Peterson’s defense team thought it was an open and shut case.
“There was no physical evidence. You know, there was no sign of forced entry. There was no fingerprints. No DNA,” defense attorney Joel Brodsky said.
While Glasgow claimed Peterson killed Savio, the defense contended that she fell, hit her head and drowned.
The trial went on for more than a month. On September 6, 2017, a jury found Peterson guilty. He was sentenced to 38 years in prison.
Savio’s brother, Nick, called the verdict “bittersweet.”
“Although we cannot have Kathleen back, we hope she can now rest in peace and that she knows she has had her day,” he said, reading out a statement from family. “She will be missed and remembered in our hearts always.
“Stacy, you are now next for justice.”
Stacy Peterson is still missing.
- Drew Peterson: Four wives, a death and a disappearance, CNN.com, July 1, 2017.
3. Dispensing with diplomatic niceties, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday night charged Vladimir Putin’s Russia with attempting to “undermine free societies” and “sow discord” in Britain and the West by “weaponizing information” and “deploying its state-run media organizations to plant fake stories.”
“So I have a very simple message for Russia. We know what you are doing. And you will not succeed,” May said. “The U.K. will do what is necessary to protect ourselves, and work with our allies to do likewise.”
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