After Stacey disappeared the body of Savio was exhumed and a later autopsy found that she was the victim of a homicide, not an accidental drowning as originally ruled.
Latest Developments
Drew Peterson Pleads Not GuiltyMay 18, 2009
Former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson entered a plea of not guilty to killing his third wife who was found dead in a dry bathtub in 2004. Kathleen Savio's death was originally ruled an accidental drowning, but was changed to homicide after Peterson's fourth wife disappeared.
Previous Developments
Drew Peterson Arrested for 3rd Wife's MurderMay 7, 2009
A former Illinois policeman, who made national news in 2007 when his fourth wife disappeared, has been indicted and arrested in connection with the death of his third wife in 2004. Drew Peterson is being held on $20 million bail on charges of murdering Kathleen Savio.
Drew Peterson Faces Weapons Charge
May 22, 2008
Drew Peterson turned himself in to the Bolingbrook Police Department on charges of owning a semiautomatic rifle with a barrel that is too short under Illinois law. The charges were later dropped.
Former Cop Offers Reward for Wife's Return
May 5, 2008
A former police officer whose wife has been missing since October 2007 has offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to her safe return. Drew Peterson issued a statement saying he had hoped his wife Stacy would have contacted him by now and he "can't fathom why" she has not.
Cop's Third Wife's Death Ruled Homicide
Feb. 24, 2008
While investigators continue to seek clues in the disappearance of a former Illinois policeman's fourth wife, a second autopsy has determine that his third wife's death in 2004 was not an accident. A new autopsy of Kathleen Savio's exhumed body determined that her drowning death was a homicide.
Peterson 'Clearly' Suspect in Wife's Disappearance
Nov. 11, 2007
Investigators say Bolingbrook, Illinois policeman Drew Peterson is now "clearly" a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife Stacey Peterson while authorities requested and received a court order to exhume the body of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, who supposedly drowned in the couple's bathtub.
Clues Sought in Disappearance of Stacy Peterson
Nov. 5, 2007
Authorities are treating the disappearance of 23-year-old Stacy Peterson as a missing-person case, but a week after the Bolingbrook, Illinois, mother of two was reported missing, those who knew her are suspecting foul play. Family members say they have given up hope of finding her alive.
