Drew Peterson Screams at Courtroom: 'I Didn't Kill Kathleen!'
Former Bolingbrook cop Drew Peterson got 38 years in prison for killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
Drew Peterson held his tongue for nearly four years after being charged with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. But just before he learned how long he was going to spend in prison, he let it all out. "I didn't kill Kathleen!" a deranged Peterson screamed from the witness stand. Savio's sister, Susan Doman, shouted back at Peterson, saying, "Yes you did," and called him a liar. Sheriff's deputies ejected Doman and Peterson, 59, was allowed to continue his rant, stopping only when he was overcome by emotion and choking back tears. Judge Edward Burmila, who as soon as Peterson was done talking sentenced the disgraced former Bolingbrook cop to 38 years in prison, warned Peterson not to indulge in another "outburst." Peterson told …
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Britt Wedel
2:10 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
I've heard he will be put in solitary confinement at least for a few years for his safety since he's a former cop and has probably put some of those people that are in the same prison away. Solitary confinement usually consists of dangerous inmates who cause too much harm to other inmates to be allowed into "general pop.", other cops, dangerous gang leaders, and child molesters. He will be "… more ›