Kathleen Peterson was born on 21 February 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. She was married to Michael Peterson and Fred Atwater. She died on 9 December 2001 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
On December 9, 2001, she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Durham mansion. Her husband Michael Peterson had called 9-1-1, stating that she had fallen down the stairs. He was convicted of her murder in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison, but on December 15, 2011, was granted a new trial following the discrediting of a prosecution witness.
