AKA Michael Iver Peterson

Born: 23-Oct-1943
Birthplace: Nashville, TN

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Occupation: Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Staircase

Military service: USMC (1967-71)

Father: Eugene Iver Peterson
Mother: Eleanor Bartalino
Brother: William Eugene Peterson (b. 31-Jul-1947)
Brother: John James Peterson (b. 11-May-1951)
Sister: Ann Ellen Peterson (b. 25-Feb-1953)
Wife: Patricia Sue Peterson (m. 1965, div. 1996, 2 sons)
Son: Clayton
Son: Todd
Wife: Kathleen Atwater (m. 1997, d. 9-Dec-2001 murdered by Michael)
Daughter: Margaret Ratliff (adoptive)
Daughter: Martha Ratliff (adoptive)
Daughter: Caitlin Atwater (stepdaughter, b. 27-Apr-1982)

    High School: Hampton High School, VA
    University: BA Political Science, Duke University (1965)
    Law School: University of North Carolina (dropped out)

    Sigma Nu Fraternity president, Duke University
    Young Men's Christian Association
    Kidnapped and baptised at a Shinto temple as a baby (according to him)
    Driving While Intoxicated 1993, charge reduced
    Reckless Driving 1993
    Murder Durham, NC (of his wife, 9-Dec-2001), convicted 10-Oct-2003
    Bankruptcy (13-Jun-2006)
    Italian Ancestry Maternal
    Welsh Ancestry Maternal
    Risk Factors: Smoking

Is the subject of books:
Written in Blood, 2005, BY: Diane Fanning, DETAILS: (nonfiction)

Author of books:
The Immortal Dragon (1983, novel)
A Time of War: A Bitter Peace (1996, novel)
Charlie Two Shoes and the Marines of Love Company (1998, novel, with David Perlmutt)

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