Who Visits Drew in Jail? Not His Mom

Who Visits Drew in Jail? Not His Mom
FILE - In this file photo taken March 20, 2008 in Bolingbrook, Ill., Drew Peterson, who is on trial for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio who died in 2004, reflects on the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Peterson's ongoing murder trial is heavily based on hearsay evidence and has been complicated by a series of blunders by the prosecution team. As the trial heads into its fourth week, it is anyone's guess which legal team holds the upper hand. Peterson is also a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, but never has been charged in her case. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
FILE - In this file photo taken March 20, 2008 in Bolingbrook, Ill., Drew Peterson, who is on trial for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio who died in 2004, reflects on the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Peterson's ongoing murder trial is heavily based on hearsay evidence and has been complicated by a series of blunders by the prosecution team. As the trial heads into its fourth week, it is anyone's guess which legal team holds the upper hand. Peterson is also a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, but never has been charged in her case. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Patch obtained the list of approved visitors for Drew Peterson at the Will County jail, as well as an account of each person to see him since his May 2009 arrest on charges he murdered his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Patch asked for the lists in June, but the sheriff's department refused to give them up. Sheriff's officials said doing so not only would constitute an invasion of privacy for those who wanted to visit Peterson but would pose a security risk for the jail.

That's right—a security risk! Because once people figured out who's allowed to visit Peterson, they could "impersonate one of those on the list, thereby bypassing or circumventing the security of the (Will County Adult Detention Facility) through such means."

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