13 Riveting Netflix True Crime Docuseries You Might Have Missed

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The Staircase (2018)

The Staircase Michael Peterson true crime — *Kathleen and Michael Peterson pictured in* The Staircase, *courtesy of Netflix*

This 13-part true crime docuseries chronicles roughly two decades in the life of novelist Michael Peterson — from his 2003 trial, in which he was convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, to his ultimate release on time served after submitting an Alford plea to a reduced manslaughter charge.

The Staircase offers a deeply personal look into one of America’s most baffling cases, and was recently made into an HBO miniseries.