Peterson v. Watson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DREW PETERSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 19-cv-06454 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood T.J. WATSON, Complex Warden, ) USP Terre Haute, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Drew Peterson is serving a sentence of 38-years’ imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of the first-degree murder of his third ex-wife, Kathleen Savio (“Kathleen”). Peterson’s conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court. He has now filed the present…