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Prosecutor: Peterson tried to hire hit man

May. 22, 2009
Prosecutors alleged Friday that Drew Peterson tried to hire a hitman to kill his third wife, Kathleen Savio, a spokesman for the Will County, Illinois, state attorney said.
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