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Drew Peterson jokes with press after arrest

May. 8, 2009
Drew Peterson, the former police sergeant whom authorities call the prime suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, has been indicted on murder charges related to the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, the Illinois state attorney's office said.
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Drew Peterson's brother voices suspicions

NEW YORK, March 16 (UPI) -- The stepbrother of former Illinois police Sgt. Drew Peterson says Peterson asked him odd questions after the 2007 disappearance of Peterson's wife.

Immunity offered in case of missing woman

JOLIET, Ill., March 6 (UPI) -- Illinois prosecutors offered immunity 17 months ago to a man whose testimony they sought in the case of a missing suburban Chicago woman, a document reveals.

Illinois Senate OKs hearsay evidence

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Sources say an Illinois state Senate decision regarding hearsay evidence could be used in the investigation into Stacy Peterson's disappearance.

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JOLIET, Ill., July 16 (UPI) -- Friends claim Illinois State Police missed a folding gun when they searched the home of ex-cop Drew Peterson three days after his wife Stacy vanished.

Drew Peterson is ready for a divorce

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Drew Peterson, a suspect in the more than three-month disappearance of his wife Stacy Peterson, reportedly wants to divorce her.

Police: Drew Peterson still a suspect

CHICAGO, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Illinois State Police officials say former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson is still a suspect in the disappearance of his wife.

Peterson case: Trucker lied

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Investigators in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson in Illinois said a trucker claiming Drew Peterson approached him to carry a strange package lied to police.

Divers search canals in Peterson case

BOLINGBROOK , Ill., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Divers from the Illinois State Police and other agencies were searching canal waters Wednesday for evidence in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson.

Police chase leads in Peterson case

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Illinois police are checking leads that the body of missing Stacy Peterson was moved out of suburban Chicago in a truck.

FBI to help in Stacy Peterson case

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Illinois investigators are calling in the FBI to help search for missing 23-year-old Stacy Peterson.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch