Global InformationDrew Peterson information
Drew Peterson | |
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 Mugshot of Drew Peterson | |
| Born | Drew Walter Peterson January 5, 1954 Bolingbrook, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Former police officer |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouses | Carol Brown
(m. 1974; div. 1980)Vicki Connolly
(m. 1982; div. 1992)Kathleen Savio
(m. 1992; div. 2003)Stacy Ann Cales
(m. 2003, missing since 2007) |
| Children | 6 |
| Conviction(s) | Premeditated murder in the 2004 death of Kathleen Savio, solicitation of murder for hire in the attempted murder of James Glasgow |
| Criminal penalty | 78 years imprisonment; earliest possible release May 7, 2081 |
Drew Walter Peterson (born January 5, 1954) is an American convicted murderer and former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant who was found guilty in 2012 of the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, a few months after their 2003 divorce. Peterson first received national publicity in 2007 when his fourth wife, Stacy Ann Cales Peterson, disappeared. Although the police and Stacy Ann's family suspect foul play, she has never been found.
Suspicions in Stacy Ann's case were fueled in part by the death of Savio, whose bruised body was found in a dry bathtub in her home in 2004 with a large gash to her scalp.[1] Initially, Savio's official cause of death was found to be accidental drowning.[2] In 2009, in light of Stacy Ann's disappearance, Peterson was indicted for Savio's murder after a second autopsy showed evidence of a struggle. Upon conviction he was sentenced to thirty-eight years in prison on February 21, 2013.
On February 9, 2015, Peterson was charged with two additional felonies—solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire—for attempting to have James Glasgow, the state's attorney handling his prosecution, killed.[3] Peterson was convicted on May 31, 2016, and sentenced to an additional forty years on July 29, 2016.[4] On February 21, 2017, he was transferred from Illinois Department of Corrections custody to the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. In December 2019, Peterson was transferred to an undisclosed out-of-state facility.[5][6]
- ^ Hosey, Joseph (16 August 2012). "The Horror of What Kathleen Savio Went Through Before She Died". Bolingbrook Patch. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Walberg, Matthew; Slife, Erica (22 February 2008). "2004 death of Kathleen Savio ruled a homicide". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Drew Peterson charged with attempted murder-for-hire of Illinois prosecutor". The Guardian. 9 Feb 2015. Retrieved 22 Feb 2015.
- ^ "Drew Peterson gets 40 extra years for plot to kill prosecutor". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Antinori, Shannon (10 December 2019). "Drew Peterson Moved To A New Prison — Again". Patch Media. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ HOSEY, JOSEPH (22 December 2019). "Hosey: Where in the world is Drew Peterson?". Northwest Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2020.