Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Drew Walter Peterson (born January 5, 1954) is a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant who is suspected of killing his third and fourth wives.
Read More at Wikipedia ›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.
The Third District Appellate Court's ruling giving the go-ahead to present additional hearsay evidence to jurors is a victory for prosecutors. Earlier rulings to exclude many of the secondhand statements had raised questions about the viability of trying Peterson on charges he killed Kathleen Savio in 2004."It's very good news," said Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, after the court released its opinion. "We anticipate a trial later this spring or early in the summer."One of Peterson's lawyers said he wished the court would have sided with the defense, but he stop short of characterizing Thursday's ruling as a defeat."We're obviously disappointed that they will be able to present unreliable evidence to try and co...Prosecutors say they are considering filing an appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court after a state appellate court refused to overturn a decision barring prosecutor...
Charged in the death of his third wife and a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth, former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson could find out Thursday...
OTTAWA, Ill. -- Although Drew Peterson won't attend a hearing on a hearsay law affecting his upcoming murder trial, a live television camera will be there.For the fi...
JOLIET, Ill. -- Drew Peterson will remain in custody pending an appeal from prosecutors at the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's murder trial.Will County Circuit ...
A judge has dismissed a felony weapons charge against former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson.Peterson was charged with possession of an illegal firearm...
Accused killer wants release from jail
Court rules hearsay evidence could not be used against the defendant
When Drew Peterson was brought into court on charges that he murdered his third wife Kathleen Savio, he was in a good mood. He yelled jokes to reporters about how "s...
An Illinois State Police trooper involved in the original investigation of the 2004 death of Drew Peterson's ex-wife testified Thursday that he quickly suspected it ...
A hearing for Drew Peterson ended Friday night with the same question it began with a month ago: Is there enough evidence to convince a judge that the former police ...
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Investigators searched a muddy stretch of remote central Illinois on Saturday for the remains of the fourth wife of Drew Peterson , the former su...
LEWISTOWN, Ill. -- An anthropologist who helped authorities search a central Illinois location for the remains of Drew Peterson's fourth wife says he found only opos...
A state appellate court has given the go-ahead for some hearsay evidence at the trial of a former suburban Chicago police officer accused of killing his third wife.T...
Rob Lowe is set to play Drew Peterson in an upcoming made-for-TV movie. There's just one problem. Peterson isn’t having it.Lawyers for the former Bolingbrook cop fir...
A state appellate court on Tuesday upheld a judge's ruling that disallowed some hearsay -- or second hand -- evidence from being used against Drew Peterson , a blow ...
Attorneys for former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson are asking for his release from jail during a pretrial appeal in his murder case.Peterson remains ...
Drew Peterson , a former police officer charged with murdering his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth, joked that he'd rather see Denzel Was...
The high-profile murder case against former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson , accused of killing his third wife, may never make it to trial, experts sa...
The high-profile murder case against former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson , accused of killing his third wife, may never make it to trial, experts sa...
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