CHICAGO - Drew Peterson, a former Illinois police sergeant suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, on Thursday was indicted on a murder charge in the death of his third wife.
Peterson, 55, was taken into custody Thursday evening by state police who stopped his car. A warrant accuses him of murdering Kathleen Savio.
Savio's body was found in a bathtub on March 1, 2004. Her death was initially ruled an accidental drowning.
CHICAGO -- Former police officer Drew Peterson pleaded not guilty Monday to killing his third wife, whose death was reclassified as a homicide after the suburban officer's fourth wife disappeared.
Drew Peterson, the former police sergeant who investigators have pursued for some 18 months, is due to appear in court today to face accusations that he murdered his third wife five years ago.
Drew Peterson cracked jokes as he was arrested for allegedly murdering his ex-wife because that's his way, he said during a "Today" show interview to be aired this morning. "There's no book written on how I'm supposed to act.
As Drew Peterson sits in jail on murder charges for his third wife's death, his stepbrother could prove key to the prosecution's case that he also killed his still missing fourth wife.
Drew Peterson was arrested Thursday on charges he murdered his third wife, a major development in the case against the former Chicago-area police sergeant - who shot.
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