Crime & Safety

Drew Peterson Trial Set to Start this Month

Jury selection for the trial of the former Bolingbrook police officer is set to begin July 23.

At long last, the murder trial of Drew Peterson is set to begin. 

Jury selection is scheduled to begin July 23, according to FOX News, with opening statements initially set for July 30. 

An obvious challenge will be to find a jury that hasn't already heard of the case and will not associate the disappearance of Stacy Peterson with the murder trial, according to FOX News

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While Peterson is charged with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, he has not been charged in connection to Stacy Peterson's disappearance. 

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