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Drew Peterson Charged With Murdering Third Wife, Held on $20M Bond
After pursing Drew Peterson for 1 1/2
years after the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson,
authorities in Illinois closed in Thursday, arresting the former
Chicago-area police sergeant on two counts of first-degree murder in
the drowning death of his third wife.
Peterson
? who launched into the national spotlight after Stacy Peterson's
suspicious disappearance in October 2007 ? is being held on $20 million
bond, police and prosecutors said Thursday night at a news conference.
Peterson,
55, hasn't been charged in Stacy Peterson's disappearance. But he now
is criminally accused of killing Kathleen Savio, the third wife, who
was found at home dead in a dry bathtub on March 1, 2004.
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Will
County State's Attorney James Glasgow said at the news conference that
a judge granted his request for $20 million bond "without question."
"This is an extremely grave and serious matter, and I think that's reflected in the bond," Glasgow said.
An arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CDT Friday in Joliet, Ill.
Glasgow
said he intends to introduce evidence at trial that would allow Savio
"to testify from the grave" through third-party statements uncovered
during the investigation.A recently passed law, spurred by the Savio
and Stacy Peterson cases, would allow the statements to be admitted as
an exception to hearsay rules if they are proven in a pre-trial hearing
to be reliable, probative and relevant, he said.
"We're very confident in our case," Glasgow said.
Police
said the arrest and indictment were the result of 18 months of
intensive police work that garnered hundreds of leads and produces
thousands of pages of investigative reports.
The search continues for Stacy Peterson, police said.
Drew
Peterson is being held at the Will County Adult Detention Facility in
Joliet, Ill., under supervision of the Will County Sheriff's office.
His children were taken by police and transferred to family services.Peterson was arrested around 5:30 p.m.
Thursday after state police surrounded his car at an intersection near
his home in Bollingbroke, Ill. Peterson was alone in his car at the
time.
?I guess I should have returned those
library books,? Peterson said as he was being taken into state police
headquarters, the Herald News reported.
State police later searched Peterson's home.
Andrew Abood, an attorney representing Peterson, released a statement Thursday evening, according to the Chicago Tribune.
"Drew
has steadfastly maintain (sic) his innocence regarding the rumor and
innuendo that has circulated regarding the unfortunate death of
Kathleen. Although he is disappointed with the decision of the state,
he looks forward to the opportunity to once and for all prove his
innocence in a court of law," he said.
Peterson has been a suspect in the disappearance of his 23-year-old wife Stacy Peterson, who vanished on Oct. 28, 2007, from her Bolingbrook, Ill., home.
In
the months following Stacy Peterson's disappearance, Savio's body was
exhumed and her 2004 bathtub drowning death was re-classified as a
homicide.Nick Savio, Kathleen's brother, told ABC 7 state police informed his sister Susan that Peterson was arrested on Thursday.
"My
sister gave me a call, I just got out of work. She gave me a call and
said, you know what, Nick? They are arresting Drew. We didn't know what
for. The state police had been telling us the day was coming. We kept
hearing it for about eight months. I'm almost in tears here. It's been
so hard for our family," he said.
Pam Bosco, spokesperson for Stacy Peterson's family, told ABC 7 that the arrest was long anticipated by the family.
"We have dreamed about it. We have been patient over it. Now that it's here, it's almost a little bit calm," Bosco said.
Martin Glink, the Savio family's attorney, said the family hoped Peterson would be charged.
"We're very happy that the wheels of justice have continued to move and they are pointing in his direction," Glink told ABC 7.
Savio's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit last month, alleging Peterson downed her in the bathtub.
Kathleen
Savio's family has long voiced suspicions about the circumstances
surrounding her 2004 death, especially following the disappearance of
Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy.
For more than a
year, Peterson's attorney has said he anticipated the family would file
a lawsuit and suggested it was imminent after an appellate court this
year upheld a lower court's decision to take control of Savio's estate
away from Peterson and give it her father Henry Savio and her sister,
Anna Doman.
The lawsuit seeks more than
$100,000 and alleges Peterson killed Savio before a scheduled trial
over the divorced couple's property.
Many of
the allegations made in the lawsuit have been reported in the media
ever since Stacy Peterson disappeared in October 2007.
The
lawsuit alleges Peterson went to Savio's house on Feb. 28, 2004, to
"brutally ... stalk, attack, repeatedly beat, then drown, decedent
Kathleen Savio."Savio survived the attack for an unknown period of time before drowning, the lawsuit says.
Re: Drew Peterson Charged With Murdering Third Wife, Held on $20M Bond
?I guess I should have returned those library books,? Peterson said as he was being taken into state police headquarters, the Herald News reported.
really?!?! come on now man. trying to use humor when facing murder charges = decency FAIL.
Baby in a Blue Teapot
Tempest in a Blue Teapot, food and everything else
"You live, you learn, you drink, and move on." ~ Rotty
Seriously?! They were going to elope? Bet her father was happy. He was trying to warn her that Peterson was a bad "cookie" to say the least.
:Shudders: He's just creepy.