Convicted Killer Drew Peterson Files U.S. Supreme Court Appeal

JOLIET, IL — Last September, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow held a press conference to reflect on a landmark ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court. In a unanimous verdict, the court upheld Drew Peterson's Will County conviction for the murder of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio.

That morning, Glasgow recalled how when he last saw the killer at Peterson's murder-for-hire trial, "he looked like a beaten man. I was kind of disappointed ... so I've got nothing to say to him. He complained ... that I never looked him in the eye. Well, that's damn right I never looked him in the eye. I don't look murderers in the eye. I'm there to prosecute them, make sure they get a fair trial, their due process rights are (adhered to) but I'm not going to acknowledge him.

"He tried to say 'Hi Jim,' to me in the first court appearance. I walked by him like he wasn't there."

This week, without nothing left to lose, Peterson's lawyer has filed a 38-page appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to overturn the murder conviction for killing Savio, whose death was made to look like an accident. The Chicago Tribune reported that Peterson’s attorney Steve Greenberg alleges that the use of hearsay testimony plus statements from his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, that she made before her disappearance — should never have been allowed at the trial.

Greenburg also questioned the trial court's decision to let divorce attorney Harry Smith testify about a call in which Stacy Peterson said Drew Peterson had killed Savio.

At any rate, if the Peterson's lawyer's petition is successful, the next step in the legal process would be for the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for briefings and oral arguments on the issues raised in Peterson’s filing.

These days, Peterson is 64.

Meanwhile, Stacy Peterson's sister announced on Facebook in March that Glasgow was about to file murder charges against Drew for the 2007 disappearance and murder of Stacy, whose body has never been found. However, no murder charges have been filed and nothing appears imminent.

In early 2017, Peterson was transferred from Menard Correctional Center to a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Illinois Department of Corrections said the former police sergeant was relocated for "being a threat to safety."

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Photo: Drew Peterson/Illinois Department of Corrections