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Drew Peterson found guilty in murder-for-hire plot

Jurors have found former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson guilty of trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped convict him in his third wife's death.

Peterson was accused of trying to hire a fellow inmate's uncle to kill Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow. Jurors reached the verdict after deliberating for little more than an hour.  

Prosecutors said prison recordings of Peterson speaking with a fellow inmate prove he wanted the prosecutor killed. 

But Peterson's defense lawyer says Peterson never explicitly says in the recordings that he wanted Glasgow killed.

Peterson is serving a 38-year sentence in ex-wife Kathleen Savio's death and faces up to 60 more years in prison.

 

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