Convicted killer Drew Peterson charged with trying put a hit on state's attorney
Already convicted in a high-profile murder case concerning the 2004 slaying of his third wife and named as a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, a retired suburban Chicago police sergeant is now facing another significant prosecution.
Drew Peterson, 61, was charged Monday with trying to put a contract hit on the lead prosecutor who got him convicted in 2012 for the murder of Kathleen Savio, according to the Chicago Tribune and WGN. The Illinois state attorney general’s office is prosecuting the new case in Randolph County, where Peterson is serving his 38-year sentence.
Reported details are minimal concerning how exactly Peterson allegedly sought to arrange the murder of Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow; however, authorities say the conduct took place between September 2013 and December 2014.
Peterson is charged with solicitation for murder-for-hire and solicitation of murder. His lawyer, Steve Greenberg told the Tribune on Monday that neither he nor Peterson had been notified about the new case and called the allegations against his client absurd.
“Drew would have nothing to gain and everything to lose by doing that,” said Greenberg. “And prosecutors say he’s the most careful criminal ever, don’t they?”
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