Following his arrest, Peterson became the subject of the Netflix miniseries “The Staircase,” which documented his eventual conviction for his wife’s murder. Peterson was found guilty in October 2003 after over 13 weeks on trial, one of the longest in North Carolina history, according to an Associated Press report published by The Dispatch.. Peterson was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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