Kathleen and Michael Peterson

Elizabeth Ratliff

Candace Zamperini and Lori Campell

Veronica Hunt and Caitlin Atwater

George Ratliff with Patty Peterson

Peterson and never adopted Ratliff sisters.

Defense Attorney, David Rudolf.

District Attorney, Jim Hardin.

Assistant DA, Freda Black.

Prosecutor Jim Hardin agreed police never found a murder weapon, but told jurors the State could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that something fitting the description of the missing blowpoke is what killed Kathleen Peterson.

Shortly before the trial ended, David Rudolf entered a brass blowpoke into evidence, telling jurors it was accidentally found in Michael's basement by an unspecified person at an unspecified time. The jury paid little attention to Rudolf's blowpoke since it wasn't in the condition the bloodied and bent murder weapon would have been in. Rudolf on the other hand, thought the newly discovered poker was the central piece of evidence in Peterson's trial.

Brent "Brad" Wolgamott

Judge Orlando Hudson

Peter Duane Deaver

Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. John Butts.

Medical Examiner, Dr. Deborah Radisch.

Barbara Malagnino

Cheryl Appel-Schumacher

Margaret Blair

Dr. Henry Lee

Co-defense council, Thomas Mahar.

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