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Drew Peterson Found Guilty Of Killing Third Wife

The former Bolingbrook police sergeant will be sentenced Nov. 26 and faces a prison sentence of up to 60 years in the death of Kathleen Savio.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/06

Drew Peterson

Peterson Jurors Reach Verdict After Asking For Definition Of Unanimous

The jurors in the Drew Peterson trial asked the judge what “unanimous” meant Thursday afternoon as they continued their deliberations.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/06

Drew Peterson

Jury Enters Second Day Of Deliberating Drew Peterson’s Fate

Jurors Thursday will resume weighing whether Is Drew Peterson a cold-blooded killer, or a victim of an overzealous prosecution.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/05

Drew Peterson Sketch

Peterson Attorney: Prosecutors ‘Trying To Nail Jell-O To A Tree’

A defense attorney for Drew Peterson told jurors Tuesday that prosecutors “are trying to nail Jell-O to a tree,” and have no evidence that Peterson killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/04

Drew Peterson (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Peterson Defense Team ‘Anxious’ As Closing Arguments Approach

Anxious — that’s how one of Drew Peterson’s defense attorney’s described himself the day before closing arguments in Peterson’s murder trial.

CBS 2–2012/09/03

Drew Peterson Court

Closing Arguments In Drew Peterson Trial Set To Begin Tuesday

Jurors in the Drew Peterson murder trial will hear closing arguments after the Labor Day weekend and presumably begin deliberations soon after.

2012/08/30

Drew Peterson Sketch

Drew Peterson Won’t Testify; Defense Rests Its Case

Drew Peterson’s defense team has rested its case, after Peterson informed the judge he won’t be testifying on his own behalf.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/29

Drew Peterson Sketch

Peterson Defense Witnesses: Savio Fell In Tub

Two pathologists testifying for Drew Peterson’s defense team said Kathleen Savio fell in her bathtub, knocked herself unconscious, and drowned — rebutting testimony from prosecution experts that her death was a homicide.

2012/08/28

Drew Peterson Court

Prosecution Rests Case In Drew Peterson Trial

The prosecution has rested its case in the Drew Peterson’s murder trial.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/27

Drew Peterson Sketch

Drew Peterson Trial Wraps For The Week

The Drew Peterson trial has wrapped for the week.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/24

Stacy And Drew Peterson

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.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/23

Drew Peterson (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Report: Drew Peterson Gets Slew Of Love Letters From Women

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.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/23

Drew Peterson

Witness: Peterson Offered Me $25,000 To Find Hitman

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.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/22

Drew Peterson Sketch

Peterson Judge To Allow ‘Hit Man’ Testimony

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.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/21

Drew Peterson Court

‘Stacy’s Secret Dies With Her,’ Says Peterson Trial Witness Barred From Testimony

In a major development in the murder trial of Drew Peterson, the judge has reversed himself and barred the testimony of a hearsay witness.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/17

Drew Peterson Court

Doctor Testifies At Peterson Trial About Conflicting Savio Autopsies

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.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/16

Drew Peterson Court

Judge In Peterson Trial: Prosecution’s ‘Disrespect For The Court Is Shocking’

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.”

CBS Chicago–2012/08/15

Drew Peterson Sketch

Savio’s Boyfriend Testifies About Encounter With Drew Peterson

The man who was dating Kathleen Savio at the time she died testified Friday morning in the Drew Peterson murder trial.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/10

A sketch of Drew Peterson and his son, Kristopher Peterson, sitting in court during a break in the elder Peterson's murder trial. (Credit: Cheryl Cook)

Drew Peterson Gets Visit From Son During 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.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/09

Drew Peterson

Peterson Judge Opens Door For Previously Barred Hearsay Testimony

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.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/08

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