Summary of Diane Fanning's Written in Blood

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#1 On December 9, 2001, Mary Allen took the first step onto the world stage of a long-playing drama when she answered a call from Michael Peterson, who was frantic that his wife, Elizabeth, was not breathing.

#2 When the paramedics arrived at the Peterson house, they were shocked by the amount of blood on the stairs. Kathleen’s body was sprawled across the floor of the hallway, her legs spread wide. Her neck was exposed as if on a sacrificial altar.

#3 The emergency medical technicians worked the rapid assessment protocol with efficiency and few words exchanged. They determined that Kathleen’s level of consciousness was 3 of 3, the lowest possible score on the Glasgow Coma Scale. She had no pulse, no respiration, and no blood pressure.

#4 The officers saw a chair lift attached to the wall of the stairwell. The seat was folded up, but still they wondered if it played a role in the incident. They also made the assumption that Kathleen was disabled.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822540729

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On December 9, 2001, Mary Allen took the first step onto the world stage of a long-playing drama when she answered a call from Michael Peterson, who was frantic that his wife, Elizabeth, was not breathing.

#2

When the paramedics arrived at the Peterson house, they were shocked by the amount of blood on the stairs. Kathleen’s body was sprawled across the floor of the hallway, her legs spread wide. Her neck was exposed as if on a sacrificial altar.

#3

The emergency medical technicians worked the rapid assessment protocol with efficiency and few words exchanged. They determined that Kathleen’s level of consciousness was 3 of 3, the lowest possible score on the Glasgow Coma Scale. She had no pulse, no respiration, and no blood pressure.

#4

The officers saw a chair lift attached to the wall of the stairwell. The seat was folded up, but still they wondered if it played a role in the incident. They also made the assumption that Kathleen was disabled.

#5

The police investigation showed that there was a large amount of blood outside the staircase in the hallway. It had a glazed surface with no sheen of wetness, which was strange given the amount of blood.

#6

On the night of Kathleen’s death, Investigator Art Holland was called to the scene. He observed smeared blood on a kitchen drawer and on the glass-front cabinet above. That was the first red flag for him. He also noticed that the blood around Kathleen’s waist had a strange discoloration, which indicated it had begun to dry.

#7

The police had a hard time keeping the three Petersons in the same room. They were constantly whispering to each other, and the officers felt some discomfort with what they had to do. But they had to be sure that the suspicions were unfounded.

#8

Bill Peterson, the attorney, went to the house to represent his brother. He was told that no detective was available to speak with him, so