Drew Peterson seeks release during appeal
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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 in jail on $20 million bail in connection with the 2004 murder of Kathleen Savio, who was found dead in a dry bathtub in 2004. Peterson also remains a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson.
Peterson attorney Joel Brodsky argues his client should be released on electronic monitoring or placed under house arrest because prosecutors launched the appeal delaying his trial.
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Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow asked an appellate court to overturn a ruling that limits the amount of so-called hearsay prosecutors can use during a Peterson trial.