Peterson Calls Radio Show to Joke About Prison

(NEWSER) - Police have arrested Drew Peterson in connection with the murder of his third wife, the Chicago Tribune reports. The death of Kathleen Savio, 40, who was found drowned in a bathtub in 2004, was initially ruled an accident, but police reopened the case when Peterson's fourth wife went missing. She still hasn't been found. More»

Cops probing 'domestic situation'

(NEWSER) - A suburban Chicago bride still wearing her wedding gown was found stabbed to death in the bathtub of her home. Estrella Carrera, 26, was discovered by police just days after her wedding to a 30-year-old Chicago man, whose name was not released. Cops are investigating the killing as a "domestic situation," but refused to release any further details. Carrera was last seen alive just hours after her wedding. Her sister became concerned when Carrera failed to pick up her two young children, reports ABC News . Carrera was married in a "hastily planned" wedding to the father of her younger child, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . The two had an on again, off again relationship, said the paper. More»

Last meal before jail: fast food

(NEWSER) - As Rod Blagojevich's car headed to prison from the Denver airport yesterday, it didn't stop at the entrance of the correctional facility. Then it passed by again. Turns out the former Illinois governor and his lawyer got lost, then opted to grab Blago's last lunch before serving his time, according to the lawyer. The meal was provided by fast-food burger joint Freddy's, MSNBC reports. "You're the guy from the Apprentice," said a woman as he posed for photos. More»

Chicago cops investigating Facebook picture

(NEWSER) - Chicago police are investigating a father who posted a Facebook photo of a young girl, apparently his daughter, whose feet, hands, and face are bound with duct tape. "This is wut happens wen my baby hits me back," said the caption accompanying the photo posted by Andre Curry, 21. A friend of Curry's insisted Curry was "being playful with his child; people play with their child differently," reports the Smoking Gun . But another friend's comment was of a different nature: "You goin' to jail." The girl appears to be leaning against a baby dressed in a snowsuit. Curry has removed the photo and has refused to comment to the media. Police said the probe is "ongoing." More»

Lyralisa Stevens sues for surgery to move to safer women's prison

(NEWSER) - A murderer is suing California, demanding the state pay for her sex change operation and move her from a men's prison to a safer women's prison. The state has provided Lyralisa Stevens, who lives as a female, with sex hormones since 2003 when she began a 50 year-to-life sentence for shooting a woman in a dispute over clothing. But officials say they are not responsible for financing and arranging an operation to remove her male genitalia. Stevens has had silicone injections in her hips and breasts, and is in constant fear of attack, according to the suit. "The male inmate is not expecting to see breasts in the shower next to him," wrote Stevens. More»