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The third wife of Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson, Savio, 40, was discovered by neighbors in her home in an empty bathtub with a 1-inch gash on the back of her scalp in 2004. Savio and Peterson were divorced, but the details of the divorce settlement were weeks away from being finalized when she died. Her death originally was ruled an accidental drowning, but authorities later said it was a homicide staged to look like an accident. Peterson is now in jail on murder charges in the death, and has pleaded not guilty.
The third wife of Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson, Savio, 40, was discovered by neighbors in her home in an empty bathtub with a 1-inch gash on the back of her scalp in 2004. Savio and Peterson were divorced, but the details of the divorce settlement were weeks away from being finalized when she died. Her death originally was ruled an accidental drowning, but authorities later said it was a homicide staged to look like an accident. Peterson is now in jail on murder charges in the death, and has pleaded not guilty.
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Husband charged in wife's 2000 slaying in South Barrington
The day Cynthia Hrisco was found dead near the whirlpool bath of her South Barrington home, her husband told police he might have killed her but could not remember, officials said. Friday, 13 years after his wife's death, Frank Buschauer, 64, was...
Tags: Justice System, Suicide, Prosecution, Anita Alvarez, South Barrington
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2 bickering attorneys thrown off case
A Cook County judge Wednesday threw attorney Joel Brodsky and opposing counsel Michael Meschino off a civil case for what he said was "deplorable behavior." In the latest controversy involving Brodsky, former lead attorney for convicted murderer Drew...
Tags: Justice System, Mental Health, Timothy Evans, Litigation, Tribune Company
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Judge upholds Oak Brook's decision to fire Drew Peterson's son
Tribune reportersDrew Peterson's son deserved to lose his police badge for his actions following the 2007 disappearance of Peterson's young wife, a DuPage County judge ruled this morning. Stephen Peterson, 33, was fired from the Oak Brook Police Department in 2011 after...Tags: Bolingbrook, Justice System, Punishment, Oak Brook, Prosecution
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The post-Peterson continuum
Pheasant Chase Court in Bolingbrook looked like any other quiet suburban street last week. A young girl built a snowman in a front yard. Cars pulled into driveways as people returned home from work. More important, there wasn't a single TV truck...
Tags: Punishment, Brown's Chicken & Pasta, Inc., Greta Van Susteren, IKEA, Murder
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Drew Peterson moved to Menard prison, 3rd prison since sentencing
Tribune reporterDrew Peterson has been relocated to his third prison in less than a week. The former Bolingbrook police sergeant is now at Menard Correctional Center, a maximum security facility that is currently on lockdown because of a recent assault on staff...Tags: Punishment, Amusement and Theme Parks, Prisons, Drew Peterson
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Drew Peterson sentenced to 38 years in Kathleen Savio murder
Pop2itRetired Illinois police Sgt. Drew Peterson has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.... -
Drew Peterson screams, gets prison in wife's death
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Drew Peterson showed nearly no emotion during his trial, yet the once famously jocular ex-Illinois police officer screamed out his innocence before he was sentenced to 38 years in prison for his third wife's death in an...
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Drew Peterson case: Brodsky takes stand
Tribune reportersJoel Brodsky, once the lead attorney in Drew Peterson's murder trial, was waiting in the hallway Tuesday when his former legal teammates asked that he be brought to the stand. Brodsky refused to enter the courtroom, and a deputy relayed the message to...Tags: Justice System, Telecommunication Service, Values, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Peterson attorney sues replacement, Tribune
Tribune reporterJoel Brodsky, an attorney who represented Drew Peterson before he withdrew from the legal team in October, has filed a libel lawsuit against attorney Steven Greenberg and Tribune Co., among others. Brodsky says that a letter obtained by the Chicago...Tags: Justice System, Litigation, Cook County Government, Chicago Tribune, Tribune Company
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Brodsky target says lawsuit filed 'out of spite'
Tribune reporterA day after his former colleague on Drew Peterson’s defense team filed a libel lawsuit against him, lawyer Steven Greenberg fired back in a news release, calling Joel Brodsky’s complaint “frivolous” and filled with accusations made...Tags: Justice System, Cook County Government, Chicago Tribune, Tribune Company, Crime, Law and Justice
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Peterson: Ex-attorney had 'smorgasbord of ethical violations'
Tribune reporterDrew Peterson continued efforts to overturn his murder conviction Thursday as his lawyers filed a biting post-trial document that accuses his former lead attorney of botching the case and threatening to reveal harmful information about the retired...Tags: Justice System, Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Murder
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Police alerted about email between Peterson attorneys
Tribune reporterIn a continuation of the public falling out between two men who have represented Drew Peterson in court, attorney Joel Brodsky alerted police this week to an email from attorney Steve Greenberg that Brodsky claims made a threat against him. The two...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Police Department, Drew Peterson, Lawyers
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