02-14-2015, 01:31 PM
New Charges Against Peterson
Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer convicted of killing his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth, has been charged with trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped put him in state prison, authorities announced Monday.
Peterson, 61, has been in prison since he was convicted in 2012 of first-degree murder in the 2004 bathtub drowning of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Savio's death initially was ruled an accident, but after Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in 2007, Savio's body was exhumed and her death was ruled a homicide.
Both felonies carry a maximum sentence of at least 30 years in prison. He's currently serving a 38 year sentence.
Peterson attorney Steven Greenberg said the charges "seem a bit absurd" because Peterson would have nothing to gain by trying to have Glasgow killed. "This is completely out of character and inconsistent with everything I know about (Peterson)," Greenberg said. "I'll wait to see what evidence they have."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/drew-...r-28837757
Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer convicted of killing his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth, has been charged with trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped put him in state prison, authorities announced Monday.
Peterson, 61, has been in prison since he was convicted in 2012 of first-degree murder in the 2004 bathtub drowning of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Savio's death initially was ruled an accident, but after Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in 2007, Savio's body was exhumed and her death was ruled a homicide.
Both felonies carry a maximum sentence of at least 30 years in prison. He's currently serving a 38 year sentence.
Peterson attorney Steven Greenberg said the charges "seem a bit absurd" because Peterson would have nothing to gain by trying to have Glasgow killed. "This is completely out of character and inconsistent with everything I know about (Peterson)," Greenberg said. "I'll wait to see what evidence they have."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/drew-...r-28837757