Kathleen Savio married Drew Peterson right after he divorced Connolly in 1992. They had two sons together: Thomas Peterson and Kristopher Peterson. During their 11-year relationship, police came to the couple's home 18 times to deal with domestic disturbances, per Investigation Discovery. They divorced in 2003.Nov 19, 2021
38Peterson, from the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, is serving a 38-year prison sentence in the 2004 killing of Kathleen Savio. He will follow that sentence with 40 more years after he was convicted in 2016 of plotting to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars.Jan 2, 2022
Murder of Laci PetersonLaci PetersonDiedc. December 24, 2002 (aged 27) Modesto, California, U.S. (presumed)OccupationSubstitute teacherSpouse(s)Scott Peterson ​ ( m. 1997)​ChildrenConner (fetal death)2 more rows
San Quentin State PrisonPeterson has been at San Quentin State Prison since he was sentenced to death in 2005, according to The Associated Press. That facility is where California's death row is located.Dec 8, 2021
Drew Peterson is behind bars for the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, but his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, remains missing. It’s widely speculated that Peterson likely murdered his fourth wife, although he’s never been charged with the crime.
Grace and Abram’s also called Brodsky out for a statement made in 2012 after Stacy Peterson disappeared; he joked with fellow attorneys during a press conference, claiming that Stacy was still alive, albeit a “no show” at her husband’s court hearing.
Drew Walter Peterson (born January 5, 1954) is a former Bolingbrook, Illinois police sergeant and convicted murderer who was found guilty in 2012 for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, a few months after their 2003 divorce.
78 years in prison; earliest possible release May 7, 2081. Drew Walter Peterson (born January 5, 1954) is a former Bolingbrook, Illinois police sergeant and convicted murderer who was found guilty in 2012 for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, a few months after their 2003 divorce. Peterson first received national publicity in 2007 ...
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. In May 2016, he was found guilty of solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire. He was subsequently sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison.
Drew Peterson graduated in 1972 from Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois, where he ran cross country. He joined the U.S. Army after graduation and briefly attended the College of DuPage in 1974 before moving to Falls Church, Virginia, to train as a military police officer.
He was convicted of the murder in 2012, and was sentenced to 38 years in prison on February 21, 2013. On February 9, 2015, Peterson was charged with two additional felonies – solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire – for attempting to have Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow killed.
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. On January 30, 2009, it was made public that Raines had moved out of Peterson's house. 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. Raines moved out of Peterson's home "when she came to her senses", calling the engagement a publicity stunt designed to keep Peterson in the media spotlight.
On March 1, 2004, Savio's body was found in a waterless bathtub. Her death was initially ruled an accidental drowning by a coroner's jury that included a police officer who personally knew Peterson and assured the other jurors that he was a good man who would never hurt his wife.
This is Brodsky’s first murder trial, but the Chicago lawyer recently surrounded himself with crack criminal defenders after half his legal team left the case this year, citing conflicts. Abood told the Tribune he left because he didn’t think the case was winnable with “Joel playing a significant role.”
While it may be as publicly reticent as its counterparts are gabby, the legal team prosecuting Peterson includes its own cast of characters, including a former judge, a financial whiz with a biology degree and a rising star just seven years out of law school.
His father, Drew Peterson, 67, is being held in a state prison outside of Illinois. Citing unspecified security and safety reasons, state prison officials have refused to publicly disclose his exact location in recent years. His last known assignment was a maximum-security federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Convicted murderer Drew Peterson’s oldest son faces pot-growing charges in DuPage County. The oldest son of ex-Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, imprisoned for killing his third wife, is facing felony drug charges after authorities accused him of operating an illegal marijuana-growing operation out of his home near upscale Burr Ridge.
Peterson is charged with three felony counts of the possession and the manufacture or delivery of cannabis and cannabis plants.
In 2012, a Will County jury convicted Drew Peterson of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Her 2004 death came amid a hostile divorce battle over his police pension. Authorities also have named Drew Peterson as the sole suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, whose case led to the re-examination ...
Several leads were followed in the investigation by Illinois State Police with FBI involvement. Four search warrants were issued and carried out on Peterson's property following Stacy's disappearance, including the seizure of his firearms and both his and Stacy's vehicles. Peterson announced his plans to retire as a Bolingbrook police sergeant effective December 2007. On November 15, the Bolingbrook Police Pension Board voted to allow Peterson to collect his pensionof …
Drew Peterson graduated in 1972 from Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois, where he ran cross country. He joined the U.S. Army after graduation and briefly attended the College of DuPage in 1974 before moving to Falls Church, Virginia, to train as a military police officer. Peterson began his 30-year career with the local police force in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago, in 1977. In 1978, he was assigned to the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, and in 1979, he receiv…
Peterson and Carol Brown met in high school in Villa Park and together attended his senior prom. They married in 1974, but divorced in 1980, after Brown learned about Peterson's infidelity. Together they had sons Stephen Paul Peterson (1980) and Eric Drew Peterson.
Peterson married his second wife, Victoria "Vicki" Connolly, in 1982. They operated a bar together in Romeoville. Connolly alleged a history of domestic violenceduring her ten-year marriage to Pet…
• The Drew Peterson crimes and suspicions were covered in the OWN series Dr. Phil, episode "A Killer Among Us", original air date: December 7, 2007.
• In June 2011, the cable television network Lifetime began filming Drew Peterson: Untouchable, depicting the events surrounding the death of Savio and the disappearance of Stacy. Rob Lowe portrayed Peterson in the film, Cara Buono portrayed Savio, and Kaley Cuoco portrayed Stacy. Peterson filed a cease-and-desist letterdeman…
• Dateline NBC's interview with Drew Peterson
• Drew Peterson featured on America's Most Wanted
• Savio v. Peterson Complaint
• Biography of Drew Peterson