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      • The book itself is based on an actual case in which Voelker secured an acquittal for his client, Coleman Peterson, who shot tavern owner Mike Chenoweth after Peterson’s wife accused the latter man of rape in the sleepy town of Big Bay, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, in July 1952.
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    Feb 28, 2017 · The book itself is based on an actual case in which Voelker secured an acquittal for his client, Coleman Peterson, who shot tavern owner Mike Chenoweth after Peterson’s wife accused the latter man of rape in the sleepy town of Big Bay, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, in July 1952.

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    Anatomy of a Murder is a 1959 American legal drama [2] film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Wendell Mayes was based on the 1958 novel of the same name written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker under the pen name of Robert Traver.

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    May 11, 2024 · Based on the 1958 novel of the same name by John D. Voelker, a Michigan Supreme Court justice under the pen name Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Murder follows the trial of a soldier, Lt....

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    Mar 27, 2012 · By. J.M. Suarez / 27 March 2012. Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder is perhaps his most well-known and critically celebrated film. Released in 1959, it’s an adaptation of a true story...

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    Cinematic Immorality: Anatomy Of A Murder. John Voelker had previously written books under the pseudonym Robert Traver. However, the book he based on the Peterson case, Anatomy of a Murder, published in 1958, was the first book of his to make best-seller. It assured him of a comfortable income.

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    Jan 8, 2016 · Netflix’s Making a Murderer purports to tell a true story, following hit shows Serial and The Jinx in documenting perceived miscarriages of justice. Steven Avery was exonerated in 2003.

  10. www.britannica.com › topic › Anatomy-of-a-MurderAnatomy of a Murder | Courtroom Drama, Legal Thriller, Crime ...

    Anatomy of a Murder, American courtroom film drama, released in 1959, that was controversial for its explicit handling of sexual passions and the crime of rape. The film was based on a novel by Robert Traver (pen name of Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker). It centres on Paul Biegler.