance or he planned it for the life insurance money. Probably attacked her with the fire poker thing which could've easily had wood and owl feathers on it from the fire place/wood pile. Feathers and wood are common there. It makes sense. (Edit/Updated theory) Someone pointed out that his actions are theorised to be premeditated because of how similar Elizabeth's and Kathleen's murders were. I agree and that changes my theory slightly. He could've found the affair conversations she printed out and decided she needed to go for financial reasons mentioned in the video and in my comment. He then most likely looked at Elizabeth's murder as being a template because of how successful he was. He got away with it and hardly anyone questioned it at all. He then couldve planned to kill Kathleen in a similar way because he thought he'd get away with it like he did with Elizabeth. He knew it couldn't be identical so he changed the stories up a little however the way in which he killed the two was quite similar. This indicates that he wanted to recycle the method because it was so successful. Thank you to the person who pointed out the flaw in my theory.

Also, I think the problem with this case is our unwillingness to admit we just don't know what happened. Does he seem like he COULD be a killer? Sure. Is there a chance he's not? Yes. We may just never know. We are getting stuck because we keep wanting to assume we know things we don't.

THANK YOU 💕 I was super curious about this case but had no patience to go further the third episode of the Netflix show!

I watched a friend at a party almost die once when a deck railing broke and he fell 15 feet onto rocks/concrete right on the back of his neck (had to wear a metal spine support device for like 2 years) and there was NOT EVEN CLOSE to this amount of blood. This is just sick. This was no damn accident

If an owl that size was in their house, everything would have been knocked over. Their wingspan in HUGE.

Kendall, you were one of the first I subscribed to, and I just love your content and the responsibility and carefulness that you approach each case with. Good Luck with everything you do! You have lots of devoted followers! 💓

Earlier in the day she was decorating outside. She was working in a tree. That is where they think the feathers and wood came from. Plus his son recently said he killed her. He was with his mother Patricia the day she died. She had a heart attack and he didn't call 911. Her son came over and called. He said Peterson just watched her die and waited like 2 hours

The fingerprints on the wine glass is such a glaring error in his story... how did he explain that?

I’m not saying Michael did it...but yea he did it.

It's funny Kendall mentioned it was brought up in court that it looked as if someone tried to clean up the blood. I say this because if you look in the bottom right of the picture of Kathleen's body, there is a WHOLE roll of paper towels with blood on them. Does anyone know if that was a point used in court?? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Oh, btw, I love your puppy. She (he) looks just like my Cockapoo who passed on years ago.😊

I think he killed her. The slip and fall theory doesn’t make any sense. The injuries to the back of her head were probably made by a fucking object. And the Elizabeth situation is weird too. I honestly think he killed them both. So sad!! RIP to Kathleen and Elizabeth.

Okay the “Owl Theory”- my argument against it. So barn owls were common in that area and they had been sitting outside at night. We have lots of birds around our house and any wind will get them along with sticks, dirt and everything organic all over everything. What if A) she was sitting outside and laid against the backrest of a chair that had some twigs and feathers stuck in it and they got caught in her hair? Or B) what if Michael beat her with an object that was outside and had a few bird feathers and other organic matter on it? I would believe those more than an owl attacking her and ripping her skull to shreds. 🤷🏻‍♀️

That dog is thinking "I know she sees me trying to sleep" lol

I really like how your animals hang out with you on the chair for murder story time :) so wholesome

I feel like if an owl really killed Kathleen there would be feathers inside the house too and not microscopic ones

The documentary is so bizarre i get strange feelings too, he’s an absolute narcisist.

Saying “Alford shmalford” in court is wild

I think someone mentioned it, but it makes sense that maybe he hit her with a branch, it would explain the microscopic wood and couple of feathers. I would think that if she was being attacked by an owl there would be way more feathers, and would the owl follow her up the stairs and find it's way out without a trace?

Kendall please look into the case of James Ryker Biel. It’s one of the saddest cases I have ever heard of. I reached out to his mother who has been trying to spread awareness on this case and she would love to work with you.

I just can’t get over the death in Germany. If that wasn’t a part of the equation, I don’t know how different my view of this case would be.

I appreciate and love everything that Kendall produces, but NGL sometimes I just have her in the background talking away espeically when I'm stressed out, because her voice is just so dang soothing

You're greatly appreciated!! Hope you and your family have a great holiday!!

The way Michael tries to save himself after saying the last time he saw Kathleen alive makes him look so much more guilty, if you weren't guilty you wouldn't of thought that much into a word mix up

Everyone's talking about Michael but I feel for the kids😕 Imagine your mother being killed by your own father after rooting for him the entire time......

AND btw when I saw you had done a video on this I was SO glad ! I LOVE YOU AND YOUR VIDEOS MONDAYS ARE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TOO SINCE I DISCOVERED YOU ABOUT A YEAR AGO!!! ❤❤

this case is insane i just finished watching the staircase and i still can't decide how i feel about everything. i just wish justice for kathleen

I honestly wonder if he did do it and used a fireplace tool to do it, it makes sense that there could be microscopic owl feathers and wood in her hair. Maybe I’m the only one who’s experienced this... but if you have a real fireplace in your house it’s not uncommon to find bird feathers from birds sitting on the chimney. If they used their fireplace, and they used fireplace tools.... it makes sense to me that that’s how it would be transferred to her hair?

I live in the same neighborhood as Michael Peterson and see him around town. The owls in our neighborhood aren't aggressive by any means. We hear them at night all of the time, but you're lucky to actually see one. Zero chance it was an owl.

"I have whispered her name in my heart, a thousand times." I HATE THIS GUY. He has a bad case of main character syndrome.

This case is perplexing. Main question- he waited half hour , he was outside , in shorts....dried blood. Poor woman bled to death....we will never know.

He absolutely killed his wife, had an affair with Elizabeth after the husband died, got her to put his name on some paperwork then killed her as well. He used the same method since he killed Elizabeth in Germany and thought no connection would be established.

Note to self: Never ‘Have it all’. That’s when things go south.

My staircase is exactly like that and I wear slippers in the house . the steps themselves are tall and steep and if we dont go very very slowly you will trip and fall. We put grippy strips on the steps, the danger is so much . I can't imagine trying to navigate them with downers and any amount of alcohol

I couldn’t finish the doc on Netflix so that’s why I’m watching your video on it!