. >> later that day, peterson 's sister margaret blair in rhode island with the dreadful news. >> he said, margaret, there's been an accident. liz fell down the stairs and died. are you saying? i just totally went numb. >> margaret could not believe it. >> i mean, my sister. he's saying she died. she's young.eautiful little children, babies really. i mean, of course, i had a thousand questions afterwards. ng foul play in elizabeth ratliff's death were laid to rest by the results of an autopsy performed at a u.s. said, from a brain hemorrhage, natural causes. her body was flown to texas for burial beside her husband.eral sister margaret anxious for further details wasn't going to hear anything more from michael peterson. >> michael was very aloof and very strange. >> no. he didn't really say a lot at all. he never talked about the -- what happened to liz.ill had designated the petersons and not her family as the girls' legal guardians. you didn't think that's strange? the petersons? who are these people?y, you know, i can understand how that could happen. this was her world now. liz mu

. >> later that day, peterson phoned elizabeth's sister margaret blair in rhode island with the dreadful news. he said, margaret, there's be wien ao accident. liz fell down the stairs and died. what are you saying? i just totally went numb. >> margaret could not believe it. >> i mean, my sister. he's saying she died. she's young. she's got two beautiful little children, babies really. i mean, of course, i had a thousand questions afterwards. >> but any questions regarding fo l pla in eliza eh ratliyf's death were laid to rest by the results of an autopsy performed at a u.s. elizabeth died, the examiner said, from a brain hemorrhage, natural causes. hesir body was flown to texas for burial beside her husband. at the funeral sisi mat to anxiou for further details wasn't going to hear anything more from michael peterson. >>ke michael was very aloof and very strange. >> did he spme >>d no. he didn't really say a lot at all. he never talked about the -- what happened to lf?. >> liz's will had designated the petersons and not her family as t he itgirls' legal guardians. you didn't think that's