A witness in a pretrial hearing for Drew Peterson has suggested that money was a big part of why the former Bolingbrook police sergeant may have wanted his ex-wife dead.
On the witness stand Friday, Mary Parks said Kathleen Savio told her Peterson didn’t want her to get any money, any share of businesses the two owned or child support. Parks studied nursing with Savio.
Peterson has pleaded not guilty in Savio’s 2004 death. The hearing is to determine whether hearsay evidence will be allowed at his trial.
Parks also testified that she, like two of Savio’s other friends, contacted authorities after Savio’s death to express concerns about Peterson. But Parks says prosecutors told her there was no investigation into Savio’s death.
Parks also is the latest witness to testify that Savio feared Peterson would kill her.
Read the original article on DailyHerald.com.