Wildlife & Related

[FoxtArt]

There is a documentary on Netflix called The Staircase that is all about that case. When I was working in Nebraska and staying with friends we were watching. The Netflix show doesn't mention the owl at all, and I otherwise thought it was kind of a dumb documentary. My buddy told me he looked up the owl theory and that actually changes everything for me. They wouldn't allow the owl part in the trial, but in retrospect all the evidence makes much more sense.

I've never seen the documentary but you intrigued me, so did some digging. Looks like the editor of the Staircase became "romantically involved" with Peterson. Such a freakin' socio. Just like many other historical killers (Bundy, anybody?), charming enough to bang a lot of people who should know better. There was a "Peterson" on the west slope, named Michael Blagg. He got a retrial on a technicality, also tried a long-shot defense explanation trying to assert it was a different serial killer who happened to be in the area.

He failed. Guilty 2x.