October 22, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow’s statement

regarding the Stacy Peterson, Kathleen Savio investigations
Contact:
Charles B. Pelkie
(815) 727-8789
(815) 530-7110 (cellular)
cpelkie@willcountyillinois.com

This statement is in response to media requests for comment regarding the one-year anniversary
of the disappearance of Stacy Peterson. This statement may be attributed to Will County State’s
Attorney James Glasgow:

The Illinois State Police continue to conduct exhaustive investigations into the disappearance of
Stacy Peterson and the murder of Kathleen Savio. The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office
reopened the investigation into Kathleen Savio’s 2004 death, which occurred before I took office.
After filing a petition with the court to exhume Kathleen Savio’s remains, a board certified
forensic pathologist confirmed my assertion in that petition that her death was a homicide.

In addition, my office took the rare step of convening a Special Grand Jury in November 2007 to
hear testimony and evidence regarding Stacy Peterson’s disappearance and Kathleen Savio’s
murder. The Special Grand Jury is still receiving evidence.

The investigations into both Stacy Peterson’s disappearance and Kathleen Savio’s murder have
been highly productive. I fully expect there to be a resolution in at least one of these
investigations in the near future.

Furthermore, it must be noted that these two investigations, as well as the investigation into the
disappearance of Lisa Stebic, prompted me to draft a new law that will enable prosecutors across
Illinois to use a murder victim’s cries for help as evidence at trial to convict her brutal killer. This
common-sense legislation, which will become law in November, will enable prosecutors to bring
previously inadmissible evidence to trial to ensure abusive murderers cannot profit from their
wrongdoing. The new law will apply to crimes committed before its enactment. The provisions
contained in this new law have recently been affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

I personally want to express my gratitude to the families and friends of both Stacy Peterson and
Kathleen Savio for their patience, understanding and cooperation during the past year. We are
committed to making certain that justice is served for them.

My office continues to work hard to assist the Illinois State Police in advancing both
investigations under intense national and local media coverage. We have done our best to
respond to legitimate media queries without jeopardizing the integrity of these investigations or
the secrecy of the Special Grand Jury. While this has proven difficult at times, I respect the
professionalism displayed by the press during these investigations.