Drew Peterson turned 70 years old last month.
He has been in prison for a decade now, serving a 38-year sentence after being convicted of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio. He has been trying to get that conviction overturned for the last several years, claiming he was poorly represented by his then-attorney Joel Brodsky, who refused to have him testify in his own defense during the trial.
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“It’s a very high bar to get a new trial,” said ABC7 Legal Analyst Gil Soffer.
Drew Peterson is also serving a 40-year sentence for trying, from prison, to have the Will County state’s attorney killed.
He is the prime suspect, though he has never been charged, in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacey Peterson. She has now been missing for 16 years, and her body has never been found.
Norma Peterson, who married to Drew Peterson’s brother, believes he is guilty. She now heads a group called Document the Abuse, helping victims of domestic abuse.