There are thousands of unsolved cases in the world, and there are always cases with unpredictable endings.
For example, today's...
"The Staircase"
This is a Netflix crime documentary based on real events.
Based on the 2001 sensational novelist's wife murder case.
The director spent 16 years recording such a complicated and real case.
Someone said, "It's a show that sends chills down your spine."
It is true that in the film, when the suspected murderer was found innocent, there was always some evidence pointing to him, but when he was suspected of being the murderer, there was evidence to clear him up.
True and false, false and true.
Say it from the bottom of my heart:
I am not looking at how to solve the case, but at the life of the murderer (shuo) and the hand (huang).
Bizarre and bloody, completely unexpected.
The protagonist of "The Staircase" is Mike Pearson, a best-selling author.
He has written 6 books, one of which the publisher paid him a deposit of 500,000 in advance before writing.
Apart from that, Mike's life is not unremarkable.
Participated in the Vietnam War, ran for mayor, lived in Germany, and now lives in the United States.
He was married twice,
The first is a Platonic marriage .
After the divorce, his two sons and two adopted daughters lived with him.
The second marriage encountered a staircase unsolved.
His wife is the unsolved victim Catherine .
On December 9, 2001, in the early hours of the morning, Katherine was found lying down under the stairs of her house covered in blood, breathless.
The discoverer was Mike.
Mike said that that night he and Katherine were drinking and watching the movie "American Sweetheart", and then simply took the wine and went to the outdoor pool to sit.
Later, Catherine said she wanted to rest, so she entered the house and continued to stay by the pool to continue smoking.
When he was about to enter the house to rest, he found Catherine lying under the stairs, covered in blood.
He immediately called the emergency number: "My wife has an accident!! She is still breathing, she fell down the stairs!!"
However, a few minutes later, he made a second emergency call,
This time, he told the operator: "The wife is not breathing..."
According to Mike, Catherine may have accidentally tumbled down the stairs because of alcohol intake.
However, the police who inspected the scene found that things were far from that simple.
It takes about 90 to 120 minutes for a person to go from injury to blood loss.
However, when the police arrived at the deceased's house, the blood around Catherine was almost dry.
This means that she has been lying here for nearly 2 hours.
Obviously, this does not conform to the law of injury leading to death.
What is even more terrifying is that the police inspected Katherine's body, and she had a total of 35 bruises, scars and wounds .
Seven lacerations on scalp, defensive wounds on arms, wrists and hands, and multiple bruises on face and back.
She even showed signs of being strangled.
Experts examined the blood splattered on the walls of the accident site and concluded—
The shape of the scattered blood was the shape that was ejected after being hit with a blunt object.
Based on the shape of the scar on the scalp, police suspect that the murder weapon was a fire stick that Catherine's sister had given her.
And it disappeared after the incident.
According to the wounds on Catherine's body, the police determined: Catherine died of murder.
The suspect is his husband Mike.
Therefore, after the incident, Mike was arrested by the police, and the family could not be reunited until Christmas.
But the reporter interviewed Mike's relatives and friends, they agreed that Mike could not murder Katherine.
He has no motive, let alone a reason.
In the eyes of outsiders, he and Catherine are a loving couple who respect each other. Even if the two have no biological children, the new family members formed after their divorce are very loving.
After Mike's accident, his four children firmly believe that their father must not be the murderer.
Eventually, with the help of lawyers and friends and family, Mike was released on bail.
After returning home, Mike's life continued as usual, all waiting for the lawyer and the police to investigate.
At this point, things took a turn.
Authoritative experts in the United States have come to a new conclusion based on on-site pictures and materials—
Catherine was indeed killed by accident.
Because, after she entered the room, she may have accidentally fallen on the door frame.
The head just hit the edge of the door frame, so there will be a crack in the head.
And experts find scalp tissue and hair right on the door frame.
In addition, due to the violent impact, Catherine's head began to bleed, and she also fell into a coma.
When she woke up from the coma, she continued to call for help, and she struggled to stand up from the pool of blood.
But when he stood up, he fell down again because of the slippery blood, and rolled down 2--3 stairs.
If this logic is followed, the coincidence of the wound on Catherine's skull and the dried blood can be made clear.
In addition, experts proved that Katherine was not killed by a blunt weapon based on the blood on the wall.
If it was a blunt weapon, the blood would splash to the ceiling.
But the bloodstains on the walls were all low, so the possibility of blunt weapon murder was ruled out.
More importantly, the fire stick that the police suspected at the time was found by Mike's lawyers.
It was covered in dust, apparently long enough to be used for murder, and lawyers brought it to court as evidence.
Based on the above evidence, the possibility of Mike's murder is preliminarily ruled out.
However, as the police investigation continued to deepen, they discovered an extremely important clue.
Mike is bisexual.
Police found more than 2,500 pornographic photos of men on his computer, as well as an email about dating a male prostitute.
The police guessed again, because Katherine knew Mike's dark secret, so Mike killed her.
This sudden news disrupted the rhythm of Mike's legal team.
Mike has never disclosed this information to anyone, which also means he likely lied during the investigation.
To make matters worse, according to the police's information, Mike had a previous leg injury.
Mike said he was injured in the Vietnam War, but in fact it wasn't.
The above two lies have left a bad impression on the court and the jury.
Mike's legal team has undoubtedly entered a black hole.
Originally saw hope, but because of lying they fell into the dim environment again.
The team of lawyers had to start with Mike's bisexual identity again, and they found the male prostitute who had a relationship with Mike.
Male prostitutes say there are many prostitutes from veterans like Mike.
And Katherine also knew Mike's bisexual identity, but didn't mind it at all, and sometimes even became the talk of the couple.
The testimony of the male prostitute once again turned the wind in Mike's favor.
But at this time, the aunt of Mike's two adopted daughters also jumped out, saying that her sister's death was exactly the same as Catherine's.
The victim, Liv, was Mike's good friend and the biological mother of his two adopted daughters.
In 1985, she also died under the stairs, and Mike was also the last person to see her.
She also had seven lacerations on the back of her scalp.
The only difference is that the incident was not investigated in depth at that time, and everyone thought she fell down the stairs and accidentally fell to her death.
Mike was also very loyal, and after Liv died, he adopted her two daughters.
In order to find out the real cause of death of her sister, she took the initiative to contact the police in charge of Katherine's case.
Liv's body was re-excavated and examined, and the forensic examination concluded that it was murdered!
what? What the hell happened to Mike? Is he really the murderer?
Anyway, for now, Mike's two adopted daughters trust their adoptive father very much.
Like Mike's biological son, they firmly believe that his father must be innocent.
Even if the darkest secret in their hearts was dug out, they were not shocked at all, but felt sorry for him.
However, returning to rationality, all kinds of things and coincidences finally point to Mike.
But every time Mike is in danger, there is new evidence to wash away his grievances.
Therefore, it is very puzzling whether Mike is innocent or the real murderer.
This is also the reason why "The Staircase" can be made into a documentary.
In the film, some people complained for Mike, and some people thought that he was innocent.
Audiences who have watched the film are also caught in such a tit-for-tat situation. Some believe in Mike, but others believe that he is the murderer.
Is he really innocent?
For the first time, I was in a situation where I didn't know how to answer.
Say he is guilty, but all kinds of experts, scholars, relatives and friends have proven him innocent by presenting facts and reasoning.
Say he is innocent, but the editor of "The Staircase" who was picked up later is Mike's mistress.
The two dated for 15 years.
Although editors claim to respect the facts and not be subjective, they still make people skeptical about the facts.
Therefore, the answer to "The Staircase" seems to be Rashomon.
Individuals have personal opinions, which cannot be unified, and people with two opinions cannot persuade each other.
To this day, the cause of Katherine and Liv's death remains a mystery...and may always be a mystery...
Whether or not Mike killed the person, this is a complete tragedy.
It ruined the lives of two people in one fell swoop.
After watching "The Staircase", do you think Mike is innocent or the real murderer?
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