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Ex-cop Drew Peterson seeks to reverse his conviction for third wife's murder — again

CHICAGO - Former Bolingbrook, Ill., police Officer Drew Peterson has launched another bid to have his murder conviction overturned, once again arguing that his attorney's incompetence landed him in prison.

Peterson, 65, who was convicted by a Will County jury in 2012 of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio filed the post-conviction motion Sunday in federal court after exhausting all his legal options

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