Drew Peterson

Former Bolllingbrook, Illinois police offcer Drew Peterson leaves the Will County Jail in his attorney's car after posting bail for a felony weapons charge May 21, 2008 in Joliet, Illinois. Peterson is a supect in his fourth wife's disappearance and has been questioned about the murder of his third wife. (Getty Images) more pics » Former police officer Drew Peterson has finally been arrested in the bizarre case of his third wife's death on March 1, 2004. Kathleen Savio Kathleen Savio was found in a dry bathtub and her death was initially ruled an accident. But after Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in ... Read Full Story

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Drew Peterson , the former police sergeant who went on a high-profile media blitz after his fourth wifes disappearance more than a year and a half ago, will make his first court appearance in the drowning death of an ex-wife found dead in an empty bathtub in 2004. Peterson, 55, was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of first-degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio . The former Bolingbrook police sergeant — whose bizarre encounters with the media, his neighbors and law enforcement played out on a world stage — will see his next act, the one that determines ... Read Full Story

There's another new judge in former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson's murder case. Chief Judge Gerald Kinney granted a defense request Monday to replace Judge Carla Alessio-Policandriotes (pahl-ee-KAN'-dree-oh-tihs). The case will now be handled by Judge Stephen White. It was only last month that Alessio-Policandriotes was named to replace another judge, that time at the prosecutor's request. Shortly afterward, she refused to reduce the defendant's $20 million bail. Peterson is charged with first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. The former officer in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook pleaded not guilty. He has been named a suspect in the ... Read Full Story

Former police officer Drew Peterson could be allowed to stay at his suburban Chicago home as he awaits a possible trial in the death of his third wife. Peterson, who has been jailed since May 7, is scheduled to be formally arraigned Monday on first-degree murder charges in the 2004 slaying of Kathleen Savio. Peterson's attorney Joel Brodsky is expected to ask a judge to reduce Peterson's bond, which is now $20 million. Savio's death was originally ruled an accident. But after Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, disappeared in 2007, Savio's body was exhumed. Authorities reclassified the death as a homicide after an autopsy. Peterson, ... Read Full Story