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Drew Peterson Wants to Sell His Home—to the Media

He's got a novel idea for those pesky legal fees

Nov 11, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson is broke and has huge legal bills, so he’s looking to sell his home. But not to just anyone. The former police sergeant, accused of murdering his third wife, figures he’ll get a premium if he sells it to a news organization as a “base... More »

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Chicago • marriage • murder • Fox News • Drew Peterson • murder charges

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

 Ill. Remains 
 Not Stacy 
 Peterson 

Body confirmed to be male

May 28, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(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... More »

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murder • body • remains • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person

(Newser) - That Drew Peterson is quite a card. In prison on charges of murdering his third wife, Peterson called a Chicago radio station this morning to crack jokes about prison life, reports TMZ. Among other things, Peterson told the Mancow & Cassidy show on WLS-AM that they should run a “... More »

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Chicago • prison • crime • Drew Peterson • jokes • Erich "Mancow" Muller

(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

Reality-Show Brothel Offers Drew Peterson
a Pimpin' Job

Top choice Blagojevich had turned gig down

May 5, 09 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Moonlite Bunny Ranch—the legal Nevada brothel featured in HBO’s Cathouse—seems desperate to play host to a Chicagoan with reputation problems, WBBM-AM reports. After Rod Blagojevich turned down a job offer as an apprentice pimp, owner Dennis Hof has now made entreaties to murder suspect Drew Peterson—... More »

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prostitution • Illinois • Drew Peterson • brothel • Rod Blagojevich • pimp • Moonlite Bunny Ranch • Cathouse

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

Peterson's Stepbrother: I
Helped Dump Stacy's Body

Lack of progress spurs witness to go public

Mar 10, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Thomas Morphey helped stepbrother Drew Peterson load a blue barrel into his car, there was no doubt in his mind what was inside: Stacy Peterson’s body. A distraught Morphey tried to kill himself, then turned state’s evidence. But 17 months later, he’s never appeared in court,... More »

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murder • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • witness • Thomas Morphey

 Peterson Fiancee, 
 After Bolting, 
 Moves Back In 

Father vows to break up daughter, murder suspect

Feb 11, 09 8:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s latest galpal—who claimed last week their engagement was nothing more than a publicity stunt—has moved back in with the suspected wife killer, the Joliet Herald News reports. The move comes less than two weeks after 24-year-old Christina Raines moved out of Peterson’s house with... More »

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murder • publicity stunt • Illinois • engagement • suspect • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • cohabitation • Christina Raines • fiancee

(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s purported ex-fiancée said today that their marital plan was "more like a stunt,” the Huffington Post reports. Christina Raines confirmed that they dated, but said the engagement was cooked up by Peterson's lawyer, who “had wanted him to be in the media and... More »

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publicity stunt • Illinois • engagement • hoax • Drew Peterson • Christina Raines • fiancee • sham

(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s fiancée ended their relationship today and moved out—with a little help from the police, her dad, and Dr. Phil, the Chicago Tribune reports. Christina Raines first called her father for help moving. After arriving with a cameraman from Dr. Phil's show in tow, he... More »

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murder • Illinois • suspect • wife • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Christina Raines • fiancee

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

Kin of 'Fiancée': Dream On, Drew

23-year-old 'never said she was going to marry him'—oh, and she has a live-in boyfriend

Dec 21, 08 5:57 PM CST
(Newser) - No stranger to controversy in his romantic dealings, Drew Peterson is now facing off with the family of the 23-year-old woman he says will become the fifth Mrs Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. Waitress Christina Raines has some kind of relationship with Peterson, but that’s where the agreement ends;... More »

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marriage • engagement • Drew Peterson • missing person • unsolved crimes

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