He remains under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Corrections. [11] Their divorce was finalized on February 18, 1992. Stacy Ann Cales (2003–) – son Anthony (b. [2] In 2009, after the attention from Stacy Ann's disappearance, Peterson was indicted for Savio's murder after a second autopsy showed evidence of a struggle. The Chicago Tribune reported that the judge would rule on a mistrial on August 2, 2012. Chicago attorney Matthew Kirsh said the current custody arrangement may be hard to challenge. [7][11] They married in 1974, but divorced in 1980, after Brown learned about Peterson's infidelity. In December 2008, Peterson's publicist Glenn Selig confirmed Peterson was engaged to a 23-year-old, Christina Raines; she would have been his fifth wife. Peterson announced his plans to retire as a Bolingbrook police sergeant effective December 2007. She was close to completing her nursing degree from Joliet Junior College at the time of her disappearance on Sunday, October 28, 2007. [25][26] On February 21, 2008, Glasgow announced that a pathologist had determined that Savio's death was a homicide,[27] adding that the death had been investigated as such since reopening the case following the exhumation. [43] After that radio appearance, Will County Judge Stephen White severely limited Peterson's access to the media. [20] Their divorce was finalized on October 10, 2003. On January 23, 2008, Peterson and his attorney, Joel Brodsky, called in to the show of Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl, who had been lampooning Peterson since the case began. [29] On August 15, Peterson told a judge that he wanted to withdraw a request for a mistrial. Older boy defends fatherAfter the Savio family filed the wrongful death lawsuit, Peterson appeared beside his teenage sons on CBS's "Early Show," during which the older boy defended his father and characterized his grandfather and aunt as virtual strangers. Suspicions in Stacy Ann's case were fueled in part by the death of Savio, whose bruised body was found in a dry bathtub in her home in 2004, with a large gash in her scalp. He added, however, that he hasn't talked about the issue with his clients or anyone else in the Savio family. [53], The Illinois State Legislature attempted to help the prosecution with the passage of a new Illinois law, 725 ILCS 5/115-10.6, or "Drew's Law", which allows prosecutors to enter hearsay statements into evidence under certain conditions. In December 2019, Peterson was transferred to an undisclosed out of state facility. 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In the wake of Stacy Ann's disappearance, Connolly told police that during their marriage, Peterson threatened to kill her and make it look like an accident. They operated a bar together in Romeoville. [33] Stacy legally adopted Savio's children, and treated them like they were her own. "We'd seen a lawyer a ways back and were told we'd have to wait until he was charged," said Pamela Bosco, a friend of Stacy Peterson who has acted as a spokeswoman for her family. However, following Stacy Peterson's later disappearance, Savio's body was exhumed and underwent forensic examination on November 16, 2007. [7], Peterson married accountant Kathleen Savio (born June 13, 1963 in Glendale Heights, Illinois)[16] on May 3, 1992. [55], On September 6, 2012, Peterson was found guilty of the premeditated murder of Savio. Although Drew Peterson is a suspect, he has never been charged. [59], CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (, Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute, "The Horror of What Kathleen Savio Went Through Before She Died", "2004 death of Kathleen Savio ruled a homicide", "Drew Peterson charged with attempted murder-for-hire of Illinois prosecutor", "Drew Peterson gets 40 extra years for plot to kill prosecutor", "Drew Peterson Moved To A New Prison — Again", "Hosey: Where in the world is Drew Peterson? Passed while investigators were looking for Stacy, the legislation permits courts to consider statements from "unavailable witnesses," provided that prosecutors are able to prove that the witness was killed to prevent his or her testimony and that the hearsay statements are reliable. Her father, Ernie Raines, had issued an ultimatum to his daughter out of concern about the way Peterson tried to control her and what he feared Peterson could do. The ex-cop had two children with Kathleen Savio, whom he's accused of killing, and another two with Stacy Peterson, who has been missing since 2007. The ex-cop had two children with Kathleen Savio, whom he's accused of killing, and another two with Stacy Peterson, who has been missing since … Drew Walter Peterson (born January 5, 1954) is a retired Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant who was convicted in 2012 for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, a few months after their 2003 divorce. [57] In May 2016, he was found guilty of solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire. [1] The results of the official autopsy ordered by the county have yet to be released to the public. "I don't remember meeting him," 16-year-old Thomas Peterson said of Henry Savio. Peterson subsequently made guest appearances (including one from county jail) on radio station WLS-AM with Mancow Muller. He was convicted of the murder in 2012, and was sentenced to 38 years in prison on February 21, 2013. Drew Peterson, charged in the death of his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth, soon might face another legal battle: a custody fight. "The court needs to place the children in the home that would serve their best interests," Smetters said. [25] Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow told the press that, after examining evidence in the case, he believed that the death was a "homicide staged to look like an accident”. Peterson first received national publicity in 2007 when his fourth wife, Stacy Ann Cales Peterson, disappeared. [7] Together they had two children, Anthony (born 2003) and Lacy (born 2005). Peterson married Savio two months later. [3] Peterson was convicted on May 31, 2016, and sentenced to an additional 40 years on July 29, 2016. Stacy, the fourth wife of Drew Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio in 2012, has been missing since October 28, 2007. [8] His pension was terminated following his second conviction in May 2016. [13], Peterson married his second wife, Victoria "Vicki" Connolly, in 1982. We know him better than anyone else in the world and we know he is not guilty," Stephen Peterson said. After Peterson's arrest, the state's Department of Children and Family Services turned his children over to "relatives" they would not identify. Reverend Neil Schori, a pastor at Stacy's church, reported that Stacy had told him that Drew had killed Savio and had made it look like an accident, and that she was afraid of her husband. [58] He was subsequently sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison. [5][6], Drew Peterson graduated in 1972 from Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois, where he ran cross country. There were also reports of truckers referring to the containers, but their stories were treated as not credible after it was discovered that they had not been in the Bolingbrook area at the times they claimed.[28][36][37][38][39][40]. And my aunt, I haven't seen in six years.". He was incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois, but later moved to the Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana. [citation needed] Peterson claims that Stacy called him at 9 p.m. on Sunday to tell him that she had left him for another man and that she had left her 2002 Pontiac Grand Am at Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport. [21] On March 1, 2004,[22] Savio's body was found in a waterless bathtub. "A parent whose rights have not been terminated has the right to designate a guardian in writing," Kirsh said. White ruled that prosecutors proved Peterson killed both Savio and Stacy "by a preponderance of the evidence," but nearly all statements attributed to Stacy "do not provide sufficient safeguards of reliability." (The standard of proof in homicide cases is "beyond a reasonable doubt"; "preponderance of the evidence" is the standard for fact-finding on questions of admissibility of evidence, even in a criminal case.) Jennifer Smetters, a family law attorney in Chicago who is not involved with the case, said if she represented a relative of either mother, she would advise seeking guardianship of all four children. [31] On February 21, 2013, he was denied a mistrial and sentenced to 38 years in prison. Peterson's trial, proceeding in July 2012, was jeopardized when prosecutors attempted to introduce evidence that was not allowed. [54], On August 22, 2012, Jeff Pachter, a witness at Peterson's murder trial, said Peterson offered him $25,000 to hire someone to kill Savio and told him it would be a secret he would take to his grave. His lawyers said that he wanted the current jury to decide if he killed his third wife. Brodsky suggested that Dahl host an on-air "dating game" with Peterson the following day, but WJMK managers and Dahl decided not to go through with it. The child welfare agency also investigated Stephen Peterson's home, Odeh said. After a number of appeals, on September 21, 2017, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the conviction. Peterson has long maintained his innocence in Savio's death and Stacy Peterson's disappearance. [9][10], Peterson and Carol Brown met in high school in Villa Park and together attended his senior prom. Drew Peterson's adult son Stephen announced Monday that he has taken custody of the children, but relatives of Savio and Stacy Peterson are looking into whether they can change that. [34], Several leads were followed in the investigation by Illinois State Police with FBI involvement. For safety and security purposes, the department does not discuss details concerning the placement of offenders who have transferred under the terms of the Interstate Corrections Compact Agreement.”[6], On February 9, 2015, Peterson was charged with attempting to put a hit on James Glasgow, the Chicago-area lead prosecutor in his murder trial, after a fellow inmate tipped off prosecutors to the plan and wore a wire to capture evidence against Peterson. Stephen Peterson, Drew Peterson's son from a previous marriage, issued a statement Monday on behalf of his siblings, noting that they are staying with him.
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