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May 2008
- Drew Faces Weapons Charge
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 21, 08 6:04 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 1, 08 3:33 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
April 2008
- Peterson Faces Lawsuit in Third Wife's Death
  
  Chicago Tribune | 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, their attorney told the Chicago Tribune . More »
- Drew Peterson Will Take Your Questions
  
  Chicago Tribune | 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 by the media. “There's no rules. Larry King's people tell me that they screen out the nuts,” his lawyer said. More »
March 2008
- Stacy Called Kathleen's Divorce Lawyer
  
  Chicago Tribune | 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" by the lawyer's comments. More »
February 2008
- Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail
  
  Chicago Tribune | 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 of his third wife, whose bathtub drowning was recently reclassified as homicide. More »
- Peterson's 3rd Wife Murdered: New Autopsy
  
  Chicago Tribune | 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 accidental drowning. More »
January 2008
- Drew Peterson Wants to Lie Test on TV
  
  Fox News | 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 in contact with producers from Moment of Truth. More »
- Corpse Found in Chicago Isn't Peterson
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jan 27, 08 2:43 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Date Game With Murder Suspect Drew Peterson Ditched
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jan 24, 08 3:12 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- 'Amazing Kreskin' Offers Help in Peterson Case
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jan 3, 08 9:13 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The man who bills himself as "The Amazing Kreskin" has offered to use his psychic powers to help police find missing Illinois mom Stacy Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. The celebrity mentalist said it doesn't take a psychic to know the case needs a breakthrough. Peterson vanished two months ago and her ex-cop husband is suspected of killing her. More »
December 2007
- 'Stacy's in a Graveyard'
  
  Chicago Tribune | Dec 27, 07 4:05 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Peterson Transferred $250K to Son
  
  Fox News | Dec 15, 07 7:14 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Peterson Wife, Storage Bins Vanished at Same Time
  
  ABC News | Dec 13, 07 10:07 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Peterson Starts Defense Fund
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 12, 07 4:48 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Pastor Confirms Stacy Told Him: 'He Did It!'
  
  Chicago Tribune | Dec 11, 07 8:43 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Drew Peterson Feels Betrayed
  
  Chicago Tribune | Dec 7, 07 11:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - It really got to Drew Peterson: his picture

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Drew Faces Weapons Charge

Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return

Peterson Faces Lawsuit in Third Wife's Death

Drew Peterson Will Take Your Questions

Stacy Called Kathleen's Divorce Lawyer

Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail

Peterson's 3rd Wife Murdered: New Autopsy

Drew Peterson Wants to Lie Test on TV

Corpse Found in Chicago Isn't Peterson

Date Game With Murder Suspect Drew Peterson Ditched

'Amazing Kreskin' Offers Help in Peterson Case

'Stacy's in a Graveyard'

Peterson Transferred $250K to Son

Peterson Wife, Storage Bins Vanished at Same Time

Peterson Starts Defense Fund

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

Drew Peterson Feels Betrayed