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New Autopsy: 
Peterson's 3rd 
Wife Murdered

Bruises show struggle; coroner had called death accidental

Jul 23, 09 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s third wife was killed, a new autopsy says, countering the original coroner’s report that concluded Kathleen Savio’s death was an accident, CNN reports. Bruises point to a struggle in the new autopsy by a top forensic pathologist. Peterson, a former Illinois cop, has been charged... More »

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murder • autopsy • accident • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson • coroner

(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... More »

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crime • murder • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Female Body Found Near Peterson Home

Focus on murder suspect's wife, another missing woman

May 21, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s infamously bad luck might have just gotten worse: Authorities uncovered a decomposing woman’s body and a mysterious blue barrel near his Illinois home yesterday. If the woman turns to be his fourth wife, Stacy, it could undermine his claim she fled with another man. But the... More »

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murder • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

 Peterson Pleads Not Guilty 


May 18, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(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... More »

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court • plea • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • court appearance

Prosecutors Eye Savio Divorce in Peterson Case

Ex-cop risked losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in split

May 15, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson prosecutors are scrutinizing his divorce from Kathleen Savio as they ready their murder case against him, the Chicago Tribune reports. Peterson could have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the pair’s split—but Savio was found dead in a bathtub one month before the trial that... More »

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divorce • crime • Matt Lauer • murder • arrest • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson • divorce settlement • Today show • murder charges

 Peterson's 
 Kids Say He's 
 Innocent 

Statement from eldest son says children support father

May 11, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(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... More »

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murder • children • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Stephen Peterson

Peterson Murder Case Hinges on Flimsy Evidence

Prosecution counting on 'beyond the grave' testimony from victim

May 9, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The murder case against Drew Peterson is likely to hinge on circumstantial evidence and hearsay testimony, the Chicago Tribune reports. Prosecutors will be relying on a new statute that some are calling “Drew’s Law,” which will allow victim Kathleen Savio to “testify from beyond the... More »

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Illinois • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson • hearsay

 Peterson Cracks Jokes at Murder Hearing 

Ex-cop smirks as arraignment on murder charge delayed

May 9, 09 2:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson smirked and wisecracked his way through a court hearing yesterday, the Chicago Tribune reports. "Look at this bling. Look at this nice spiffy outfit. Three squares a day," the shackled ex-cop cracked on his way into court, where he was told his arraignment on murder charges... More »

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murder • Illinois • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson • murder charges

(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... More »

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Chicago • crime • murder • wife • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson

Fam of 3rd Wife Sues Peterson for Her Death

Lawyer who won OJ civil suit files before grand jury expires

Apr 22, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sick of waiting for a grand jury to act, Kathleen Savio’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against husband Drew Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. The grand jury, which expires next month, has been investigating the death of Savio, Peterson’s third wife, and the disappearance of... More »

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civil lawsuits • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • wrongful death • John Q Kelly

Drew Peterson:
I Wouldn't Trust Me, Either

Murder suspect says he understands fears of fiancée's family

Jan 30, 09 12:14 PM CST
(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... More »

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murder • engagement • suspect • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • Christina Raines

Drew Peterson Engaged Again

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

Dec 17, 08 11:00 AM CST
(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... More »

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engagement • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • unsolved crimes

Peterson Faces Lawsuit in Third Wife's Death

Family to file wrongful death action as judge cites murder findings

Apr 18, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A judge yesterday replaced the executors for the estate of murder suspect Drew Peterson's third wife, paving the way for a wrongful death suit against the ex-cop. The judge cited recent autopsy findings saying Kathleen Savio was murdered. Her family now plans to file a wrongful death suit within weeks,... More »

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murder • disappearance • Illinois • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Drew Peterson Will Take Your Questions

High-profile suspect
to field viewer queries on 'Larry King Live'

Apr 11, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson, suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife while police investigate the death of his third, will field viewers’ questions on "Larry King Live" tonight, the Chicago Tribune reports. The show offers the first chance for the public to question the ex-cop, who says he's been convicted... More »

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murder • Larry King • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Stacy Called Kathleen's Divorce Lawyer

Drew Peterson's missing wife followed slain predecessor

Mar 8, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The Illinois attorney who represented Drew Peterson's slain third wife, Kathleen Savio, in her divorce from Peterson said yesterday that missing fourth wife Stacy had also made tentative contact with him about a divorce, just days before her disappearance. Drew Peterson told the Chicago Tribune he was "pretty shocked"... More »

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murder • domestic violence • Illinois • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Harry Smith

Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail

Suspect in wife's disappearance says he's innocent, but is 'prepared' for arrest

Feb 28, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson, the ex-cop suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, said today he is psychologically ready for arrest and even time behind bars, the Chicago Tribune reports. On NBC’s Today show, Peterson maintained his innocence in the October disappearance of Stacy Peterson and in the 2004 murder... More »

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NBC • Matt Lauer • murder • homicide • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Today show

Peterson's 3rd Wife Murdered: New Autopsy

Savio exhumed amid probe into ex-cop's missing 4th wife

Feb 21, 08 7:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Officials in a Chicago suburb ruled today that the third wife of former policeman Drew Peterson—who's under suspicion in the disappearance of his fourth spouse—was murdered, the Chicago Tribune reports. Kathleen Savio was found dead in a dry bathtub in 2004, and her death had been considered an... More »

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murder • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • unsolved crimes

Drew Peterson Wants to Lie Test on TV

First question: Are
you a wife-murdering psychopath?

Jan 30, 08 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - After repeatedly refusing requests from the family of his missing wife that he submit to a polygraph test, suspect Drew Peterson is now requesting to do so on national television. Representatives for the former Chicago-area policeman—whose wife, Stacy, has been missing since October and is presumed dead—have been... More »

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homicide • Fox • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • polygraph • Moment of Truth • lie detector test

Cops Accused of Protecting Peterson

Fellow cop never charged in 18 domestic disturbance calls

Dec 1, 07 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - In the two years before Kathleen Savio was found dead in a bathtub, local police responded to 18 domestic disturbance calls at the suburban Chicago house she shared with policeman husband Drew Peterson, AP reports. Charges were filed twice—against her. Her death is now suspected to be murder and... More »

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Stacy Told 3 Drew Had Killed Ex

Peterson bragged of getting away with murder

Nov 29, 07 10:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Before her disappearance, Stacy Peterson revealed to three people, including a clergyman, that her husband had bragged of killing his ex-wife and making it look like an accident, a source tells the Chicago Sun-Times. Drew Peterson, now a suspect in his fourth wife’s disappearance, was already living with a... More »

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murder • accident • clergy • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

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