Michael Peterson, best-selling novelist, on trial for the murder of his wife, Kathleen.
( Courtesy of The News & Observer)
Kathleen Peterson became the first woman to earn a master's degree in engineering from Duke University.
( Courtesy of Fred Atwater )
Kathleen and her first husband, Fred Atwater, celebrate as newlyweds.
( Courtesy of Fred Atwater )
Kathleen in her younger days, visiting Disney World.
( Courtesy of Fred Atwater )
Kathleen with her daughter Caitlin, on a camping holiday.
( Courtesy of Fred Atwater )
Margaret and Martha Ratliff in Germany, dressed European style by their mom, Elizabeth.
( Courtesy of Amybeth Berner )
Amybeth Berner and Michael Peterson's first wife, Patricia, enjoy a fine dining establishment with their children in Paris.
(Courtesy of Bruce Berner)
Amybeth Berner, George Ratliff, and Carol Durham, at a get-together at the Berners' house in Germany.
(Courtesy of Bruce Berner)
Former nanny Barbara O'Hara, Martha Ratliff, Amybeth Berner, Margaret Ratliff, and Bruce Berner, as they enjoy a meal at Elizabeth Ratliff's table. (Courtesy of Bruce Berner)
The entrance gate to the Peterson mansion on Cedar Street. (Authorâ²s photo)
The Peterson mansion swimming pool, where Michael Peterson claimed to have been sitting as his wife died inside their home. (Authorâ²s photo)
Caitlin Atwater, daughter of Kathleen Peterson, fought for justice for her mother. (Yearbook photo)
Michael Peterson on trial for first-degree murder in Durham. (Courtesy of Robert Olason )