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Drew Peterson’s lawyers are adding a little snark to some otherwise dry pre-trial motions. They filed a few last week as the former Bolingbrook cop learned he’d go on trial in July for the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.  

When Drew Peterson goes on trial at the end of July on charges he killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio, prosecutors will not be allowed to mention any presumption that his fourth wife might be dead as well.  

Prosecutors, defense attorneys and the judge in the Drew Peterson case have agreed to only send e-mail to each other during business hours.  

May 25, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) -- A Will County judge heard arguments Friday on an emergency motion in the Drew Peterson murder case. Prosecutors wanted the judge to limit e-mail communications about the case. The emergency motion was about e-mails sent ...  

Former police sergeant Drew Peterson will be in an Illinois courtroom Friday for a hearing for his upcoming murder trial, court officials said. Peterson is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004 and remains under investigation in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. This hearing comes after a monumental decision was made earlier this year in the widely followed murder case. In April, an...  

An emergency motion to "limit electronic communication" was filed Wednesday in the Drew Peterson murder case and could be argued during a hearing Friday. The motion was impounded—its contents kept secret from the public and press. Peterson, a ...  

Peterson is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004 and remains under investigation in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. This hearing comes after a monumental decision was made earlier this year in the ...  

The former police sergeant is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004. He remains under investigation in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. This hearing comes after a controversial ruling was ...  

Will County prosecutors will be back in court Friday, after filing an emergency motion to curtail all parties in the Drew Peterson case from discussing legal and logistical matters via e-mail. The motion to “limit electronic communication ...  

Will County prosecutors will be back in court Friday, after filing an emergency motion to curtail all parties in the Drew Peterson case from discussing legal and logistical matters via e-mail. The motion to “limit electronic communication ...  

And once it’s underway, prosecutors will not be allowed to mention any presumption that his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, might be dead too. Will County Judge Edward Burmila laid out that and several other ground rules in an hours-long hearing Thursday to ...  

After nearly two years of trial delays, former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson will finally stand trial on the charge that he murdered Kathleen Savio, his third wife, in July. "Yes, your honor. … I've been in solitary confinement for ...  

Among the motions filed by the defense is one to bar any mention of the disappearance “or possible death” of Peterson’s fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, from the trial. But the discussion Thursday morning centered on a motion to prevent the ...  

The trial, which is expected to draw attention from the national media, has been postponed almost two years while appeals over the statements from Peterson's drowned ex-wife, Kathleen Savio, and missing fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, wound their ...  

Drew Peterson’s legal team is asking his judge to bar the mention of Stacy Peterson’s disappearance “or possible death” during his trial for the murder of Kathleen Savio.  

The defense, prosecutors and judge Edward Burmila have been using email to share filings as quickly as possible as they prepare for Peterson's upcoming trial. Prosecutors filed an emergency motion to limit electronic communications to ...  

Drew Peterson’s lawyers are adding a little snark to some otherwise dry pre-trial motions. They filed a few last week as the former Bolingbrook police sergeant learned he’d go on trial at the end of July for the 2004 drowning death of his third wife ...  

Drew Peterson will be in an Illinois courtroom Friday for a hearing for his upcoming murder trial. The former police sergeant is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004.  

Former police sergeant Drew Peterson will be in an Illinois courtroom Friday for a hearing for his upcoming murder trial, court officials said. Peterson is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004 and remains under ...  

Drew Peterson’s murder case is back in the Will County court system after an almost two-year battle in the appellate courts. Prosecutors say his trial for the murder of his wife, Kathleen Savio, could begin as early as this spring.  

Peterson’s legal team is asking Will County Judge Edward Burmila to bar the mention of Stacy Peterson’s disappearance “or possible death” during his trial for the murder of Kathleen Savio, which could start in a few months. They also asked Burmila ...  

Drew Peterson won’t fight a recent appellate court ruling allowing additional hearsay statements to be used against him when he stands trial for the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio — a decision that could speed up his trial date.  

He wore glasses and a blue jail jumpsuit. He is set to stand trial in Will County on charges he killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Will County Associate Judge Edward Burmila, a former state's attorney, was assigned as the case's new judge. Attorneys ...  

Former Bolingbrook cop Drew Peterson will be in a Will County courtroom Friday, where he may learn which judge will preside over his upcoming murder trial. Peterson is returning to court after deciding not to fight a crucial Illinois appellate court ruling involving what hearsay evidence can be used against him when he is tried for the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio ...  

Peterson, 57, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and is a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Drew Peterson has denied involvement in either death.  

The 57-year-old former Bolingbrook police sergeant is charged with first-degree murder in the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and is a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Drew Peterson has ...  

Peterson, 57, was charged with killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose body was found in a bathtub in 2004, and was named a person-of-interest in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. He has been imprisoned since his May 2009 ...  

Prosecutors sought to use 11 statements attributed to Peterson’s third wife, Kathleen Savio, and three said to have been made by his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Savio was found drowned in a dry bathtub in March 2004. Stacy Peterson ...  

Dealing a crucial setback to Drew Peterson, an Illinois appellate court has ruled prosecutors can present additional hearsay evidence implicating the former Bolingbrook cop in the drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.  

A judge has scheduled the trial of Drew Peterson in the death of his third wife for late July. Will County Circuit Judge Edward Burmila on Thursday asked Peterson if the date was OK. The defendant said it was, adding he has been in solitary confinement for ...  

The blues have hit accused wife murderer Drew Peterson, who’s spent three years in jail awaiting trial for the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Gone are the wisecracks, jovial patter and jailhouse rock. “They took away my right to a speedy trial,” said Peterson, via a phone call to a Sneed source. “They took away my right to confront witnesses. They’ve taken...  

Joseph "Shark" Lopez, a Chicago attorney representing Peterson ... Peterson is also the sole suspect in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. The state police have labeled Stacy Peterson's case a "potential homicide" but ...  

CHICAGO -- Drew Peterson is ending the protracted battle over hearsay statements and is signaling he's ready to go to trial in the slaying of his ex-wife Kathleen Savio. In a motion sent to the Third District Appellate court today, Peterson's ...  

CHICAGO -- Drew Peterson is set to go on trial - again. The former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant was first scheduled to go on trial for murder in 2010, but a last-minute appeal by prosecutors in the highly publicized case triggered two ...  

Watch the video to see Drew Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky talk with In Session's Vinnie Politan about the upcoming trial. Jury selection will begin on July 23, with opening statements on July 31.  

Drew Peterson is set to go on trial — again. The former Bolingbrook police sergeant was first scheduled to go on trial for murder in 2010, but a last-minute appeal by prosecutors in the highly publicized case triggered two years of delays.  

Just a few months after Rob Lowe and Lifetime turned the horrific story of convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson into an unintentionally hilarious made-for-TV movie, the team responsible for the ultimate guilty pleasure (guilty being the operative word here ...  

Drew Peterson's lawyers return to court Thursday to argue whether testimony from the divorce attorney for Peterson's deceased ex-wife violated attorney-client privilege. Prosecutors have won the right to use hearsay evidence at trial, but defense motions ...  

Drew Peterson's trial on first-degree murder charges will begin in July. Judge Edward Burmila said jury selection will begin July 23, with trial proceedings beginning a week later. The case was supposed to go to trial two years ago, but legal wrangling ...  

Drew Peterson is ending the protracted battle over hearsay statements and is signaling he's ready to go to trial in the slaying of his ex-wife Kathleen Savio. In a motion sent to the Third District Appellate court today, Peterson's attorneys say ...  

He remains under investigation in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. This hearing comes after a controversial ruling was made earlier this year in the widely followed murder case. In April, an Illinois appellate ...  

May 17, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) -- The Drew Peterson case is back in court Thursday with the possibility a trial date be set. Attorneys for the former Bolingbrook cop are expected to argue numerous motions. Peterson is charged with killing his third wife ...  

When Drew Peterson goes on trial on charges he killed his third wife, prosecutors will not be allowed to mention any presumption that Stacy Peterson, his fourth wife, might be dead too. When Drew Peterson goes on trial on charges he killed his ...  

"Drew has been locked up long enough and we are ready to go to trial." Earlier this month, the Illinois Third District Appellate Court held that eight hearsay statements by Savio -- as well as Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, who went ...  

A judge has scheduled the trial of Drew Peterson in the death of his third wife for late July. Will County Circuit Judge Edward Burmila on Thursday asked Peterson if the date was OK. The defendant said it was, adding he has been in solitary confinement for ...  

The disappearance of Drew Peterson’s fourth wife will loom large if he goes to trial this year for the death of his third, but his lawyers don’t want jurors to hear anything about it. Should Stacy Peterson’s name be mentioned in Drew Peterson’s upcoming trial? …  

More than three years after he was arrested for the murder of his third wife, Drew Peterson is set to finally go on trial the end of July. The newly appointed judge in Peterson’s case set the week of July 23 for jury selection, with the trial ...  

The trial of Drew Peterson will start in July, more than three years after he was arrested. Jury selection will begin July 23, and testimony will begin July 30. [Tribune] Chicago's ABC7 accidentally/accurately called Metta World Peace (the ...  

"Drew has been locked up long enough and we are ready to go to trial." Earlier this month, the Illinois Third District Appellate Court held that eight hearsay statements by Savio -- as well as Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, who went missing in ...  

Drew Peterson is ending the protracted battle over hearsay statements and is signaling he's ready to go to trial in the slaying of his ex-wife Kathleen Savio.  

Peterson, 58, has been in jail since his 2009 arrest on murder charges for the drowning death of his third wife, 40-year-old Kathleen Savio. It’s been 1-1/2 years since he appeared in a Will County courtroom, and since then a made-for-TV movie starring ...  

Drew Clayton Peterson was sentenced in New York Wednesday to a year’s probation for his role in an insider-trading case. The sentence is half of what his father, H. Clayton Peterson, drew in October. Both father and son pleaded guilty to the charges against them. The government’s case against the Petersons centered on inside information the elder Peterson had about Mariner Energy Inc.’s pending purchase by Apache Corp. H. Clayton Peterson...  

The blues have hit accused wife murderer Drew Peterson, who’s spent three years in jail awaiting trial for the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Gone are the wisecracks, jovial patter and jailhouse rock. “They took away my right to a speedy ...  

Dealing a crucia Dealing a crucial setback to Drew Peterson, an Illinois appellate court has ruled prosecutors can present additional hearsay evidence implicating the former Bolingbrook cop in the drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.  

Drew Peterson is back in court Thursday morning in Will County, as arguments focus in large part on his missing fourth wife, Stacy.  

An Illinois appellate court overturned a ruling by a lower court Thursday, which paves the way for Will County prosecutors to use hearsay statements in their case against Drew Peterson when he eventually stands trial in the death of his third ex-wife Kathleen Savio. [ more › ]  

The trial, which prosecutors said could begin as early as this spring while defense attorneys predicted it may start this fall, has been postponed almost two years while appeals over the statements from Peterson’s drowned ex-wife, Kathleen Savio ...  

Peterson is also the sole suspect in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. The state police consider Stacy Peterson's disappearance a "potential homicide" but have not charges anyone with harming her.  

It was 1st court appearance in almost 2 years for ex-Bolingbrook cop charged with killing 3rd wifeLooking a little grayer but still cracking jokes, Drew Peterson made his first court appearance in almost two years Friday, standing in chains as his case was assigned to a new judge.  

Defense motions will be argued about testimony given by divorce attorney Harry Smith.  

Defense motions will be argued about testimony given by divorce attorney Harry Smith.  

A judge has been appointed to hear the Drew Peterson case.   Associate Judge Edward Burmila, a former will County prosecutor, was assigned the case during a brief hearing Friday, the first attended by Peterson in two years. The trial of the former Bolingbrook police sergeant is expected to begin this summer.  

He's accused of killing his third ex-wife, Kathleen Savio in 2004. "She was my sister and she was my best friend," says Susan Doman of Machesney Park. Doman says Peterson tore apart her once close-knit family. She remembers seeing bumps and bruises on her ...  

"Drew has been locked up long enough and we are ready to go to trial ... and missing fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, wound their way through the higher courts. During the appeals, the trial court judge retired and a Lifetime movie about the ...  

Producers didn’t bother waiting until after Drew Peterson’s much-anticipated trial to turn the tale of his dead and missing wives into a made-for-TV movie. But as Illinois continues its experiment with cameras in its criminal courtrooms, crime buffs ...  

Savio's family has long voiced suspicions, saying she feared Peterson and told relatives if she died it would not be an accident. Their fears resurfaced after the October 2007 disappearance of Stacy Peterson, then 23, which set off a massive search and led ...  

After two years of trial delays, Drew Peterson returned to court Friday and a trial judge was named to the murder case. Will County Associate Judge Edward Burmila was named to preside over the trial. Burmila was state’s attorney before Jim Glasgow, who ...  

Appeals court reverses ruling that banned some quotes by defendant's 3rd and 4th wivesWill County prosecutors scored a significant victory in their case against Drew Peterson on Thursday when an appellate court granted their request to use all of the previously excluded hearsay statements at the former Bolingbrook police officer's murder trial.  

Drew Peterson appeared in a Will County court room Friday for a status hearing in his murder trial. It was the first time the former Bolingbrook Police Sergeant has been in court in two years. Peterson, now 58, sported a beard and his hair was ...  

After a nearly two-year wait, Drew Peterson’s murder case is one small step closer to trial, according to officials. The case was sent back to the Joliet courthouse from the Third District Appellate Court this week, and a status hearing was scheduled for ...  

Chicago TribuneDrew Peterson return to Will County court, gets new judgeChicago Sun-TimesDrew Peterson (top right) is led to the Will County Courthouse for a hearing Friday, May 4, 2012, at 14 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media It's been 1 1/2 years since Drew Peterson's been seen in a Will County courtroom, ...Newest judge in Drew Peterson case has spent decades in Will County courtroomsChicago TribuneDrew Peterson...  

After two years of trial delays, Drew Peterson returned to court Friday and a trial judge was named to the murder case. Will County Associate Judge Edward Burmila was named to preside over the trial. Burmila was state’s attorney before Jim ...  

Chicago - Former Bolingbrook cop Drew Peterson will be in a Will County courtroom on Friday. During the hearing, Peterson may learn which judge will preside over his upcoming murder trial. Peterson is being tried for the 2004 drowning death of ...  

(NewsCore) - Drew Peterson, the former Illinois police sergeant charged with murdering his ex-wife, was admonished Friday for "inappropriate" behavior during a court hearing in which his long-delayed murder trial was assigned a new judge.  

It’s been 1 1/2 years since Drew Peterson’s been seen in a Will County courtroom, and within moments Friday he was in trouble with a bailiff. Sheriff’s deputies led the former Bolingbrook cop, bearded in a blue prison jumpsuit and wearing rounded ...  

After nearly two years of trial delays, former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson returned to court Friday. Peterson appeared in a Will County courtroom Friday morning for a status hearing -- the first step toward a trial that could take ...  

A former suburban Chicago police officer accused of killing his third wife is set to return to court for the first time in nearly two years. A status hearing for Drew Peterson is set for Friday in Will County. It's the first step toward a trial that is ...  

Drew Peterson is due to return to court for the first time in nearly two years. A status hearing is scheduled for Friday in Will County in the former Bolingbrook police officer's murder case. He is accused of killing his third wife. It's the first step ...  

After nearly two years of trial delays, former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson is set to return to court Friday. Peterson will appear in a Will County courtroom Friday for a status hearing -- the first step toward a trial that could ...  

Drew Peterson’s murder case is officially back in the Will County court system, after an almost two-year battle in the appellate courts. The Third District Appellate Court – which recently issued a ruling making it easier for prosecutors to ...  

(CBS/WBBM) CHICAGO - Drew Peterson, a suburban Chicago police officer charged in the death of one of his ex-wives, left jail for the first time in almost two years for a court hearing in his long delayed murder trial. At Friday's hearing ...  

ABC7Chicago.comDrew Peterson Won't Appeal Hearsay Rulings to Speed TrialMyFox ChicagoJoliet, Ill. - Drew Peterson won't fight a recent appellate court ruling allowing additional hearsay statements to be used against him when he stands trial for the 2004 drowning death of his third wife — a decision that could speed up his trial date.Drew Peterson Wants to go to TrialNBC ChicagoAttorney: Drew Peterson drops appeal, will fight hearsay at...  

When a man entered Judge Edward Burmila's courtroom on crutches earlier this year, muttering about being unable to take a drug test because he'd recently been shot in the bladder, court personnel didn't seem to know what to make of him.  

Drew Peterson's attorneys said they won't further appeal a court's decision to allow hearsay statements as evidence at trial, signaling that they're ready to go to trial. Joel Brodsky, Peterson's attorney, said the Third District Appellate Court ...  

ABC News (blog)Drew Peterson Trial: Words From GraveABC News (blog)An appellate court granted prosecutors' request to use hearsay testimony from friends and family of two ex-wives of Drew Peterson, the ex-Illinois police officer who was charged with murder in one of their deaths and is the sole suspect in the other's ...Court rules to allow hearsay in Drew Peterson caseCBS NewsProsecutors win ruling in Drew Peterson caseBoston HeraldOK for...  

After two years of trial delays, Drew Peterson returned to court Friday and a trial judge was named to the murder case.NBC5 Kim Vatis reports.  

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow largely has built his case around pathology ... Third District appellate court ruled earlier this month that while Judge Stephen White correctly applied the new law, the statute itself was "manifestly ...  

Former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson has reportedly decided not to appeal an appellate court's recent decision to allow for prosecutors' hearsay evidence to be considered in his case, a decision which paves the way for the trial to ...  

JOLIET – A judge has been appointed to hear the Drew Peterson case.  

Prosecutors win ruling in Drew Peterson caseBellingham HeraldCLAIR - Chicago Tribune CHICAGO - Will County, Ill., prosecutors have scored a significant victory in their case against Drew Peterson, with an appellate court granting their request to use several hearsay statements at the former Bolingbrook police ...  

Drew Peterson appeared in a courtroom for the first time in almost two years Friday.  

Drew Peterson appeared in a courtroom for the first time in almost two years Friday.  

Drew Peterson was to appear in court Friday morning for the first time in nearly two years.  

It's the first time Drew Peterson will appear before a judge since 2010.  

Charlotte ObserverCourt gives OK for hearsay in Drew Peterson caseCharlotte ObserverBy MICHAEL TARM AP FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson yells to reporters as he arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill. The Third District Appellate Court on Thursday, April 12, ...  

Drew Peterson gets probation on insider-trading case in New YorkDenver PostBy David Migoya Drew Peterson, the son of former Arthur Andersen managing partner H. Clayton Peterson, was sentenced Wednesday to three years probation by a federal judge for his role in his father's insider-trading scheme. Drew Peterson, 35, was also ...Ex-Mariner director's son fined for trading fraudReutersDenver investment adviser gets no NY jail time for insider...  

Court allows hearsay evidence against Drew PetersonSouthtownStarBY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter drozek@suntimes.com April 12, 2012 2:42PM Dealing a crucial setback to Drew Peterson, an Illinois appellate court has ruled prosecutors can present additional hearsay evidence implicating the former Bolingbrook cop in the ...  

(NewsCore) - In a major victory for prosecutors, an Illinois appeals court on Thursday ruled eight hearsay statements admissible in the murder trial of former police sergeant Drew Peterson. Peterson, 58, is charged with the first-degree murder ...  

The criminal defense attorney who will deliver the closing argument when Drew Peterson goes on trial is on a roll, having won all three of his most his most recent jury trials, including two where his clients were charged with murder.  

(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Two of Drew Peterson's ex-wives can effectively testify from the grave during the trial of the suburban Chicago police officer who is charged with murder in one of their deaths and suspected of killing the other, an appellate ...  

CHICAGO | An appellate court ruled Thursday that two of Drew Peterson's ex-wives can effectively testify from the grave during the trial of the suburban Chicago police officer charged with murder in one of their deaths and suspected in the other.  

An appellate court ruled Thursday that two of Drew Peterson's ex-wives can effectively testify from the grave during the trial of the suburban Chicago police officer charged with murder in one of their deaths and suspected in the other.  

CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for a former suburban Chicago police officer accused of killing his third wife says the defense probably won't immediately appeal an appellate court's decision to allow hearsay statements as evidence at trial. But despite the ...  

Lowe previously starred as Drew Peterson in Lifetime's "Drew Peterson: Untouchable." In the movie "Prosecuting Casey Anthony," Lowe will portray Jeff Ashton, the prosecutor in the trial, which grabbed headlines in 2011 as Anthony was acquitted for the ...  

For the first time in a couple of years, accused murderer Drew Peterson will leave jail on Friday for a court appearance.  

Hunt & Hound: Sneed is told the guards at Will County Jail “flipped” accused wife murderer Drew Peterson’s cell last week searching for possible contraband. ◆ The upshot: They found stuff all right. One too many plastic spoons and an ...  

Drew Peterson is ready for his trial to begin, according to his attorney, and has dropped his appeal over the use of hearsay statements at the appellate court level.  

NEW YORK -- A Denver investment adviser credited for his cooperation with prosecutors was sentenced Wednesday to probation for his role in an insider trading scheme that earned a close friend more than $5 million in illegal profits. U.S ...  

Peterson defense: Unlikely to appeal before trialChicago TribuneBut despite the disappointment in Thursday's ruling, Drew Peterson's lawyer says the defense "isn't afraid" of the prosecution's case and is eager for proceedings to begin. Greenberg said defense attorneys could appeal the decision to Illinois Supreme ...  

Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, SportsStories expected to ...Quincy Herald WhigDREW PETERSON: An appellate court ruled Thursday that two of Drew Peterson's ex-wives can effectively testify from the grave during the trial of the suburban Chicago police officer charged with murder in one of their deaths and suspected in the other.and more »  

ABC NewsPetrino's Ex-Mistress Put on Leave at ArkansasABC NewsStorm Chaser in Oklahoma Watch Video Court Grants Hearsay in Drew Peterson Case Watch Video Abandoned Puppies Zipped in Suitcase Watch Video The 51-year-old Petrino was fired Tuesday for failing to disclose his relationship with Dorrell before she was ...and more »  

NEW YORK — Drew Peterson, the son of former Arthur Andersen managing partner H.  

Illinois prosecutors allowed to present hearsay evidence at former cop's trial.  

His father must be so proud