Kathleen Savio is the third wife of the former Illinois police Seargent, Drew Peterson. Was she murdered by her husband? Get to know the cause of her death.
NBC Dateline is exclusively going to review the case of Kathleen Savio tonight. After the Bolingbrook mother was brutally murdered in a bathtub, it took almost 9 years to incriminate her husband, Drew Peterson.
Undoubtedly one of the most publicized cases in Illinois, Peterson gained nationwide attention when his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson also went missing in 2007. He was incarcerated on February 21, 2013.
Dateline: Kathleen Savio Murder Cause Of Death Revealed
Kathleen Savio’s story is set to feature in an exclusive of NBC’s Dateline.
In 2004, Savio was found dead in her home, lying lifeless in her bathtub. Her death was initially ruled as accidental drowning.
However, Drew Peterson drew a lot of attention to himself when his fourth wife, Stacy went missing. Following the incident, the case was looked into again and evidence of a struggle was discovered.
As a result, he was incarcerated in 2013 and was sentenced to 38 years in prison. He is currently serving his time.
A jury has found Drew Peterson guilty of both murder counts in the case of Kathleen Savio’s death http://t.co/XdEwbHVU
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 6, 2012
Kathleen Savio Murder Wikipedia: What Happened?
Kathleen Savio’s case gained nationwide interest and the details can be found on Wikipedia as well.
Savio was married to Illinois Police Seargent, Drew Peterson for more than 11 years. The couple divorced in 2003 and not even a year later, Savio was found dead in her bathtub.
Due to lack of any evidence, her death was ruled as accidental drowning. But further investigation brought new findings and provided evidence of struggles. This was enough to incarcerate Drew Peterson who has been in jail for the past 9 years.
However, we don’t have any information about Peterson’s first wife, Carol Brown.
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JUST IN: Illinois Supreme Court upholds Drew Peterson’s murder conviction in death of his 3rd wife Kathleen Savio
— Steve Grzanich (@SteveGrzanich) September 21, 2017