Death of ex-cop's wife called a homicide

[LoZoccolo]

Source: Associated Press

JOLIET, Ill. - Amid the search for a former police officer's fourth wife, a nationally known pathologist has examined the remains of the officer's previous wife at her family's request and determined she was killed.

Former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden analyzed Kathleen Savio's remains and concluded she died after a struggle, and her body was placed in the bathtub where she was found, Baden said Saturday.

"I don't think there's any possibility this was an accident, and I don't think there's any indication this was suicide," he told Fox News, which flew him to Chicago so he could examine the remains Friday with the family's consent.

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