Drew Peterson's Trial *SECOND WEEK*

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In Session
The jurors are now in the courtroom. The Sate calls its first witness of the day: Steve Maniaci (questioned by prosecutor Koch). He is 52, and describes himself as “a small business owner . . . light manufacturing.” He currently has 11
employees. “Have you ever been married?” “No.” “Do you know who Kathleen Savio is?” “Yes . . . I met her back in the early ‘80s; we worked together.” He identifies a photograph of Savio. “That’s Kathy.”

 

[Mama-cita]

56s The Herald-News‏@Joliet_HN
Steve Maniaci, Sue Doman, Susan McCauley, Teresa Kernc and Dominick DeFrancesco on #DrewPeterson trial witness list today.


Craig Wall‏@craigrwall
Wow! 50 people here from the public wanting to get in the courtroom to watch #DrewPeterson trial. Largest group yet. Only 20 seats available

Glenn Marshall‏@GMarshall_Jr
50 people came to watch the trial. That's largest amount of public viewing the #DrewPeterson trial has seen thus far.

Vis a vis the witness list: with the rapid fire objections by Brodsky and his band of misfits (even to their own questions!) as well as all the side bars and pop tarting of the jury, I predict they may get thru 1.5 witnesses.

 

[Mama-cita]

In Session
The jurors are now in the courtroom. The Sate calls its first witness of the day: Steve Maniaci (questioned by prosecutor Koch). He is 52, and describes himself as “a small business owner . . . light manufacturing.” He currently has 11
employees. “Have you ever been married?” “No.” “Do you know who Kathleen Savio is?” “Yes . . . I met her back in the early ‘80s; we worked together.” He identifies a photograph of Savio. “That’s Kathy.”

Poor Steve. If the defense gets into "rough sex" I'm going to have to get a few voodoo dolls ready.

 

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In Session
He believes he first met Savio in 1984. “There were a bunch of us at the company that we worked at that used to get together after work and on weekend. She became part of that group.” He kept in touch with her “into the early 90s.” At s
ome point, he came to know that she married Drew Peterson, whom he met in the early 90’s, at a company reunion. He identifies the defendant in the courtroom. “Did you continue your acquaintance with her in the 90s?” “No . .. in late December, 2001, she got into contact with some friends we used to hang around with . . . we were going to a Christmas party, and she came to that party . . . she called a couple of my friends, and they called me and said, ‘Guess who’s coming to the party tonight?’ And it was Kathy.” “Were you glad to see Kathy?” “Certainly . . . it was December 22 . . . it just became sort of an anniversary date.”

 

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In Session Following the party, Maniaci, Savio, and some of their friends went out and went dancing. At the time of this party, Savio was still married. “Did you come to learn the status of her marriage at that time?” Objection/Overruled. Koch asks for a sidebar.

In Session
The sidebar ends. “We exchanged numbers” at the end of the evening. “We contacted each other maybe two weeks later. And I saw her maybe three weeks later.” “Was she still married?” “Yes.” “Was the defendant residing in the house?” “H
e was . . . he was staying in the basement.” “Based on meeting up with her, did you begin to see her more often?” “Yes.” ‘Did this continue into February and March of 2002?” “Yes.” “Did you continue to see her?” “Yes.” “And did there come a time when you learned the status of her marriage?” “Yes . . . not good . . . I don’t remember if they had filed at that time, but I know that he was leaving the residence.” “Were divorce proceedings ever filed?” “Yes, they were.”

 

[WindyCityGirl]

:floorlaugh: Voo doo dolls!!!! hahahaha

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Poor Steve. If the defense gets into "rough sex" I'm going to have to get a few voodoo dolls ready.

 

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In Session IN the early months of 2002, he was seeing Savio “a couple of times a week.” ‘Did there come a time when the defendant moved out of the house?” “Yes, March or April, I believe, of ’02.” He met Tom and Kris, Savio’s children. “I was introduced to them pretty early. They were around often.” “Would you do things with the children?” “Sure, we went out to dinner quite a few times.”



In Session The witness identifies a photograph of “Kathy’s house . . . Kathy and Drew’s house.” “Back in 2002, what did you do with regard to any kind of changes to the house?” “I don’t understand.” “Did you do something with the garage door?” “Yes . . . I had changed the codes for the garage door openers . . . I can’t recall exactly, but I’m guess sometime in maybe February or March of ’02.” “Would you see the children come and go from the house?” “Occasionally.” “Would you see them enter the house?” “Yes.” “When they came home, did you observe them?” “Yes.” Objection. The parties approach for a sidebar.

 

[dog.gone.cute]

Again? Hasn't he been on everyday this week?

:seeya: Yes, he's been on the tube way too much this week ...

:waitasec: He is sooooooooo full of himself ...

:moo:

 

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In Session The sidebar ends. “How many times would you say you’d be over at the house during the month of March, 2002, on average?” “I’m guessing an average of two times a week . . . I can’t be positive, though.” “Where would you park your vehicle?” “In the driveway.” “How did you enter the house?” “Through the garage.” “Were there other doors you used to enter the house?” Objection. The attorneys go to another sidebar.



In Session The sidebar ends. “What door would you have to use if you couldn’t access the garage?” “The front door . . . there was a front door and a storm door. They were both locked. I would have to ring the doorbell and waiting for somebody to answer.” “Do you know what type of car Kathy drove back in 2002?” “Yes.” He is then shown a photograph. “That’s a Mercury Mountaineer . . . that’s Kathy’s.”

 

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In Session “How long did you have a relationship with Kathy?” “Two and a quarter years.” “Did she sometimes spend the night at your house?” “Yes.” “And you would sometimes spend the night at her house?” “Yes.” ‘Did she wear any jewelry?” “Yes, she did.” “How often would you spend the night at her house?’ “Maybe two times a month.” “And how many times did she spend the night at your house?” “Maybe two times a month.” “Based on your observations, what did she do with her jewelry at night?” “She would take it off, put it on the headboard or the dresser.” “Did you observe her take a shower?” ‘I did . . . half a dozen [times] . . . generally, she would take it [her jewelry] off . . . I can’t say she did every time.” “Did you observe her take a bath?” “A few times.” “Did you ever take a bath with her?” “Yes.” “What did she generally do with her hair?” Objection. The attorneys go to another sidebar.

 

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In Session The sidebar ends. “When she took a bath, what did you observe about her hair?” “She would put her hair up . . . with a clip.” When he took a shower at Savio’s home, he got a towel “from the vanity . . .when you came into the bathroom, to the left was the vanity.” “What would she have in the bathroom?” “Around the bathtub, she had it decorated with . . .” Objection. The parties go to another sidebar.

 

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The sidebar ends. “When you would be at her house, would you have occasion to use her bathroom?” “Yes.” “Can you tell me what you’d see regarding any type of carpeting in the bathroom?” “Usually there was a floor m
at . . . one in front of the vanity, and one in front of the bathtub.” “When you would spend the night at her house, where would you stay?” “In the bedroom . .. her bedroom.” “Would you have occasion to see her bedroom door?” “Yes.” The witness is then shown a photograph of the master bedroom door. “Did that door always appear the way it does?” “No.” Objection/Overruled. “How did the door appear?” “It didn’t have that hole in it.” “Did there come an occasion that the door’s physical condition changed?” “Yes.” “Approximately when that appearance changed?’ “I think it was March or April of ’02.” “Did anybody ever fix that door?” “No.” “Can you describe what’s in that picture?” “A deadbolt, with a hold drilled above it . . . and a handle, with a lock.”

 

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In Session
“I want to ask you about the weekend of February 27 … “Did you have any plans with Kathy on that particular Friday night?” “Yes … we were going out to dinner in Naperville, with another couple … a restaurant in downtown Naperville … Kathy
and I met them there.” “Who drove?” “I did … a Cadillac.” “Did you pick up Kathy?” “Yes … from her home.” “How long did you stay at the Samba Room?” “A couple hours.” “What did you do after that?” “Went to a bar across the street, the Lantern … [for] an hour and a half or two hours; it was late.” Both he and Savio were drinking that evening; when they left the bar, Savio drove. “Where did you end up going?” “Back to her home.” “Were you going to spend the night there?” “Yes.” “When you got back home, where did you go?” “I went into the living room; she went upstairs to change . . . I just waited for her in the living room.” He describes the layout of the first floor of the Savio house.

In Session When Kathy came downstairs, she was wearing a robe. “She took a piece of the fish from the to go bag, and came into the living room.” Objection. The attorneys go to a sidebar.

 

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In Session The sidebar ends. The witness says that the living room lights were off, but the kitchen lights were on. “Could you see Kathy from where you were sitting?” “Yes.” “What happened after that?” “Well, we started fooling around, and eventually had sex.” “When you had sexual intercourse with her, was she clothed or unclothed?” “Unclothed.” “Were you able to observe her body?” “Yes.” “Were you able to make any observations about her back?” “Yes ... it was perfectly normal.” “Able to make any observations about her buttocks?’ “Yes, Sir ... perfectly normal.”.


In Session The witness is shown a photograph. “On that Friday night, while you were having sexual intercourse with her, did you see any type of mark on her buttocks that appears [in this photo]?” “No.


In Session “What did you observe about her arms?” “They were normal.”

 

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In Session The witness is shown another photograph. “What do you see?” “Bruising.” “On February 27, that Friday night, when you were having sexual intercourse, did you see any mark on her that’s depicted [in this photo]?” “I did not.” The judge calls the attorneys to a sidebar.

In Session The sidebar ends. The jurors are excused from the courtroom. Judge: “We’ll take a brief recess.” The judge leaves the bench, and the trial is in recess.

 

[LambChop]

In Session The witness is shown another photograph. “What do you see?” “Bruising.” “On February 27, that Friday night, when you were having sexual intercourse, did you see any mark on her that’s depicted [in this photo]?” “I did not.” The judge calls the attorneys to a sidebar.

In Session The sidebar ends. The jurors are excused from the courtroom. Judge: “We’ll take a brief recess.” The judge leaves the bench, and the trial is in recess.

Why would the judge stop this questioning right in the middle? I am beginning to think they need a new judge. This one is awful. jmo

 

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Why would the judge stop this questioning right in the middle? I am beginning to think they need a new judge. This one is awful. jmo

The only thing I can think of is he needed to use the toilet.

 

[Shelby1]

Why would the judge stop this questioning right in the middle? I am beginning to think they need a new judge. This one is awful. jmo

I was just going to ask the same thing.

 

[LambChop]

The only thing I can think of is he needed to use the toilet.

Stomach problems????

 

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Craig Wall‏@craigrwall
#DrewPeterson court in recess. In court today Savio's father Henry. Must be uncomfortable for him to see autopsy photos and hear testimony

49s Kara Oko‏@KaraOko
Savio's father, Henry sitting in court today. #DrewPeterson