Drew Peterson    Photo by Paul Huebl Joliet, IL —A jury convicted retired Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson of murder yesterday.   Peterson very publicly proclaimed his innocence and in the process became an absolute public pariah.   The media he used to assert his innocence redundantly exposed Peterson’s troubled marriages with much younger women.  The self-generated publicity backfired. Police and prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to take action against Peterson under existing law.   There was no way to proceed with a prosecution. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow quickly lobbied a special legislative bill that would retroactively allow him to use normally outlawed hearsay testimony as evidence in court.  Additionally, it was a special law that was designed and promulgated just for the prosecution of him and was given the popular moniker of The Drew Peterson Law . The Constitution provides thre...

Drew Peterson   Photo by Paul Huebl Joliet, IL —The prosecution in the murder trial of retired Bolingbrook, IL police sergeant Drew Peterson is taking its last gasp.  The Illinois Legislature put their foot on the scales of justice by enacting the, “Drew Peterson Hearsay Law.”   That allowed gossip rather than sworn direct testimony be used as evidence in this trial.  They still, have yet to make a case for murder. They put up two forensic experts that were convinced that Kathleen Savio was murdered based on their re-examination of remains that had been decaying in a grave for over three years.  They may be right but it’s only their best guess and speculation. Of course there is the original investigation and autopsy on fresh remains that were determined to be the result of an accidental death.  We can’t now guess that if the first group of investigators and experts did a better job what the results might have been.  It is what it...

Kathleen Savio Death Scene Joliet, IL—Retired Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson is on trial for his life.   He was in the middle of a protracted and difficult divorce from Kathleen Savio .    Their marriage was problematic perhaps because of Savio’s mental illness and state of emotional turmoil. We have to first get past the difficult hurdle of proving Savio’s death was not just a tragic accident that happened while she was locked in the safety of her own home.     Savio changed the locks specifically to keep Drew Peterson out.   Savio was prescribed the controversial drug, Zoloft to help her function under the circumstances.   The drug is commonly used to treat Bi-Polar disorder and other mental disorders.   The prosecution wants to use hearsay evidence of what others are now claiming Savio said.   Since Savio was an emotional mess and was going through a stressful divorce it’s only common sense that she said some...