Drew Peterson (left) is on trial in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
Drew Peterson attorney Joel Brodsky (right) fields a phone call during lunch break during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow addresses the media at the conclusion of day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Stacy Peterson
FILE - In this May 7, 2009 file booking photo provided by the Will County Sheriff's office in Joliet, Ill., former Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer Drew Peterson is shown. Peterson is charged with first-degree murder in the 2004 drowning death of his former wife Kathleen Savio. Opening statements in his trial are scheduled to begin Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Will County Sheriff's Office, File)
Kathleen Savio
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow (top) addresses the media at the conclusion of day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow (left) and chief deputy Ken Grey (right) return from lunch break during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow (left) and chief deputy Ken Grey (right) return from lunch break during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
(From left to right) Steven Greenberg, Joel Brodsky and Joseph Lopez, attorneys for Drew Peterson, address media during lunch break during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Judge Edward Burmila departs at the conclusion of day five of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Tuesday, August 7, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
(From left to right) Steven Greenberg, Joel Brodsky and Joseph Lopez, attorneys for Drew Peterson, address media during lunch break during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
(From left to right) Steven Greenberg, Joel Brodsky and Joseph Lopez, attorneys for Drew Peterson, address media during lunch break during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
(From left to right) Darryl Goldberg, Joseph Lopez, Lisa Lopez and Steven Greenberg, attorneys for Drew Peterson, share a laugh during lunch break during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow (top) addresses the media at the conclusion of day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A witness is brought out in a tinted window vehicle from behind a tarp during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A tarp is drawn before a witness is loaded into a tinted window vehicle during day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Lawyers for Drew Peterson depart after the conclusion of day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Members of the media wait to talk to lawyers at the conclusion of day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Steven Greenberg (left), an attorney for Drew Peterson, addresses the media at the conclusion of day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Joel Brodsky (center) and (from left to right) Steven Greenberg, Joseph Lopez and Lisa Lopez, attorneys for Drew Peterson, address the media at the conclusion of day seven of the Drew Peterson murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Drew Peterson
The Peterson family enjoys a vacation on a cruise in September 2006. Drew Peterson holds Lacy, and Stacy stands next to him. The other children are (from left) Kris, Anthony and Tom. Stacy disappeared in 2007. | Submitted by Candace Aikin
10-31-2007 PETERSON: Copy photo of the Peterson family. This is Stacy Peterson on Dec. 1, 2006. Photos courtesy of family member, Candace Aikin
Kathleen Savio’s friends and relatives have told Drew Peterson’s jurors how they tried to report the former Bolingbrook police officer’s alleged threats on his third wife’s life to authorities in 2004. They said they got nowhere. They said no one would listen. But now they’re …