It's propaganda - not a documentary

usameos6

As my wife and I are relatively new to the North Carolina area, we watched this "documentary" as it was billed as "a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial." Honestly - it was anything but that. Instead, it was a puff piece that focused on how to portray Michael Peterson as innocent and the State of North Carolina and the city of Durham as conspirators in convicting him.

The film leaves out anything that is not convenient to portraying Michael as innocent such as the $1.4 million insurance policy on his wife, the fact that she was likely facing a layoff, the fact that Kathleen Peterson's (the victim) family did not consent to the film, the fact that Kathleen's daughter changed her mind about Michael's involvement, etc. etc. etc. Anyone that does not toe the line about Michael being an innocent victim and this being an incredible and loving relationship is immediately removed from the screen.

The new episodes also do not disclose that the editor was having a personal relationship with Michael Peterson - which is a serious conflict of interest and at least should have been disclosed.

Overall - if you want to see a whitewash of a court case that has been made to portray someone that eventually took a guilty plea as a victim and does absolutely nothing for the victim - this is for you. If you want to see an unbiased true crime documentary - this is not it.

score 1/10

usameos6 15 June 2018

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw4203923/