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02/25/10 - Drew Peterson's Murder Trial Starts this Summer
Sue Doman, the Sister of Deceased Kathleen Savio, who was Found Dead in the Bath Tub in '04, Joins the Peter Tilden Morning Show
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Drew Peterson's trial in the murder of his third wife Kathleen Savio is set to begin this summer, a Will County judge announced Tuesday.
The trial will begin on Monday, June 14, ABC Chicago reports. Savio was found dead in a bathtub in 2004, and though her death was initially ruled an accident it has since been reclassified as a homicide.
On Friday, a pretrial hearing wrapped up that was to determine what hearsay evidence would be allowed in Peterson's murder trial. ...READ MORE
Witnesses and Hearsay Statements that a Judge is Considering whether to Alow in Drew Peterson’s Tial
1.Kathleen Savio's letter to then-Will County Assistant State's Attorney Elizabeth Fragale complaining of Drew Peterson's abuse, including an alleged July 2002 attack when he put a knife to her throat.
2. Kristin Anderson testified that Savio told of her fears that Peterson would kill her while her family briefly rented Savio's basement in 2003.
3. Mary Parks, Savio's Joliet Junior College classmate, testified she saw red marks on Savio's neck that Savio attributed to Peterson in 2003.
4. Issam Karam, a Savio co-worker, testified Savio told him Peterson came into her home and held a knife to her throat.
5. Susan Doman, Savio's sister, gave lengthy testimony about her sister's fears that Peterson would kill her.
6. Savio's sister Anna Doman testified that shortly before she died, Savio asked Doman to care for her children if she died, saying Peterson wanted to kill her.
7. Savio's handwritten statement attached to a Bolingbrook police report on the July 2002 incident.
8. Six audio excerpts from a June 13, 2003, taped conversation Savio had with an insurance company over a claim she put in for allegedly stolen jewelry.
9. Savio's Aug. 6, 2003, statement to the insurance company
10. Harry Smith, Savio's divorce attorney, testified Stacy contacted him about divorcing Peterson shortly before she vanished.
11. Scott Rossetto, Stacy's friend, testified she told him Peterson coached her as an alibi witness in Savio's death.
12. The Rev. Neil Schori, pastor, testified Stacy told him Peterson returned home dressed completely in black and carrying a bag of women's clothing in the late morning on the day Savio's body was found. Stacy also told him Peterson coached her to provide his alibi.
13. Michael Miles, Stacy's Joliet Junior College classmate, testified Stacy told him before Savio's 2004 death that Peterson wanted to kill his ex-wife but that Stacy talked him out of it. ...READ MORE
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