Minister: Stacy Said Drew Peterson Told Her To Lie To Police
The pastor to Drew Peterson's fourth wife testified Thursday that Stacy told him Drew asked her to lie to the police the day after Kathleen Savio's death.
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The pastor to Drew Peterson's fourth wife testified Thursday that Stacy told him Drew asked her to lie to the police the day after Kathleen Savio's death.
Drew Peterson is on trial for the murder of one wife and suspected in the disappearance of another, but, he apparently still seems like a catch to some women.
A former cable company co-worker of Drew Peterson's was on the witness stand in Peterson's trial Wednesday morning, testifying about a request to hire a hitman.
The judge in Drew Peterson's murder trial handed prosecutors a legal victory Tuesday by giving them the go-ahead to introduce evidence in coming days that the former suburban Chicago police officer sought to hire a hit man to kill his third wife for $25,000.
In a major development in the murder trial of Drew Peterson, the judge has reversed himself and barred the testimony of a hearsay witness.
For a second day, the focus in the Drew Peterson murder trial has been the two autopsies that came to different conclusions about Kathleen Savio's death, and the judge has had to tell the lawyers to stop bickering in front of jurors.
Just hours after defense attorneys for Drew Peterson withdrew a motion for a mistrial over a mistake by prosecutors, testimony was halted again Wednesday and the judge angrily chided prosecutors after another witness discussed evidence barred from the trial, saying "the disrespect for the court is shocking."
The man who was dating Kathleen Savio at the time she died testified Friday morning in the Drew Peterson murder trial.
A nursing school classmate of Kathleen Savio's testified Thursday that Savio talked about domestic violence committed against her by Drew Peterson, and showed her the marks that he had left.
The judge in the Drew Peterson murder trial said Wednesday he is not bound by rulings by the previous judge regarding hearsay evidence in the case, and is allowing previously barred testimony that Peterson allegedly threatened to kill Kathleen Savio and made it look like an accident.
They never even interviewed Drew Peterson while investigating his third wife's death, and on Tuesday at Peterson's murder trial, the two investigators who handled the case back in 2004 will have to explain why not.
The sister Kathleen Savio – the third wife of Drew Peterson – testified Friday that Peterson told Savio he was going to kill her.
The judge in the Drew Peterson murder trial has denied a motion for a mistrial by the defense Thursday, although testimony by a witness the day before made him furious at prosecutors.
The second day of the Drew Peterson murder trial was cut short on Wednesday, when a witness testified about finding a bullet in his driveway -- believing Peterson planted it there to intimidate him -- and defense attorneys promptly sought a mistrial.
In opening statements for Drew Peterson's long-awaited murder trial Tuesday, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said Peterson once boasted that "he had learned enough to kill someone and make it look like an accident."
Will Drew Peterson testify on his own behalf? Not if his defense attorney has any say. Of course, Joel Brodsky says, the decision is up to Peterson.
Drew Peterson's future now rests with twelve of his fellow Will County citizens who will decide whether he's guilty of murder.
A full jury has been impaneled for the Drew Peterson trial, and opening statements are set to begin next Tuesday.
The trial of the former Bolingbrook police sergeant, who is accused of killing his third wife, has been delayed more than two years as prosecutors and defense attorneys wrangled over evidence that can be allowed in court.
Days before jury selection is to begin in Drew Peterson's murder trial, it is still unclear if prosecutors will be able to use the victim's statements.
Drew Peterson was back in court Wednesday as prosecutors and defense attorneys hashed out what pieces of evidence should or should not be admitted when his murder trial starts next week.
Drew Peterson's jury may not see the "murder weapon" Will County prosecutors say he used to kill Kathleen Savio: her bathtub.
A Will County judge decided today that Kathleen Savio's divorce attorney and the pastor for Drew Peterson's fourth Wife, Stacy, will be permitted to testify at Drew's murder trial.
The Drew Peterson murder trial – one of the biggest trials ever to take place in Will County – might not begin at the courthouse in Joliet.
After nearly two years of delays, Drew Peterson is set to go on trial in two months for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
The winning ticket was sold for the Saturday, Dec. 21 drawing at the Jewel-Osco store at 800 North Avenue in Melrose Park.
The attempted burglary happened just after 4 a.m. at the 7-Eleven in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street.
Officers forced their way into the residence and found the two women, 30 and 51, unresponsive, along with two unharmed children.
Widespread rain develops this morning and lasts for most of the day.
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Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
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The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
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Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
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