
Drew Peterson and Kathleen Savio met when he was still married to his second wife, Victoria Connolly, whom he married in 1982, according to Fox News. When Connolly discovered the affair, she filed for divorce, the report detailed. Peterson and Savio wed on May 3, 1992, and went on to have two sons together, Thomas Drew and Kristopher Donald, according to the Savio v. Peterson complaint.
The complaint detailed that Savio filed for divorce shortly after she found out, in October 2001, that her husband was having an affair with Stacy Ann Cales, who later adopted Peterson's last name upon their marriage in October 2003. Their divorce was contentious to say the least. According to the complaint, the couple fought over everything, including custody of their children, property, and finances. In 2002, Savio filed several police reports in which she accused Peterson of threatening and physically assaulting her.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Peterson often said he would kill Savio and make it look like an accident. Her family reportedly kept medical proof of Peterson's aggressions against Savio, in addition to documentation showing Savio's "frustration at the inaction of authorities." "[She] was just terrified of [Drew Peterson]. He always threatened her. ... He did many, many things to her. He wished only for her to go away," Savio's sister Susan Doman said in court, according to the Tribune. In February 2013, Peterson was sentenced to 38 years for her murder.
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