Updated 3:20 p.m.
Assistant State's Attorney John Connor said prosecutors might wrap up their case against Drew Peterson Friday morning.
"We should be in a position where we can rest tomorrow morning," Connor said.
Updated 12:19 p.m.
Schori said Stacy told him all of this at an Aug. 31, 2007, counseling session on the patio of a Bolingbrook Starbucks.
During their talk, Schori said Stacy was silently sobbing with "tears running down her face."
"You engage in marriage counseling in public places so people can cry in front of everyone?" asked defense attorney Joseph "Shark" Lopez. "Was she crying in her latte at the same time?"
While being questioned by Lopez, Schori said Stacy claimed that Peterson told her he killed American soldiers while he was serving in the U.S. Army.
Schori kept Stacy's supposed tale to himself until after she mysteriously vanished in October 2007.
He happened to have been serving on the grand jury investigating Stacy's disappearance and Savio's death.
While the grand jury was in session, he came forward to Illinois State Police Sgt. Patrtick Collims and told what he knew.
Updated 11:26 a.m.
Neil Schori told of Stacy Peterson recalling the night Kathleen Savio was killed. Schori said Stacy told him:
She and Drew Peterson went to bed together. She woke up in the middle of the night and Peterson was no longer in bed. She looked all over the house for him and called his cell phone but Peterson did not answer. She later found him dressed all in black and holding a bag by their washing machine Peterson dumped the contents of the bag in the washer. When Stacy looked in the washing machine she saw that Peterson had put women's clothing in it. The clothes were not hers.
Peterson told her the police "would be wanting to interview her and he told her what to say to the police," Schori said. He said "it took hours" for Peterson to coach Stacy about their alibi.
"She stated that she lied on Drew's behalf," he said.
Updated 10:49 a.m.
Neil Schori is about to take the stand and tell how Stacy Peterson knew that Drew Peterson killed Kathleen Savio.
Not all of Schori's statements will get in. But in a closed hearing, Schori previously said Stacy recalled Peterson telling her the police were going to question her that he was going to tell her what to say to them, that he hit Savio on the head to make it look like she accidentally fell down, that he coached Stacy for hours and that if she did as he instructed they would be able to pull off "the perfect crime."
Updated 10:17 a.m.
The trial has been on a lengthy break while attorneys search for transcripts to reference what Schori, Stacy Peterson's pastor, can testify to. It is unclear whether Schori will be able to testify at all.
Updated 10:07 a.m.
Restaurateur Jeff Ruby was hauled out of the courthouse by a sheriff's deputy for staring down and allegedly cursing him out.
"He's getting away with murder and I have to leave," Ruby said as he was escorted out.
Deputy Chief Ken Kaupas said Ruby will not return.
"I have a witness who said he made a derogatory remark," Kaupas said. "It started with 'F' and it wasn't 'fire truck,'" Kaupas said.
Ruby, who has been a vocal critic of Peterson and his lawyers, said, "He stared me down. He's staring at me so I just stared back at him."
As he was being walked out, Ruby added, "I'm going to leave (or) they're going to throw me in jail."
Cincinnatti restauranteur Jeff Ruby came to the Joliet courthouse last week and slammed Judge Edward Burmila for the way he has handled the Drew Peterson murder trial.
"Has a judge ever been charged with obstruction of justice?" Asked Ruby, who two weeks ago bought large advertisements in Chicago area newspapers ripping the way Peterson's attorneys have conducted themselves.
"You don't need a mistrial--this is a miscarriage of justice," said Ruby, who traveled to Joliet in a ridiculously large black-and-gold bus "to support the families" of Kathleen Savio and Stacy Peterson.
Original story
First up is Stacy Peterson's pastor, Neil Schori. Schori has said Stacy told him Drew Peterson killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio. He also said Stacy told him Peterson was behaving suspiciously the weekend Savio died.
As a proud citizen of these great United States, I could never convict anyone on hearsay evidence! With all the forensics available in todays world, DNA, fingerprints and eye witnesses should be all our prosecutors require to make their case. BEWARE ALL WHO READ THIS - as a former juror myself and having witnessed the ongoings in a jury room - everyone should be scared! I once reported to Judge White that before a jury is picked they should ask the question "Can you afford to serve on a jury or a lengthy trial"? At the trial which I was a part of as a juror - one woman said "let's just convict him" solely because a police officer claim, because a police officer had to be right! Another young man said " let's convict this guy because if we get sequestered I will loose money which I need to pay my car payment"! So people - if you get accused of something and your life is in jeopardy, you best pray that these other jurors will not make a decision about you! Add hearsay to this travesty and you have wrongful convictions! "Drew's Law" must and should be repealed!
LOL, you agree with anyone that talks the talk like you do, John. What's a matchbook cover Pastor? What are you slamming a man you don't even know, who's done enormous work helping domestic abuse victims? You sure don't sound like the good Catholic boy you but yourself out as. (wink, wink)
I am a Catholic, John, and a priest can no more divulge a confession than this man of the cloth could if that was Stacy's wish. Why would you degrade his integrity with your snotty ass comment, when you have no proof of his lack of integrity, education, background or training? You are so clouded in the belief that your former co-worker should get off whether he killed Kathleen or not, you haven't got a kind word to say about anyone that goes against Drew Peterson. Calling him a "matchbook Pastor" is disgusting. How many "Catholic priests" have you read about that have molested children? Are they better than Pastor Schori because you decided it so?
Did the pathologist test the water in Kathy's lungs and nasal cavity for micro organisms to see if the water came from the toilet or the bath tub faucet? Humm why am I saying that Watchful eye?
Are you kidding me? Did the pathologist test the water in Kathleen's lungs? Are you actually insinuating that they should have looked for a piece of s**t floating in the water that was in her lungs, so someone can show you the proof she was drowned in the toilet? You are off your frickin' rocker. Humm, I don't know why you say half the things you do, John M. Probably because you are so up Peterson's butt hole with support, you can't even faction a credible question or answer anymore. Cops don't like rat cops, and he was a rat cop. He sold out another cop, and he'd sell his soul if it was to his benefit. But you still come out in his defense, even though Janota said he was a fink. Micro organisms? You want proof she was drowned in the toilet by testing for crap in her lungs???? Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Why did Drew have the support of 20-30 co-workers and the backing of the Union at his hearing and why wasn't he arrested and convicted then by the SA Ed Petka in 1985? Plus why was Drew promoted to Sgt. in 1999 if he wasn't liked and was considered a rat cop? Can you answer that watchful eye.
What would have been funny is if one of the women Drewfus stares down or winks at would have told him to wrap that tie he dresses in every day just ever so tight around his neck, and save everyone the trouble of having to be in the same space he is. Too bad Drewfus' attorney, Joe Lopez doesn't feel the same as you. He and Ruby have become quite good acquaintances now. They Tweet back and forth to each other numerous times a day. It's so cute....
I don't know what you're talking about when you say 30-40 co-workers supported him. You could be making that up. Prove it. Where's the proof. YOu talk, talk, talk,and who says you know what you are talking about, or what you say is accurate? I could just as well say most of the guys he worked with couldn't stand him. Being liked or not doesn't get someone promoted to sergeant, John. Passing a promotions exam does. Unless you are saying the 30-40 co-workers elected him to his sergeant position.
By the way, he was out within the hour on his own recognizance.
We should be grateful to the minister that testified what Stacy told him. But If I was in his shoes, I would have told her that she should get fitted with a GPS microchip under her skin just in case. (After 1 bathtub incident, that couldn't happen twice.) And I would have told her the facts ----if they'll do it to "them", they'll do it to YOU next. So sad that even though just a kid, why didn't sh sho any conscience about screwing a married man in hi home with a wife upstairs, & even rehearsing a lie for police? Didn't she have any empathy for Kathleen? It is sad to see a mother who couldn't her her own instincts talking to her....some hard lessons To be learned here. By the grace of God I am. Still here.