Or Maybe It Was A Red-Tailed Hawk: A Conversation with Tiddy Smith
Added 2024-12-28 02:57:03 +0000 UTCDuring the course of writing the latest video, I had a fair amount of correspondence with Tiddy Smith, the author of Death by Talons. Quite early in that correspondence, we had an extended real time conversation to help me get my head around his theories on the case - beyond what’s even postulated in his book.
We spend the first halfish of the conversation fleshing out the details of what Tiddy terms the “Unified Owl Theory.” The basic premise explained in the video where Kathleen was somehow attacked by an owl while alone outside, leading one way or another to the ultimate crime scene.
After that we move on to some newer, more outside the box ideas - namely that an entirely different bird of prey may have somehow been introduced to the Peterson residence through circumstances unknown, and in the presence of additional company undisclosed, some point after which all hell broke loose and a vast two-way cover-up ensued.
Who would have had such a bird and why? Where are the feathers? Was the raptor still in the house, wrapped up in a bunch of towels beneath Kathleen’s head when responders arrived? We explore all these questions and more!
Warning: I used illustrative imagery including the actual photo of Kathleen’s scalp, as well as the most graphic portions of the crime scene walk through as they became relevant to certain theories. There are on screen warnings before they’re shown, but they are completely uncensored. It’s all already in the public domain and only used insofar as it’s relevant, so no gore-exploitation here, but it’s definitely worth readying yourself for.
Tiddy’s Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Death-Talons-Murder-Kathleen-Peterson-ebook/dp/B0C9R4NBBX
Gallery: https://wildbluepress.com/death-by-talons-gallery/
Ursula Franco’s Bare Hands Theory: https://malkecrimenotes.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/the-murder-of-kathleen-hunt-atwater-peterson-at-the-hands-of-michael-peterson/
Comments
Re finding feathers, could an innocent explanation be from a pillow(s). Our pillows leak feathers every now and then, it’s not uncommon to find one half poking out of a pillow or already out on the sofa/ground etc. In my view, I can’t get passed the 911 call. Michael said my wife fell down the stairs. Zero qualification, as if he had seen it. I think when ppl speak about things they haven’t seen they add qualifiers, “she must have fallen down the stairs”, “maybe she fell down the stairs” etc. that’s to say nothing of the fact it’s 3am or 4am, and to Michael, a supposedly uninformed viewer, the probability of her having fallen down the stairs was no greater than the probability of a break in and assault, which would increase the requirement for a qualifier when describing what he thought had happened.
David McKinnon
2025-06-25 05:11:55 +0000 UTCMatt Orchard is the man. I don't have a point other than subscriber activity possibly helping the channel. I guess I do have a point - more - I want more.
Dan Kelly
2025-06-14 23:34:09 +0000 UTCYou should do shanda vanderark!
Deanna & Kurt
2025-04-12 21:13:18 +0000 UTC
