The Staircase gripped millions of viewers, but it wasn’t until I met Margie Ratliff that I began to question the human toll
When I watched The Staircase, I was transfixed. The 2004 documentary series – rereleased on Netflix in 2018 – tells the story of US author Michael Peterson, who was charged with the murder of his wife.
I was glued to my laptop, Googling the myriad of popular theories: was she, in fact, killed by an owl? Was the murder weapon a discarded blow poke? I found myself playing detective, captivated by the mind-boggling twists and turns of the documentary.
Camilla Hall is a documentary film-maker. She is the co-founder, with Jennifer Tiexiera, of the production company Lady & Bird Films. Subject is in UK cinemas now
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