UPDATED: Analysis: Breaking Down Peterson's Public Hearing
Updated: Monday, 18 Jan 2010, 2:54 PM CST
Published : Friday, 08 Jan 2010, 9:06 PM CST
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The hearing, which could last several weeks, will determine if hearsay statements from Peterson's alleged victim, Kathleen Savio, can be admitted into evidence at trial. The evidence consists largely of Savio's notes and remarks to friends and family.
Will County Judge Stephen White decided that the hearing should be open to the media, although he will closely examine some of the hearsay statements before deciding whether to publicizing them.
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Drew Peterson Hearing Set to Begin
Updated: Tuesday, 19 Jan 2010, 1:30 PM CST
Published : Monday, 18 Jan 2010, 9:34 PM CST
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Did Drew Peterson murder his third wife Kathleen Savio to keep her quiet during their bitter divorce in 2004? Is he responsible for the disappearance of his fourth Stacy because of what she may have known about Savio's death?
Those who knew the two women will be called to testify, including Savio's sisters, Sue and Anna Marie Doman, who have previously told FOX Chicago that Kathleen had told them Drew threatened to kill her and make it look like an accident.
"She said she would never make the divorce, she would never live to see the end of the divorce," Anna Marie Doman said in November 2007.
Tom Morphey, Drew's step-brother is also expected to be a key witness. He claims he unwittingly helped dispose of Stacy's body in a blue barrel.
Lenny Wawzak and Paula Stark will also testify, after wearing a wire for State Police and recording hundreds of hours of conversation with Drew after Stacy's disappearance.
Brodsky said Peterson is doing good and that his spirits are high
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Evidence Could Make, Break Peterson Case
Updated: Tuesday, 19 Jan 2010, 1:53 PM CST
Published : Tuesday, 19 Jan 2010, 1:53 PM CST
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A former co-worker of Savio’s was the state’s first major witness. Issam Karam testified that they worked together at Parkway Imaging in Romeoville.
He said after hearing news reports in November of 2007 about the second autopsy on Savio’s body he wrote a letter detailing what Savio had told him.
Dated November 21, 2007, it was a letter he intended to send to television stations, but never did, in part because he had heard that Savio’s death had been ruled an accident.
Later, Karam said he got a call from State Police and he turned the letter over to them.
Under cross examination, defense attorney Adrew Abood pointed out inconsistencies between what Karam wrote and what Savio herself had detailed in a handwritten statement about the incident regarding bruises that she described, but he never mentioned.
But Karam said he wrote the letter from memory and forgot about the bruises.
He also said he did not want to get someone innocent in trouble, and the last paragraph of the letter, which was highlighted on a big screen TV and could be read from the back of the courtroom, said the following: “All information that I couldn’t remember, such as names, dates and other events, I left out for I do not want to make the mistake of ‘inventing’ information that could not be accurate because that could have negative consequences.”
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UPDATED: Ill. Judge Denies Motion to Close Drew Peterson Hearing
Updated: Monday, 18 Jan 2010, 2:54 PM CST
Published : Friday, 08 Jan 2010, 8:48 AM CST
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Will County Judge Stephen White said he already warned more than 200 potential jurors to avoid media reports about the case and will send them a letter reminding them of the admonishment.
"We've done everything we can to protect the integrity of the proceedings," White said.
A Jan. 19 hearing is scheduled to determine what, if any, hearsay evidence will be allowed at trial. White left open the possibility he could close the hearing for specific evidence or specific witnesses.
An attorney for Peterson, Joel Brodsky, argued that it "will be impossible for jurors to avoid" media coverage of the hearing.
But Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said case law was on the prosecution's side. And, he said, "Nobody can pull a fast one, because everybody is watching."
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UPDATED: Peterson's Attorney Talks About Drew Wanting to Broadcast Trial
Updated: Monday, 18 Jan 2010, 2:55 PM CST
Published : Thursday, 12 Nov 2009, 12:47 PM CST
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In Studio - Drew Peterson is reportedly considering some interesting options to help pay for his defense. He wants someone to broadcast at his home live during his murder trial. Peterson’s lawyer Walter Maksym visited Good Day Chicago Thursday morning and told us why.
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