Christina Raines

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.  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...