Timeline of events surrounding Drew, Stacy Peterson

  • March 1, 2004, Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, was found dead in a bathtub. The death was originally ruled an accidental drowning.
  • On Oct. 29, 2007, Drew Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, was reported missing.
  • Nov. 10, 2007, Drew Peterson was named a suspect in Stacy Peterson's disappearance, and state police reopened the investigation into Savio's death. Her body was exhumed thereafter.
  • Feb. 21, 2008, Savio's death was officially ruled a homicide.
  • May 7, 2009, Drew Peterson was arrested after being indicted on first-degree murder charges in the death of Kathleen Savio.
  • Drew Peterson's trial in that case was supposed to begin June 14, 2010, but on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, the judge delayed the start until July 8, 2010.

    June 4 and June 5, 2010, the search resumes for Stacy Peterson outside of Peoria, Ill.

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