Peterson rips officials for putting son before grand jury
Drew Peterson criticized authorities for calling his 15-year-old son before the grand jury investigating the October disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife and the 2004 death of his third wife.
Thomas Peterson, a high school sophomore, spent more than four hours testifying Thursday, said Drew Peterson, who contended authorities broke an earlier pledge not to call his two teenage sons in front of the Will County grand jury.
Thomas and his 13-year-old brother, Christopher Peterson, already have been interviewed at the Will County Child Advocacy Center. Peterson said he agreed to allow those interviews after investigators told him they wouldn't call the teens before the grand jury.
"It pissed me off that they told me one thing and did something else," Drew Peterson said, adding that his son appeared to handle his grand jury appearance in stride.
"He's a smart kid. I don't think it traumatized him too much," Peterson said.
Peterson, 54, has been named a suspect in the Oct. 28 disappearance of his wife, Stacy. Police also are reviewing the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, which initially was ruled an accident but has since been reclassified as a murder. Savio is the mother of Peterson's two teenage sons.
While declining to comment on grand jury proceedings, a spokesman for Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said investigators "are under no obligation to conduct an investigation in a way Mr. Peterson sees fit."
"We'll interview anyone we feel is appropriate to get to the bottom of what happened," spokesman Charles Pelkie said.