Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Documentary filmmaker

Verification status: Every documentary connection below is cited.

Last research update: 8 November 2026

Appears in

The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)

Interviewed on camera

Director and on-camera participant.^{[Vulture] [Variety]}

Documentary archival context: Archival news and courtroom footage appear. People identified solely through archival footage are not treated as interviewees here.^{[Netflix] [The Guardian]}

Episode not verified

Short biography

No further verified public background is available.

Sourced timeline

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Related people

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Arthur Holland
Judge
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)
Bill Peterson
Michael Peterson's brother
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)
David Rudolf
Defense attorney
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)
Freda Black
Prosecutor
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)
Jim Hardin
District attorney
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)
Michael Peterson
Novelist and defendant
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)
Ron Guerette
Defense investigator
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)
Tom Maher
Defense attorney
Both appear in The Staircase (Netflix docuseries, 2018 edition)

Sources

The Staircase Director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade on the Peterson Case — Vulture, published 2018-06-11. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
Netflix Orders True Crime Docuseries 'The Staircase,' 'Evil Genius' — Variety, published 2018-04-18. Accessed 2026-11-08.Entertainment trade pressHigh reliability
The Staircase — Netflix, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
The Staircase review – still the godfather of the true crime documentary — The Guardian, published 2018-06-08. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability

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