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Mike Peterson was convicted of killing his wife following a 13-week trial in 2003 that included revelations of a male escort and a suspicious death in Germany.
Durham novelist and one-time mayoral candidate Mike Peterson walked out of jail Thursday afternoon for the first time in more than eight years after posting bond while awaiting a new trial in his wife's death a decade ago.
A judge ruled Wednesday that Durham novelist and one-time mayoral candidate Mike Peterson should get a new trial in his wife's death a decade ago because of questions about the credibility of a key prosecution witness.
A lawyer for Durham novelist and one-time mayoral candidate Mike Peterson resumed his attack Tuesday on the competency of a key prosecution witness in Peterson's 2003 murder trial.
A judge on Friday blocked a prosecutor's attempt to have blood evidence experts discuss whether Mike Peterson was guilty of killing his wife, regardless of the testimony presented by a blood analyst at Peterson's 2003 trial.
Three lawyers on Thursday criticized the work of a former SBI analyst at the center of Mike Peterson's attempt to get a new murder trial.
An expert in forensic sciences on Wednesday questioned the tests done by a former State Bureau of Investigation agent on blood evidence in the death of a Nortel Networks executive a decade ago.
An attorney for Mike Peterson attacked the credibility of a former SBI analyst during a Tuesday court hearing to decide whether the Durham novelist and one-time mayoral candidate will get a new murder trial.
A Superior Court judge on Monday rejected an attempt by Durham County District Attorney Tracey Cline to remove another judge from a high-profile murder appeal.
Almost 10 years to the day that Kathleen Peterson was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase inside an upscale Durham home, her husband, Mike Peterson, hopes to get another chance at a new trial.
Finding someone to represent the state in convicted killer Mike Peterson's quest for a new trial is becoming more problematic each day.
Mike Peterson's quest for a new trial in his wife's murder 10 years ago could be delayed after the North Carolina Attorney General's Office agreed to assume responsibility for the case from Durham County prosecutors.
The attorney for convicted killer Mike Peterson is opposed to an effort by Durham County District Attorney Tracey Cline to remove a Superior Court judge from Peterson's hearing for a new trial.
A dispute between Durham's district attorney and a longtime Superior Court judge has prompted the prosecutor to ask that he be removed from one of the city's most high-profile murder cases.
Convicted killer Mike Peterson on Tuesday filed a motion for a new trial, blaming testimony from a recently discredited state analyst for his conviction.
Convicted killer Mike Peterson on Monday filed a motion for a new trial, blaming testimony from a recently discredited state analyst for his conviction.
The former Durham novelist says he is pleased by recent scrutiny over an SBI agent whose testimony helped prosecutors win a guilty verdict against him nearly seven years ago.
A new review of the SBI crime lab's practices has the defense attorney for Durham novelist Mike Peterson re-examining testimony from his client's murder trial seven years ago.
Durham novelist Mike Peterson, who is serving a life sentence at Nash Correctional Institution for the 2001 murder of his wife, Kathleen, has lost his single-cell privileges.
Attorney T. Lawrence Pollard filed a new motion in Superior Court, saying there is compelling evidence to bolster the case that Mike Peterson was not responsible for Kathleen Peterson's 2001 staircase death.
Mike Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife, Kathleen Peterson, in their upscale Durham home in December 2001, continues to maintain his innocence.
The state Attorney General's Office will handle a court hearing on claims by convicted killer Mike Peterson that prosecutors withheld evidence in his 2003 murder trial.
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper says the 65-year-old convicted killer should not be granted a hearing on whether prosecutors withheld evidence in his 2003 murder trial.
The Committee on Justice for Mike Nifong claims former District Attorney Jim Hardin and former Assistant District Attorney Freda Black withheld exculpatory evidence from Peterson's defense attorneys during his 2003 murder trial.
A Superior Court judge decided Wednesday to hold a hearing on claims by convicted killer Mike Peterson that prosecutors withheld evidence in his 2003 murder trial.
The son of convicted killer Mike Peterson said in an open letter Thursday that his father is among the growing number of criminal defendants in Durham who have been failed by police, prosecutors and courts.
A Virginia attorney filed a motion Wednesday alleging prosecutorial and juror misconduct in the 2003 murder trial of Durham novelist Mike Peterson.
A Virginia attorney said he plans to file a motion Wednesday seeking a new trial for Durham novelist and convicted killer Mike Peterson.
Larry Pollard, who has long believed an owl could be responsible for Kathleen Peterson’s staircase death nearly seven years ago, says there is explosive evidence that could prove her husband is innocent of murder.
Biond Fury, a self-described metaphysician, music and film producer and publisher, bought the 9,200-square-foot house at 1810 Cedar St. in Durham last month for $1.3 million.
A judge on Thursday accepted a $25 million settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit against Durham novelist Michael Peterson, nearly a year after both parties reached the agreement.
Durham novelist Mike Peterson, in prison for killing his wife, is writing again, according to the author of a new book about the Korean War.
The state Supreme Court ruled Friday convicted murderer Mike Peterson will not get a new trial. Peterson is serving a life sentence for the 2001 beating death of his wife, Kathleen.
The state Supreme Court on Monday heard the appeal of Durham novelist and former mayoral candidate Michael Peterson to overturn his first-degree murder conviction in his wife's death.
Convicted killer and former Durham mayoral candidate Michael Peterson served 10 days in segregation at Nash Correctional Institution this month after he was found with another prisoner's medications, authorities said.
Correctional officers removed convicted killer and former Durham mayoral candidate Michael Peterson from administrative segregation Wednesday.
Convicted killer Michael Peterson has been segregated from other inmates while Nash Correctional Institution officials investigate allegations against him, authorities said.
The murder case against Durham novelist Mike Peterson is now a TV movie set to air Sunday night.
The home where one of the Triangle’s most infamous murders took place is on the market again.
The daughter of a slain Nortel Networks executive has accepted a $25 million settlement in a civil lawsuit against her stepfather, Durham novelist Michael Peterson.
The attorney for the daughter of a slain Nortel Networks executive said Wednesday they have reached a "partial" agreement in a civil lawsuit against Durham novelist Michael Peterson.
A Durham judge has set a trial date of June 25 in the wrongful death lawsuit against a Durham novelist convicted of killing his wife.
A legal challenge to a bankruptcy claim by convicted killer Michael Peterson has been dropped.
A federal bankruptcy judge, overturning a previous stay, has ruled that civil proceedings against Durham novelist Michael Peterson can move forward.
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