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Drew Peterson Charged with Murder of Kathleen Savio

By David Lohr

Brash former cop and tabloid famester Drew Peterson, 55, was arrested during a traffic stop at a busy Bolingbrook, Ill., intersection yesterday evening and charged with murdering his third wife, 40-year-old Kathleen Savio. According to Will County State Attorney James Glasgow, Peterson was arrested on a warrant based on an indictment by a Will County special grand jury. "The grand jury that was impaneled to meet on Thursdays to investigate the death of Kathleen Savio and the disappearance of Stacy Peterson returned a two-count bill of indictment today, charging two counts of first-degree murder: one on the theory of intentionally killing, the second on knowingly doing an act to cause great bodily harm," Glasgow said at an impromptu press conference yesterday evening...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on May 08, 2009 (boomark / email).