Mike Peterson was born on October 23, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee. His full name is Michael Iver Peterson. Mike was accused of murdering his wife after having called the police.

Many people believe that he is innocent, and he was given a second trial due to a witness giving a false statement. This is one mistake. A false statement can impact a person, typically for the worst.

Michael Peterson was sentenced to eight years in prison after it was determined that he did in fact kill his wife, Kathleen. She has beaten to death, but it is assumed that the weapon was cleaned between blows, since there was no cast-off blood spatter.

The weapon that is believed to have been used in the murder is a fire poke that is originally used for maintaining fires in a fireplace. Another speculation is that Kathleen was escaping a barred owl after having been by the pool. However, there is too much blood on the walls of the staircase to suggest that this is what happened. The plausible cause is that Kathleen was pushed down the stairs before being beaten with the fire poke.