Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Kathleen Savio

Name: Kathleen Savio
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 03/01/2004
Location: 392 Pheasant Chase Dr.
Bolingbrook, Illinois, 60490
County: Will
Agency: Bolingbrook Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Kathleen Savio was murdered by her husband, officer Drew Peterson. Savio was reportedly found dead in a waterless bathtub, and her death was initially ruled an accidental drowning, until her body was exhumed following the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife, Saycy Peterson, in 2007. An examination indicated that Savio had died of drowning following a struggle, and her death was reclassified as a homicide. Drew Peterson was convicted of killing Kathleen Savio in 2012.
Unique ID: 3205

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