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Autopsy finds little on body found near homes of missing women
A preliminary autopsy Thursday did not reveal any identifying information on remains found on the bank of a river, less than 30 miles from the homes of two missing Illinois women.
The Drew Peterson Murder Case: Will Hearsay Evidence Seal His Fate?
“Testimony from the grave.” That’s what prosecutors are calling a key part of their strategy against Drew Peterson, the former Illinois police officer arrested last week on charges that he murdered the third of his four wives. It may sound like just another melodramatic turn in the tabloid tale of Peterson, who has been under a cloud of suspicion since his petite fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in the fall of 2007 after reportedly telling relatives that she wanted to leave what she described as an abusive relationship. But the prosecution’s strategy against Peterson, 55, could in fact be based on a controversial new Illinois law that allows for the admission of hearsay testimony.
Church shooting suspect planned ‘day of death,’ prosecutor says
The suspect accused of killing a minister at an Illinois church had marked the day of the attack as a "day of death" or "death day" in a planning book, a prosecutor said Tuesday. There were “words to those effect,” written in a day planner belonging to Terry J.
Illinois governor demands Burris ‘do what’s right, resign’
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called Friday for Sen. Roland Burris to resign