Drew Peterson's Trial *FOURTH WEEK*

[Jackson44]

The jurors are gone, but the judge is back on the bench. Attorney Joel Brodsky is addressing the court about the limits to the scope of witness Harry Smith and his testimony about Kathleen Savio. “If the statement leads to the fact that maybe he knows that Miss Savio lied under oath, that goes to the issue of her credibilit
y.” Judge; “Well, I directed both sides to interview Mr. Smith if they wanted to. Did you do so?” Steve Greenberg: “I talked to him today . . .what she [Savio] told him about the incident is different from what she then testified in court.” Judge: “Well, then, you’ve got your impeachment.” Greenberg: “I think they should be asked to disclose that before he testifies.” The judge says that the defense may call Smith in an offer of proof prior to his testimony before the jury. Judge: “If he’s going to testify about something she said to him, and he knows that she testified under oath, they’ll be able to impeach her through cross-examination… if that alters your plans about calling him, then don’t call him now, and call the other witness.”

 

[LaLaw2000]

Thank you, Jackson44!

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The judge notes that the jurors have complained about a defense printer running too loudly during testimony. He tells the parties that the printer in question will no longer be allowed to run during witness testimony.

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The judge leaves the bench, and the trial is in a brief recess.

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The parties are still milling around in the hallway. It now appears that the next prosecution witness will be Nick Pontarelli, the son of earlier witnesses Mary and Tom Pontarelli.

 

[TigerBalm]

I wonder if Kathleen had celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, a lot of the symptoms she reported to her doctor are also symptoms of celiac disease. Granted there are over 300 symptoms, many people are misdiagnosed due to doctors not recognizing it as a possibility.

 

[fifteen89]

Ugh. All this seizure crap.....
To me it's common sense that IF she slipped and fell, SOMEthing SOMEwhere would have blood on it from the gash on the back of her head. Unless there's gonna be some defense expert to testify that she cleaned up the mess as she fell.....and ate the towel? Seems they would've found that towel during the autopsy.

What other options are there? That she pushed it down the closed bathtub drain? Walked over to the toilet to flush the towel?

 

[Jackson44]

Waiting......

 

[legalmania]

I think the fact that she suffered from enormous stress would be a possible explanation for dizziness. Also her taking anti anxiety pills could be another explanation for dizziness, but IMO I think that the medication alone was not enough to make her pass out, and if she felt dizzy I don't think she would have wanted to take a bath. JMO.

 

[Jackson44]

Jury coming in.

 

[Jackson44]

Judge Burmila is back on the bench. Before the jury comes in, the defense asks for a sidebar.

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The sidebar ends. The judge sends for the jury.

 

[TotallyObsessed]

I must say testimony has gone well today. From what I read here, hardly any poptart incidents.

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The jurors are now in the courtroom. The State calls its next witness: Nick Pontarelli (questioned by prosecutor Koch). He is 22 years old, and lives with his parents, Tom and Mary Pontarelli. “I’m an I.T. recruiter for Tech Systems . . . this is my second week.”

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The witness says he knew Kathleen Savio. He identifies a photograph of Savio, and says that she lived directly next door to his home. He then identifies a photograph of her house.

 

[Jackson44]

In Session “Do you recall when Kathleen moved in next door?” “It was in 2000, from what I remember.” “How old would you have been?” “I was ten years old . . . she also lived with her husband, Drew, and their two children, Tom and Kris.” He identifies the defendant in the courtroom. “What type of relationship with you have with Tom and Kris?’ “They were just the boys next door . . . we used to go on family vacations, went camping together . . . I went with the Petersons on one occasion. We also went to Lake Geneva together.” “How often would you see Tom and Kris?’ “Pretty often, a couple of times a week . . . they were good friends.”

 

[Jackson44]

In Session Drew Peterson moved out of the house “in approximately 2000.” “Did you ever do anything with the children after school?” “Yes, sometimes I would walk home with them after school, and just wait with them until their mom came home . . . they had a garage door opener.” “After the defendant moved out, what kind of work would you do for Kathy?” “I would just watch the kids, while she was at work or at school.” “Did there come a time when you did any work to the house?” “Yes.” “What kind of work would you do to the house?” Objection. The defense asks for a sidebar.

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The sidebar ends. The judge asks to have the jurors taken out of the courtroom.

 

[Jackson44]

In Session The jury is now gone, and the witness leaves the courtroom. Judge; “One of the jurors has advised the bailiff that he or she knows the witness. I want to see all of the witnesses with the court reporter in the judge’s conference room. And then, Donna [the bailiff], I’ll want you to bring back the juror.” The judge and the attorneys leave the courtroom.

 

[Woe.be.gone]

IMO if Kathleen was taking large doses of any one drug it would have shown up in the toxicology report. Plus it's unclear which drugs she was taking when as the Defense is trying to make it sound as if she took five or six different drugs everyday all the time when several years have been mentioned in the same line of questioning. So what was she taking when and for how long? It's unclear to me. It's not fair as they're trying to make it sound as if she was doped up or something. If so, drugs would have been evident in her system.

How old was Kathleen when she was murdered? Because it sounds as if she had perimenopause related aches and pains - changing hormones can really mess with you. Yesterday you were on the ball and then, all of a sudden, physical limitations crop up and get in your way of fully functioning. Didn't DP accuse his women of having 'their period' or something like that? So they had to deal with that attitude on top of dealing with him and small children. :maddening: