Witnesses to tell judge Ill. woman who mysteriously drowned feared ex-husband, a former cop
By APThursday, January 21, 2010
Witnesses to say drowned Ill. woman feared ex-cop
JOLIET, Ill. — A woman who mysteriously drowned in a bathtub will be given a voice as witnesses tell an Illinois judge how she feared the ex-husband now charged in her death.
Prosecutors are expected to call more witnesses Thursday to detail conversations they had with Kathleen Savio about her former police officer husband, Drew Peterson.
The judge will decide later whether the “hearsay” evidence may be used during Peterson’s murder trial. Peterson has pleaded not guilty.
A former co-worker testified Wednesday that Savio told him Peterson once threw her to the floor and threatened to kill her.
Savio’s body was found in a dry bathtub in 2004. Her death was ruled a homicide after Peterson’s fourth wife disappeared in 2007. Peterson has not been charged in that case.
