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Peterson Disputes New Autopsy

Posted Nov 19, 07 8:36 AM CST in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – The doctor who concluded that Drew Peterson's third wife was murdered was a paid Fox commentator with a pre-existing opinion, and his findings were a "self-fulfilling prophecy," Peterson's lawyer told the Today show. Peterson himself sat largely silent during the interview, permitted by his handler to answer only a few questions, reports the Chicago Tribune.

In spite of what Peterson's lawyer termed a "thorough" original autopsy, Kathleen Savio's body was exhumed last week and a former NYC medical examiner reversed the accidental-death finding. When asked if he was worried missing wife Stacy might never return, Peterson said, "I don't know, I have no idea." He added: "Yes, I am. My kids need a mom."

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This undated photo provided by her family shows Stacy Peterson, 23, of Bolingbrook, Ill., and her husband, Drew Peterson, 53, a police officer with the Bolingbrook Police Department. Stacy was reported...   (Associated Press)
Drew Peterson is interviewed on NBC's "Today Show" in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. The Illinois police officer who resigned after being named a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife said...   (Associated Press)
A car sits in the driveway of the home of Stacy Peterson as authorities continue to search for clues in her disappearance. Her husband Drew Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant has been named...   (Associated Press)
This undated photo provided by the Stacy Peterson family shows Peterson's husband, Drew Peterson, 53, a Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer. Stacy Peterson was reported missing on Oct. 29, and authorities...   (Associated Press)
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