# Drew Peterson gets 38 years. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 22, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033 "2013-02-22T01:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/1 "2013-02-22T01:34:19Z")
šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ Good riddance. Takes a lot of arrogance to get rid of two wives in a row. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-drew-peterson-sentence-20130221,0,1883440.story](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-drew-peterson-sentence-20130221,0,1883440.story) > [@](#): > > Moments after screaming in court, ā€œI did not kill Kathleen,ā€ Drew Peterson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 2004 murder of his third wife Kathleen Savio. > > Peterson had faced as much as 60 years, but Judge Edward Burmila said he gave Peterson some consideration for his years as a police officer and his service in the military. Peterson is 59. > > The sentence was handed down after Peterson, who did not testify at his trial, made an emotional appeal to the judge, at times appearing to choke up as he argued that he was convicted by ā€œrumors, gossip, outrageous lies and, most importantly, unreliable hearsay.ā€ > > ā€œI donā€™t deserve this,ā€ he told Burmila. ā€œI donā€™t deserve this.ā€ > > Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant, was convicted last fall of drowning Savio in her bathtub. Prosecutors have said they believe Peterson also killed his missing fourth wife Stacy and could seek charges in that case. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/2 "2013-02-22T01:57:42Z")
GOOD ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/3 "2013-02-22T02:09:09Z")
Finally. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/4 "2013-02-22T02:09:19Z")
Does this mean I wonā€™t have to see his smarmy ā€œIā€™m smarter than all of youā€ grin on the news for a while? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/5 "2013-02-22T02:15:05Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Does this mean I wonā€™t have to see his smarmy ā€œIā€™m smarter than all of youā€ grin on the news for a while? Are you kidding? Thereā€™s gonna be nothing but Peterson on the news for a week. Tonight weā€™ll hear about the yelling. Tomorrow weā€™ll be hearing about the next appeal. Next month theyā€™ll start talking about the possibility of the potential of the probability of charging him with the missing wifeā€™s death. If weā€™re really lucky, some beloved movie star will die an inglorious death or another war will break out and it will bump the news reports on Peterson until after the second commercial break. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/6 "2013-02-22T02:21:41Z")
Weā€™re at least sure all other wives and girlfriends are accounted for, right? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/7 "2013-02-22T03:21:56Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > If weā€™re really lucky, some beloved movie star will die an inglorious death or another war will break out and it will bump the news reports on Peterson until after the second commercial break. :rolleyes: Hey, cā€™mon, maybe it will just be some well-known singer or actress getting her rocks off with her bodyguard/masseur/gardener, or maybe George Clooney will have the same date three times in a row. Letā€™s be optimistic here, ok? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/8 "2013-02-22T04:51:24Z")
Did anyone actually follow the trial? While I personally believe he offed two of his wives, I didnā€™t think that they would have enough goods to get a conviction in the trial for wife #3. Did the prosecution make a convincing case? (Obviously it was convincing enough to the jury, but. . . .) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/9 "2013-02-22T05:42:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Peterson had faced as much as 60 years, but Judge Edward Burmila said he gave Peterson some consideration for his years as a police officer and his service in the military. Peterson is 59. Sweet Jumping Jesus, what the fuck is wrong with this judge? Service and PD employment should _ENFORCE_ ā€˜One doesnā€™t kill ones spousesā€™, not encourage it. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/10 "2013-02-22T06:27:38Z")
Iā€™ll bet he gets married again while in prison. Hopefully that wife will be a bit safer, though. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/11 "2013-02-22T06:51:35Z")
Just remember that not ALL Drews are bad peoples. Like drewtwo99, heā€™s a great guy I hear. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/12 "2013-02-22T12:27:31Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Sweet Jumping Jesus, what the fuck is wrong with this judge? Service and PD employment should _ENFORCE_ ā€˜One doesnā€™t kill ones spousesā€™, not encourage it. :smack: I was wondering the same thing. Why should he get a lighter sentence because of that? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/13 "2013-02-22T13:28:01Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > I was wondering the same thing. Why should he get a lighter sentence because of that? Heā€™ll be 98. I canā€™t claim to be an expert on the case but I have a feeling this is far from over. His appeal has a very good chance of working. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/14 "2013-02-22T15:08:02Z")
First he did a ā€œWin a Date with Drewā€ contest. Then it was ā€œWin a Conjugal Visit with Drewā€ contest. Now that heā€™s going to be spending the next 38 years in federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison, I wonder what cute little contest heā€™ll come up with. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/15 "2013-02-22T17:48:04Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Just remember that not ALL Drews are bad peoples. Like drewtwo99, heā€™s a great guy I hear. Yeah, but what about Petersons in general? There is a [Scott Peterson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Peterson)rotting in San Quentin for killing his wife and unborn son. That story was big out west for a while. Ladies - watch out for guys with the last name Peterson. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/16 "2013-02-22T17:59:37Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Takes a lot of arrogance to get rid of two wives in a row. Thatā€™s not the word Iā€™d use. He does seem incredibly arrogant, but if I were listing his character flaws, that would rank lower than ā€˜would rather murder a woman than let her leave.ā€™ > [@snowthx](#): > > Ladies - watch out for guys with the last name Peterson. Youā€™re probably safe with Geoff Peterson. He canā€™t go more than 12 feet away from an electrical outlet, and his arms donā€™t work. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/17 "2013-02-22T18:13:57Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Sweet Jumping Jesus, what the fuck is wrong with this judge? Service and PD employment should _ENFORCE_ ā€˜One doesnā€™t kill ones spousesā€™, not encourage it. :smack: I was wondering if that was one a them unofficial job perks. Join the police force! It doesnā€™t pay much, but lots of restaurants will give you free food, and if you murder your family thatā€™s kind of okay too. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/18 "2013-02-22T18:22:52Z")
19 years per wife murdered is pretty lenient, but if heā€™s not eligible for parole until 2046, heā€™s likely to die in jail anyway. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/19 "2013-02-23T04:03:39Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Youā€™re probably safe with Geoff Peterson. He canā€™t go more than 12 feet away from an electrical outlet, and his arms donā€™t work. ā€¦and heā€™s not really into the ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033/20 "2013-02-24T06:00:13Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Ladies - watch out for guys with the last name Peterson. Shouting out to Petersonā€™s Lumber in Van Nuys! Hey Guys, itā€™s me, EtF! Look, Iā€™m on the internet now! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-gets-38-years/651033.md?page=2)