Last night, a third search warrant was served on Drew Peterson, allowing the police to search Peterson’s vehicles. According to Joel Brodsky, Peterson’s attorney, the warrant authorizes the search and seizure of things which “may have been utilized in commission of the offense of first-degree murder or the concealment of a homicidal death,” along with trace elements of several materials, including blue plastic.
Peterson’s lawyer is also setting up the defense. He’s telling the media that this third warrant overlaps with the first search warrant but expands its language to allow for seizure as well as search. Brodsky’s already arguing that anything taken will be an illegal seizure, because the authorities can’t attempt to correct their errors like this.
And why are the police going to this level of detail, going back for the third time? Because they haven’t found a body.
Do they need a body to charge Drew Peterson with Stacy’s murder? After all, Lacy Peterson’s body was discovered and identified through DNA testing (along with Connor) before Scott Peterson was charged. Continue Reading »
