Judge allows evidence Peterson sought hit man

Published August 21, 2012 11:51pm ET



JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The judge in Drew Peterson’s murder trial handed prosecutors a legal victory Tuesday by giving them the go-ahead to introduce evidence in coming days that the former suburban Chicago police officer sought to hire a hit man to kill his third wife for $25,000.

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