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Murder In America

EP. 91 ILLINOIS - Drew Peterson (PT 2): The Killer Cop

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.88.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Throughout his life, Drew Peterson was known as a womanizer, a fact that would eventually lead to the divorce from his third wife, Kathleen Savio, after his affair with 17-year-old Stacy Cales came to light. During Drew and Kathleen’s tumultuous divorce, and coincidentally right before an important court date, Kathleen was found dead in her bathtub. Initially ruled as an accidental drowning, it wouldn't be until Drew’s fourth wife - the same Stacy Cales he had an affair with - went missing that Kathleen’s death would be ruled a homicide. Follow us on this episode as we talk about Kathleen’s murder, Stacy’s disappearance, and the huge media frenzy surrounding this entire story. This is part two of the story of Drew Peterson, the killer cop of Illinois, and you are listening to Murder in America. - Don’t miss your chance for massive savings on an award-winning security system. Get 40% off any new system at simplisafe.com/state today. -  Try Audible free for 30 days! Visit Audible.com/state or text STATE to 500500. - Stay Connected:  Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook: (will eventually link to your Facebook Page) Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Warning. The following podcast is not suitable for all audiences.

0:04.0

We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.

0:12.0

Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses

0:17.1

against children.

0:18.4

This podcast is not for everyone.

0:20.6

You have been warned. In last week's episode, we talked about the infamous Bowling Brook police officer, Drew Peterson.

0:30.0

Throughout his life, he was known for being a crooked cop and a womanizer.

0:35.0

In 2004 he and his third wife Kathleen Savio were going through a nasty and tumultuous divorce. she found out he was having an affair

0:45.6

with a 17 year old named Stacy Kales. After the divorce Drew and Stacy would go on to get married, but the fights with his ex-wife

0:55.3

Kathleen only seemed to escalate.

0:58.9

And then one day, right before an important court date, Kathleen was found dead in her bathtub,

1:05.0

murdered by her ex-husband.

1:08.0

At first, her death was ruled an accident,

1:11.0

and it wouldn't be investigated as a murder until years later when Drew Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, mysteriously disappeared.

1:20.0

Follow us on this episode as we talk about Kathleen Savio's murder,

1:25.2

Stacy Peterson's disappearance, in the huge media frenzy surrounding this

1:30.7

entire case.

1:32.6

This is the story of the killer cop Drew Peterson.

1:36.9

I'm Courtney Brown and I'm Colin Brown

1:39.7

and you're listening to Murder in America. Oh, yeah. Oh, you know, you.

2:23.0

You know,

2:25.0

you know. You know, You know

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