Freda Black, a prosecutor featured on Netflix's 'The Staircase', found dead in her home

Wil Glenn, a spokesperson for the Durham police, said that the 57-year-old prosecutor's death did not appear to be suspicious
PUBLISHED JUL 31, 2018

Freda Black, one of the prosecutors from the famous 2001 North Carolina murder case involving novelist Michael Peterson, passed away in her home over the past weekend. Black had been featured in the Netflix documentary series 'The Staircase', that profiled the case. She was found dead on July 29 morning in her home in North Carolina. Wil Glenn, a spokesperson for the Durham police, said that the 57-year-old prosecutor's death did not appear to be suspicious and that the body was sent to the medical examiner for further investigation.

Black was the one who gave closing arguments in the 2003 trial that ended Peterson being convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen.

RELATED TOPICS NETFLIX NEWS

GET THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

Van Patten’s Lucy and Jackson White’s Stephen will be the centerstage again in season 3
10 hours ago
Safe to say, the subtle "damn fine coffee" moment seemed to be tailor-made for all Lynchians
11 hours ago
'Fallout' Season 2 takes place about fifteen years after the events of the 'Fallout: New Vegas' video game
13 hours ago
The series is a reboot of the iconic 1960 film by John Sturges
14 hours ago
The upcoming season promises to be grander than ever, with much of the action set overseas in Prague
16 hours ago
'Fallout' Season 2's premiere teased a mystery that could redefine Hank's role in the wasteland
18 hours ago
ABC to air ‘The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy’ following the shocking deaths of the filmmaker and wife
20 hours ago
Based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the series stars Ella Purnell as the protagonist
20 hours ago
'NCIS: Sydney' was supposed to air the ninth episode of its third season on Tuesday, December 16
22 hours ago
The new season will premiere January 8 with plenty of chaos in the ER
1 day ago