NATW Podcast: Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson is the man at the centre of The Staircase. In this interview he talks about his wife Kathleen who was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in their home. He has always maintained he did not do it. He accepted an Alford plea for manslaughter and is now a free man. In this Michael Peterson interview analysis, Jack Fox applies Statement Investigation to an interview with Peterson to ask one question. Do his words suggest he is telling the truth or that he knows more than he is saying?The analysis begins with his very first answers. When asked directly if he pushed Kathleen down the stairs or hit her with a poker, Peterson says no, he did not. The denial is there. But the construction of it is worth examining closely. And what follows across the rest of the interview tells its own story.Peterson does not speak about himself or his own actions. He leans on experts, lawyers, and institutions to carry his account. The computer. The finances. The German investigators. Others do his talking for him throughout. And where you might expect emotion, a sense of loss, a desire to know what happened to his wife, there is very little. The staircase took Kathleen. Peterson seems at peace with never knowing how.Jack gets close to a conclusion in this episode. The language does not suggest a happy marriage. And it suggests Peterson knows considerably more about what happened at the bottom of those stairs than he has ever said.Now a free man, Peterson spoke about his case, his kids, and the role his lawyer played in keeping him out of prison. This Michael Peterson interview analysis examines what the legal process cannot tell us. His own words can. Did he do it? The language has a view.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and more.YouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe🖥 NEW! Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/📋 Newsletter:https://posts.neveratruerword.com🌐 Socials:https://connect.neveratruerword.com📚 Books:https://books.neveratruerword.com🎓 Training:https://statementfox.com/training/⬇ Free download:https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#MichaelPeterson #MichaelPetersonInterview #TheStaircase #KathleenPeterson #StaircaseCase #NeverATruerWord #JackFox #StatementInvestigation #TrueCrime #ForensicScience #investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology