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  • May 2008

    • Drew Faces Weapons Charge

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 21, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      Drew Faces Weapons Charge

      (Newser) - Drew Peterson is free on bail after surrendering to police today on felony weapons charges, the Chicago Tribune reports. The charges—he owns a rifle with an illegal barrel—are not related to the cases of his missing fourth wife or the suspicious death of his third, but they carry a possible penalty of 5 years in prison. More »

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      Chicago  • Drew Peterson  • domestic abuse

    • Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 1, 08 3:33 AM CDT

      Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return

      (Newser) - Suspected wife killer Drew Peterson is offering a $25,000 reward for information about his wife's disappearance, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Illinois ex-cop said he believes his fourth wife, Stacy, left with another man when she vanished six months ago. Stacy's relatives slammed the offer as a publicity stunt and suggested that Peterson, who's also being investigated in the death of his third wife, collect the reward himself. More »

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      Illinois  • missing person  • disappearance  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson

  • April 2008

    • Peterson Faces Lawsuit in Third Wife's Death

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 18, 08 3:20 AM CDT

      Peterson Faces Lawsuit in Third Wife's Death

      (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, their attorney told the Chicago Tribune . More »

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

    • Drew Peterson Will Take Your Questions

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 11, 08 12:54 PM CDT

      Drew Peterson Will Take Your Questions

      (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 by the media. “There's no rules. Larry King's people tell me that they screen out the nuts,” his lawyer said. More »

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

  • March 2008

    • Stacy Called Kathleen's Divorce Lawyer

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 8, 08 2:05 PM CST

      Stacy Called Kathleen's Divorce Lawyer

      (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" by the lawyer's comments. More »

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

  • February 2008

    • Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 28, 08 12:44 PM CST

      Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail

      (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 of his third wife, whose bathtub drowning was recently reclassified as homicide. More »

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

    • Peterson's 3rd Wife Murdered: New Autopsy

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 21, 08 7:01 PM CST

      Peterson's 3rd Wife Murdered: New Autopsy

      (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 accidental drowning. More »

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

  • January 2008

    • Drew Peterson Wants to Lie Test on TV

      Fox News  |  Jan 30, 08 3:02 PM CST

      Drew Peterson Wants to Lie Test on TV

      (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 in contact with producers from Moment of Truth. More »

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      Fox  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • homicide  • Kathleen Savio  • polygraph

    • Corpse Found in Chicago Isn't Peterson

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 27, 08 2:43 PM CST

      Corpse Found in Chicago Isn't Peterson

      (Newser) - The badly decomposed body of a woman found yesterday in a Chicago industrial lot is not Stacy Peterson, reports the Chicago Tribune , the suburban mom whose husband, Drew, is suspected in her October disappearance. Officials also determined that the body was not another area housewife, Lisa Stebic, missing since April. The corpse had stab wounds, and police are treating the case as a homicide. More »

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      Chicago  • missing person  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • homicide  • missing woman  • corpse  • Lisa Stebic

    • Date Game With Murder Suspect Drew Peterson Ditched

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Jan 24, 08 3:12 AM CST

      Date Game With Murder Suspect Drew Peterson Ditched

      (Newser) - After some careful reflection, Chicago radio executives have decided their station won't host a dating game featuring former cop Drew Peterson, who's suspected of killing his missing fourth wife—and his third wife. Peterson may be back in the market for a new spouse because he told Chicago's WJMK-FM in a surprise phone call that "the ladies are coming back around." More »

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      Chicago  • radio  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • Joel Brodsky

  • December 2007

    • 'Stacy's in a Graveyard'

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 27, 07 4:05 AM CST

      'Stacy's in a Graveyard'

      (Newser) - Suburban Chicago neighbors of the former cop suspected in the mysterious disappearance of his wife Stacy Peterson received chilling notes in their mailboxes yesterday saying that the young mom is in a graveyard. One neighbor also found dozens of photos of grave sites scattered in her yard, reports the Chicago Tribune . More »

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      missing person  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • missing woman

    • Peterson Transferred $250K to Son

      Fox News  |  Dec 15, 07 7:14 PM CST

      Peterson Transferred $250K to Son

      (Newser) - Drew Peterson transferred $250,000 to his son shortly after wife Stacy disappeared, Fox News reports. Investigators subpoenaed bank records showing that Drew wrote six checks to son Steve, fueling speculation that he's trying to protect the money in case he is sued. Peterson declined comment on the money transfers, except to tell ABC News that the "truth about them will come out." More »

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      Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson

    • Peterson Wife, Storage Bins Vanished at Same Time

      ABC News  |  Dec 13, 07 10:07 PM CST

      Peterson Wife, Storage Bins Vanished at Same Time

      (Newser) - Two large blue storage containers bought by Drew Peterson disappeared from his garage after his wife went missing, says one of Peterson's close friends. Rick Mims told a grand jury last week that he and Peterson bought the containers from AmeriCable, where they worked in 2003, ABC News reports. Mims also turned over photos of the containers, obtained by ABC. More »

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      Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • homicide

    • Peterson Starts Defense Fund

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Dec 12, 07 4:48 AM CST

      Peterson Starts Defense Fund

      (Newser) - The suburban Chicago ex-cop who is a murder suspect in the death of one wife and the disappearance of another has launched a legal defense fund on the Internet. Drew Peterson's website, DefendDrew.com, takes donations via PayPal. He blasts "media sensationalism" for causing his family hardship, and claims he needs money for both a defense fund and to hire a detective to find his missing fourth wife, Stacy.  More »

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      FBI  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • Illinois State Police

    • Pastor Confirms Stacy Told Him: 'He Did It!'

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 11, 07 8:43 AM CST

      Pastor Confirms Stacy Told Him: 'He Did It!'

      (Newser) - Rev. Neil Schori, Stacy Peterson's pastor, confirmed in a TV interview last night that the missing 23-year-old told him her husband, former cop Drew Peterson, had admitted to killing his ex-wife. “He did it,” Stacy blurted over coffee, referring to the 2004 death of Peterson’s third wife, which was ruled an accidental drowning, the Chicago Tribune reports More »

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      murder  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson

    • Drew Peterson Feels Betrayed

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 7, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Drew Peterson Feels Betrayed

      (Newser) - It really got to Drew Peterson: his picture on a pinata at a vigil last weekend for his missing wife, Stacy. The former Illinois police sergeant, a suspect in Stacy's presumed murder, complains to the Chicago Tribune that he's been shunned by friends and former buddies on the force. He laments that police officers "who I would have jumped in front of a bullet for" now give him the cold shoulder. More »

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      police  • Illinois  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • homicide  • missing woman

    • GPS System is Latest Target in Peterson Probe

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 6, 07 5:59 PM CST

      GPS System is Latest Target in Peterson Probe

      (Newser) - The probe into the disappearance of Stacy Peterson appears to be focusing on obtaining physical evidence of a murder and on records from a GPS system in husband Drew Peterson's SUV, the Chicago Tribune reports. One new search warrant calls for the seizure of materials such as blood, fingernails or other material that could be DNA-tested. More »

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      Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson

    • Peterson Asked Truckers to Haul Package: Cops

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 2, 07 12:39 PM CST

      Peterson Asked Truckers to Haul Package: Cops

      (Newser) - Two truckers have identified Drew Peterson as the man who they say asked them to deliver a package at 3:30am the morning after his wife, Stacy, disappeared, Illinois police said yesterday. The drivers say they refused, reports the Chicago Tribune, but the ex-police sergeant issued an angry denial to ABC News, calling the claim "totally fictitious." More »

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      Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson

    • Peterson: I Want My Stuff Back

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 1, 07 12:26 PM CST

      Peterson: I Want My Stuff Back

      (Newser) - Drew Peterson has demanded that police return property seized during the investigation of his missing fourth wife, the Chicago Tribune reports. The goods include two cars, guns, ammo, iPods, a computer, and schoolbooks. His attorneys say state cops are keeping the items just to annoy him. They also allege that city police officials are going after him unfairly because they're angry he's getting a pension. More »

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      Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson

    • Cops Accused of Protecting Peterson

      Associated Press  |  Dec 1, 07 9:09 AM CST

      Cops Accused of Protecting Peterson

      (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 the town's residents wonder if  their cops protected one of their own. More »

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      murder  • police  • Illinois  • Drew Peterson  • Kathleen Savio

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