Drew Peterson Update: Closing Arguments in the Kathleen Savio Murder Trial

On Tuesday, prosecutors and defense make closing arguments in the Drew Peterson murder trial, in which former police officer Peterson is being accused of murdering his third wife Kathleen Savio.

The five week trial will finally close Tuesday, after facing three possible rulings of a mistrial due to lack of physical evidence and hearsay testimonies.

Defense attorney, Joel Brodsky has constantly argued that prosecutors only possess hearsay evidence and lack any physical evidence to incriminate 58-year-old Peterson.

Peterson's lawyer told ABC's Good Morning America, "We have always said, and this has never changed: They simply don't have any evidence. They have conjecture, rumor, speculation, hearsay, but they don't have any evidence. Even a predisposition jury is going to want to hear evidence, and they don't have any."

Will County Deputy Coroner Matt VanOver, investigating officer, testified  "There were no obvious signs of struggle or foul play in the bathtub. I don't know how else she could have drowned...If a person would have fallen in that bathtub; I'm of the opinion that those bottles around the edge of that bathtub would have gone flying... It's a fairly small tub, and if a person would have fell, it's unlikely they would have come to rest that way," as reported by the Chicago Tribune.

Savio, was discovered dead in her bathtub in 2004, to which Brodsky told jurors, "This was a household accident...Kathy slipped and fell in a household accident, case closed," according Huffington Post.

But judge Burmila disagreed telling USA Today, "The court believes that the defendant's ability to receive a fair trial is not extinguished at this time."

Prosecutor James Glasgow insisted "The evidence shows this wasn't an accident," according to ABC News. Prosecutors presented a number of witness including Savio's sister & friends; Peterson's co-workers and ex-girlfriend- all who testified that Peterson expressed his desire to kill Savio. Prosecutors also presented to court a co-worker who claimed that Peterson said he would pay him to kill his wife, but defense knocked down the testimony when the witness admitted that the nature of conversation was likely a joke.

Peterson was a former sergeant in the Bolingbrook Police Department in Illinois. In 2007 he became the chief suspect for the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. The Search for Stacy led the police to discover the body of Kathleen Savio, who was found in her dried bathtub in 2003. Peterson instantly became the prime suspect in her murder. Police believe that Peterson had something to do with the disappearance of his fourth wife as well, but has not been tried with Stacy's murder due to lack of evidence.

The Peterson mystery swept the nation, who were immediately hooked this real-life murder mystery. The media reveled in it, so much so that LifeTime TV made a movie based on the incident called "Untouchable" starring Robert Lowe.

Now the decision is left to a jury. If Peterson is found guilty he could face up to 60 years in prison.

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