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Ex Bolingbrook, Illinois, cop & convicted ladykiller Drew


Drew Peterson to ask judge to toss out murder conviction
Peterson, from the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, is serving a 38-year prison sentence in the 2004 killing of Kathleen Savio.

2 January 2022


Ex Bolingbrook, Illinois, cop & convicted ladykiller Drew Peterson

Drew Peterson, the former Chicago-area police sergeant who was convicted in 2012 of killing his third wife, is set to return to court this month after a judge agreed to hear his motion to vacate the verdict. Will County Judge Edward Burmilla scheduled the Jan. 21 hearing after finding a “gist of a constitutional” claim in Peterson’s six-page handwritten motion, according to the Chicago Tribune. Burmilla assigned Peterson a public defender and two investigators from the public defender’s office. Peterson, from the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, is serving a 38-year prison sentence in the 2004 killing of Kathleen Savio. He ...



 

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‘Please Help Me!’: Convicted Murderer Drew Peterson Seeks Appeal in Kathleen Savio Murder

3 January 2022



Convicted murderer Drew Peterson, 67, has filed a motion without an attorney to appeal the guilty verdict for killing his third wife Kathleen Savio, 40. He accused prosecutors of calling witnesses whose testimony should have been barred and his former attorney of ineffective assistance of counsel. Will County Judge Edward Burmilla determined there was a “gist of constitutional” claim and scheduled a hearing for Jan. 21 to hear the argument, according to The Chicago Tribune. He also assigned a public defender and two investigators from the public defender’s office. “Please help me!” Peterson wrote in the end of his motion. ...



 

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Convicted Killer Drew Peterson Can’t Receive Pension Because He Used ‘Specialized Police Training’ to Murder Third Wife, Appeals Court Rules

12 August 2022



Drew Peterson, the retired Bolingbrook, Illinois police sergeant convicted of murdering his third wife Kathleen Savio, will not receive a police pension. That’s according to a Thursday ruling by an intermediate Illinois appellate court. The case, styled as Peterson v. The Board of Trustees of the Bolingbrook Police Pension Fund, held that the pension board was correct to terminate Peterson’s benefits because the “murder of his ex-wife was related to, arose out of, or was in connection with his service as a police officer” when viewed by the “manifest weight of the evidence.” Peterson was serving a 38-year sentence for ...



 
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