Drew Peterson found guilty of trying to have prosecutor killed

[Eugene]

Source: Chicago Tribune

Drew Peterson was found guilty Tuesday of trying to hire a hit man to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars for murder.

The jury deliberated for about an hour before finding Peterson guilty of solicitation of murder for hire and solicitation of murder. The charges carry a prison sentence of up to 60 years.

Peterson sat hunched over, his head leaning on his left hand with his elbow on the defense table as the verdict was read by the judge. Peterson showed no visible reaction to the verdict. As Peterson left the courtroom, he glanced at Cassandra Cales — the sister of Peterson's missing wife, Stacy Peterson — and murmured something unintelligible.

Several jurors declined to comment afterward.

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Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-drew-peterson-trial-closings-met-20160531-story.html

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By Matthew Walberg
Chicago Tribune

MAY 31, 2016, 1:26 PM | CHESTER, ILL.

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Source: Reuters

World | Tue May 31, 2016 2:54pm EDT

Ex-Illinois police officer found guilty in murder-for-hire trial

Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer imprisoned for murdering his wife, was found guilty on Tuesday of trying to hire someone in 2014 to kill the prosecutor who convicted him, prosecutors said.

Peterson, 62, was found guilty of solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire. He faces mandatory sentences of 20 to 40 years for the first charge and 15 to 30 years for the second charge, according to a statement by the Illinois Attorney General's office, which helped prosecute the case.

Sentencing is scheduled for July 26.

(Reporting by Justin Madden; Editing by Bill Trott)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-crime-idUSKCN0YM2F6

[Bjornsdotter]

1. Good!

He's such a cocky SOB. That smirk on his face and how he would taunt Stacy's family was just horrible.

[Siwsan]

2. That man is evil

It radiates, in him, from the inside, out.

[Uben]

3. The bastard is in for life, now!

I hope his stay is anything but pleasurable.

[padfun]

4. He looks like a bad cop

If someone had shown me his pictures from that link, I would have said that he looks like a crooked Chicago cop. He just has that look.

Glad to see someone this bad wont ever be free again.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Why do these creeps always think they can get away with it?

Like no one is paying attention?

[passiveporcupine]

6. Proof that hate can destroy people

I'm glad he didn't succeed this time.

[Sienna86]

7. Still want to know where Stacy's remains are...

I'm hoping some deal will be made at some point with the psychopath and he will tell authorities. I want her kids to know she did not run away.

[rtracey]

8. yes

Yes and if his contention that she ran away, well i think that pushes that shit right out the door. Come on dude, this has been going on for years, no one has heard from her in years...yeah, you murdering piece of shit.

[Laffy Kat]

9. It will never happen.

Psychopaths are all about control 'til the end. He'll never give it up because it's the only thing he has left. He is a monster and will never think about the kids, just himself.