Female Body Found Near Peterson Home

Ex-cop allegedly forced fourth wife to lie for him, says pastor

(NEWSER) - Bad news for Drew Peterson ahead of his murder trial: A pastor will be allowed to testify that Peterson forced his fourth wife to provide a fake alibi for him the night his third wife was killed, the Chicago Tribune reports. The pastor says Stacy Peterson told him Drew was missing the night of Kathleen Savio's death, but that he returned after midnight clad in black and carrying women's clothes. 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»

(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»

(AP) - A defense attorney entered a not-guilty plea today for former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson in the 2004 death of his third wife. Peterson stood silently in court, wearing a blue jail jumpsuit and shackles. He's been in custody since May 7, when he was arrested near his Bolingbrook home on first-degree murder charges in the death of Kathleen Savio. More»

Statement from eldest son says children support father

(NEWSER) - Drew Peterson’s adult son says he and his four siblings know their dad’s innocent of murder, the Chicago Tribune reports. “All of the children of Drew Peterson fully support their father and know that he is innocent of the charges against him,” Stephen Peterson said today in a statement. “We know him better than anyone else in the world and we know he is not guilty.” More»