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Death by Natural Causes or Murder?
27:19 - 36:05 (08:45)
The case of a woman's death in Germany became a crucial piece of evidence for investigators in North Carolina who believed it to be murder. The trial drew attention from people off the street and those on vacation, despite the unlikelihood of personally knowing the individuals involved.
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Detectives investigate the connection between Michael Peterson and the mysterious deaths of two women, including Elizabeth Ratliff, who was found dead in her home.
27:19 - 28:56 (01:36)
Summary
Detectives investigate the connection between Michael Peterson and the mysterious deaths of two women, including Elizabeth Ratliff, who was found dead in her home. An autopsy ruled her death as natural causes, but suspicions arise when a second woman died in a similar manner years later.
ChapterDeath by Natural Causes or Murder?
EpisodeDown the Back Staircase
PodcastDateline NBC
The investigation into Kathleen Peterson's death caused officials to reexamine the death of her friend, Elizabeth Ratliff, who had died in a similar manner in Germany years earlier.
29:00 - 30:06 (01:06)
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The investigation into Kathleen Peterson's death caused officials to reexamine the death of her friend, Elizabeth Ratliff, who had died in a similar manner in Germany years earlier. Margaret Blair, Ratliff's sister, began questioning the official story of a cerebral hemorrhage and reached out to Ratliff's old friends, who revealed that there was blood on the walls at the scene of her death, leading police to exhume Ratliff's body for further investigation.
ChapterDeath by Natural Causes or Murder?
EpisodeDown the Back Staircase
PodcastDateline NBC
The body of a woman is exhumed to determine the accuracy of her previous cause of death ruling in Germany.
30:06 - 32:13 (02:07)
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The body of a woman is exhumed to determine the accuracy of her previous cause of death ruling in Germany. The body was studied by a medical examiner who'd ruled on another high-profile death case.
ChapterDeath by Natural Causes or Murder?
EpisodeDown the Back Staircase
PodcastDateline NBC
The Michael Peterson case was one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of the criminal justice system.
32:13 - 36:05 (03:52)
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The Michael Peterson case was one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of the criminal justice system. Despite apparently being a stable and happy couple, after the death of Kathleen, they discover that their marriage was actually full of cracks.