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Ex-officer Drew Peterson charged with killing wife

May. 7, 2009
A former police sergeant who authorities call the prime suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Stacy Peterson, has been indicted on murder charges, the Illinois state attorney's office said. A prosecutor said a grand jury indicted Peterson in the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. State...
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Stacy Peterson case nears 1-year mark

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Police appear no closer now to solving the disappearance of 23-year-old Stacy Peterson of Bolingbrook, Ill., than when she vanished a year ago, CNN reports.

Peterson: Polygraph showed deception

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson says he can't explain why a polygraph suggested he deceptively answered questions about his missing wife.

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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.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- An Illinois judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors must return former police officer Drew Peterson's guns, while state police soon after revoked his gun permit.

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 denies harming wife

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Drew Peterson says he is being scapegoated by insinuations he killed his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, in Illinois.

Suspect's son testifies in Peterson probe

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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.

Police chase leads in Peterson case

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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