The Staircase Murders
Brief Synopsis
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Based on the true story of best-selling novelist, aspiring politician and loving father Michael Peterson and the murder of his socialite wife, Kathleen. Investigators respond to Michael's frantic 911 call reporting that his wife accidentally fell down the staircase. Once on the scene investigators
Cast & Crew
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Tom Mcloughlin
Director
Nick Erickson
Eric F. Adams
Carol Sutton
Kate Donadio
Kerry Cahill
Film Details
Also Known As
Staircase, Staircase Murders, The
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Legal
Release Date
2007
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on the true story of best-selling novelist, aspiring politician and loving father Michael Peterson and the murder of his socialite wife, Kathleen. Investigators respond to Michael's frantic 911 call reporting that his wife accidentally fell down the staircase. Once on the scene investigators find evidence leading them to believe she didn't really fall down the stairs the way Michael reported.
Director
Tom Mcloughlin
Director
Cast
Nick Erickson
Eric F. Adams
Carol Sutton
Kate Donadio
Kerry Cahill
Nina Jones
Harold Evans
Kyle Russell Clements
Billy Slaughter
Nancy Mcloughlin
Stephanie Honore
Bernard Hocke
Samaire Armstrong
Lara Grice
Lisha Brock
Brian Durkin
Patrick Scott Kirton
Andrea Frankle
Lisa Morrison
Dana Lee
Brandon Olive
Treat Williams
Melinda Walsh
Don Yesso
Shanna Forrestall
J C Sealy
Ric Reitz
Michael E Hendrick
Lead Man
Doug M. Griffin
Brett Rice
Ramona Tyler
Hunt Scarritt
Laura Bailey
Kevin Pollak
Crew
Lloyd Ahern Jr.
Dp/Cinematographer
Lloyd Ahern Jr.
Director Of Photography
Jillian Amburgey
Script Supervisor
Kimberly C Anderson
Co-Executive Producer
Jimmy 'coach' Armstrong
Boom Operator
William David Arnold
Production Designer
Larry Benjamin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dana Bolsseau
Hair Stylist
Judy Cairo
Producer
Chip Carey
Electrician
Buddy Carr
Dolly Grip
Gilly Charbonet
Key Grip
Michael Charbonnet
Assistant Camera
Thomas E Conrad
Video Playback
Elizabeth Coulon
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Arvid Cristina
Production Secretary
Walter Dickerson
On-Set Dresser
Ferdinand Duplantier
Rigging Gaffer
Joy Ealy
Adr Supervisor
Jeff Ervin
Assistant Editor
Jamie Fernandez
On-Set Dresser
Sean Finnegan
Gaffer
Robert Foster
Camera Operator
Brouke Franklin
Assistant Camera
Ira Friedlander
Production Accountant
Mike Graham
Supervising Sound Editor
Andre M Green
Rigging Electrician
Shay Griffin
Casting
Derek Grover
Digital Effects
Lanca Hamilton
Wardrobe Supervisor
George Harding
Props Assistant
Marshall Harvey
Editor
Elston Howard
Location Manager
Greg Johnson
Special Makeup Effects
Aphrodite Jones
Coproducer
Aphrodite Jones
Source Material
Stacy Kelly
Makeup Artist
Mike Kennedy
Electrician
Ruth Kesler
Production Coordinator
A. Welch Lambeth
Transportation Coordinator
Jerry Lane
Camera Operator
Suzanne Lauer
Associate Producer
Lisa Lengyel
Assistant Camera
Melanie Leveque
Graphic Designer
Joseph Lo Duca
Music
Boris Malden
Coproducer
Byron Marigny
Best Boy
Donald Martin
Writer (Tv)
Donald Martin
Teleplay
Todd Masters
Special Makeup Effects
Dan Mccormick
Rigging Grip
James Mcevoy
Rigging Grip
Lee Mclemore
Best Boy Grip
Darryl W Moran
Coordinator
Daniel J Moretenson
Transportation Captain
David Nami
Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Nami Sr.
Special Effects Assistant
David Nash
Special Effects Assistant
Joseph Paolucci
Rigging Electrician
John Papsidera
Casting Director
J Malcolm Petal
Co-Executive Producer
Judith A Polone
Executive Producer
Armando Pompa
Costumer
Lucas Porterfield
Grip
John Richie
Assistant Camera
James Roque Jr.
Assistant Director
Jason Ruder
Music Editor
Declan Ryan
Electrician
Beverly Safier
Costume Designer
Ann C Salzer
Assistant Director
Richard Schexnayder
Sound Mixer
Deven M Schruff
Assistant Location Manager
David Smith
Set Decorator
Wells Smith
Key Rigging Grip
Amy Staub
Casting
Tommy Staub
Casting
John Stuckmeyer
Unit Production Manager
Dan Tickachle
Electrician
Jimmy Trotter
Consultant
Paul Uddo
Assistant Director
Calvin Ursin
Dolly Grip
Kevin Valentine
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeremy Wabre
Grip
Richard Waldrop
Property Master
Arthur Welch Lambeth
Transportation Coordinator
Charlie Wright
Transportation Captain
Christy Zeller
Transportation Coordinator
Russell Ziecker
Music Supervisor
Frank Zito
Construction Coordinator
Scott Zukowski
Best Boy Electric
Film Details
Also Known As
Staircase, Staircase Murders, The
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Legal
Release Date
2007
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 15, 2007
Picked up to production for the 2006-2007 season.
Aired in USA on Lifetime Network on April 15, 2007.
Began shooting in February 2007 and scheduled to complete shooting in March, 2007.
