Peterson's 3rd Wife Murdered: New Autopsy

Murder suspect says he understands fears of fiancée's family

(NEWSER) - Drew Peterson, divorced from wives No. 1 and 2 and suspected of killing wives No. 3 and 4, understands why the family of would-be wife No. 5 is none too pleased with their engagement, ABC reports. “I would have concerns if I were the friends and family of this young girl,” Peterson, 55, told Nightline, referring to 23-year-old fiancée Christina Raines. More»

Would-be wife No. 5 is also 23; but murder suspect is still married to missing No. 4, Stacy

(NEWSER) - Drew Peterson, whose wife Stacy has been missing since last year, wants to move on to bride No. 5, his lawyer tells the Chicago Sun-Times. “He proposed and she accepted,” Joel Brodsky says, though “I guess he’s got to get divorced.” Peterson doesn’t see the problem. “I was married to Kathleen when I was engaged to Stacy,” the ex-cop points out of wife No. 3—in whose unsolved 2004 murder he’s the lone suspect. More»

Hearsay evidence allowed in Drew Peterson murder hearing

(USER SUBMITTED) - Drew Peterson, the Illinois cop accused of killing one of his wives and suspected in the disappearance of another, gets to hear from his dead third wife today in an evidentiary hearing, reports the AP . An Illinois judge will be evaluating hearsay evidence from the wife he is accused of murdering, Kathleen Savio, who told friends and family that if she turned up dead, it was likely her husband who did it. Her body was found in a dry bathtub. More»

Body confirmed to be male

(NEWSER) - The body found last week near a river in suburban Chicago has been identified as male, the Tribune reports. The discovery confirms the remains are not those of Stacy Peterson or another missing area woman. “We’re disappointed,” said a spokesperson for the family of Peterson, who’s been missing since 2007. “But we’re still moving forward, doing the searches, doing the investigation.” More»

(NEWSER) - Drew Peterson attempted to pay someone $25,000 to kill his third wife in 2003, a year before she was found drowned in her bathtub, prosecutors alleged today. The disgraced former cop, who has been charged with murdering Kathleen Savio himself, tried and failed today to have his $20 million bail reduced, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. More»