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I thought closing arguments were starting today? How is there an investigator on the stands?

As the ME/Coroner/etc do NOT know the exact date that she was deceased they use the date that she was found as the date of death. This has happened in a lot of missing persons cases that I have followed. The date she was found is the date they KNEW she had died, so that is the date that is...

Any news anywhere of whats going on in court today? Is there even court today?

A memo says Illinois prison officials wanted Drew Peterson transferred to a federal prison because the former Bolingbrook police officer convicted of killing his third wife and plotting to kill Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow posed a danger to the prison...

Another mushroom hunter who finds remains. Hope they can be identified quickly and a family get answers.

I do know that in a civil trial the standard of guilt is NOT "beyond a reasonable doubt" as it is in a criminal trial or murder trial - the standard of proof in a civil trial is " "the preponderance of the evidence" (which essentially means that it was more likely than not that something...

I just posted this on the thread about being convicted of trying to have Glasgow murdered as I think that may be a Federal charge?? Anyway here is what WGN is saying: He is now in federal custody, IDOC spokeswoman Nicole Wilson said. She released the following statement to WGN: “Drew...

Don't know exactly which thread to put this in but Drew Peterson is no longer in IDOC custody and has supposedly been transferred to Federal custody. http://wgntv.com/2017/02/21/drew-peterson-no-longer-in-state-custody-idoc-says/ He is now in federal custody, IDOC spokeswoman Nicole Wilson...

Per Priscilla and the news articles today the children are safe and with Priscilla.

Yes it is on news reports this morning that she has confirmed that they are with her and will be until everything is sorted out. Thank you :)

Have a question that I seriously do not have the answer to - I don't know and maybe someone can shed some light on it. By "in state's custody" does that mean that they are NOT with a family member? Priscilla? older sibling? and the state just has "control" over who/what/where, etc (I am...

Can someone who actually does twitter and tweets please send a tweet to one (or more) or the reporters and let them know that we don't really care if questioning is "dry" we want to know what's going on and what's said. Twitter is the only way to really follow this trial and just because they...

yep that's what I was doing also. Been waiting a long time ffor this trial and I absolutely hate trial by twitter

Reporters twitters to watch? Found this one who is a reporter for the Mercury News https://twitter.com/tkaplanreport @tkaplanreport

does this mean they dismissed one of the charges? It shows "dismissed" charge 3 and then some #'s.