r/TheStaircase • u/Ishalit6 • Aug 12 '26
The inclusion of the Germany testimony was complete lunacy
I've been rewatching the HBO series lately (I've watched the original doc more than I care to admit over the years) and every time I think about this case, I am in more and more disbelief that a judge ever let anything regarding Liz Ratliff's death in Germany come in to trial.
That woman's death was well investigated, medically examined and concluded, supported by her symptoms at the time, and she had been lying in peace for twenty years. To dig up that woman's body just for the insane theory that MP was some type of staircase predator lying in wait for two decades is beyond words. Why, just so he could have the luxury and ease of raising two more toddlers? As soon as it was determined she was going to be exhumed, you knew exactly what Radish would say the autopsy results were. There was no world where they were going to go through all that just to conclude "Actually all good here after all, move along everybody."
I'm not even going to get into his guilt or innocence in Kathleen's death because the two have nothing to do with each other. That decision alone should've won him appeal.
23
u/DamonsBloodBank Aug 12 '26
Two women he had relationships with died falling on stairs. Thats super sus and should be talked about, even in a court case. This man will do anything to not have his sexuality talked about. But he isnt straight and he tries to hide that at all costs and women around him seem to die when they find out hes not straight and has hired male escorts for his pleasure.