Crime | Drew Peterson Drew Peterson Guilty in 3rd Wife's Murder Ex-cop killed Kathleen Savio: jury By Matt Cantor Posted Sep 6, 2012 3:20 PM CDT Copied In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) After five years of headlines, the Drew Peterson murder case has come to a verdict: The former Chicago-area police officer is guilty of killing Kathleen Savio, his third wife, the jury says. His maximum sentence would be 60 years. It's a victory for a prosecution that based its arguments on hearsay and circumstantial evidence, the AP notes. Peterson also remains a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. "I knew it," Savio's brother-in-law told the Chicago Tribune. "Now I can go out there and say he's a murdering bastard. You can print that. You can put it in a headline." Earlier today, the jury asked the judge what "unanimous" meant, which one lawyer thought pointed to a "not guilty" verdict, NBC Chicago reports. Read These Next After Kennedy Center name change, holiday jazz concert is canceled. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. President mixes in a coal joke in Christmas Eve call with kids. DOJ says it found an extra million Epstein files. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error