Peterson, Vaughn murder cases cost Will County nearly $600,000

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Drew Peters(shown 2009) says last two years “have been wasted.” | Sun-Times Medifiles

Drew Peterson (shown in 2009) says the last two years “have been wasted.” | Sun-Times Media files

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FILE - In this Nov 19, 2007 file photo, former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson leaves his home on his motorcycle in Bolingbrook, Ill. Peterson was indicted in May 2009 on a murder charge in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in his trial Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Christopher Vaughn

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow

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Cassandra Kales, left, Pam Bosco, and Bruce Zidarich, friends and family of Drew Peterson's fourth wife Stacy Peterson, listen as Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and Illinois State Police Capt. Carl Dobrich discuss the murder indictment issued today against former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson in connection with the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio in in 2004 at a news conference Thursday, May 7, 2009, in Lockport, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Symbol of law and justice in the empty courtroom, law and justice concept.

Copy phomissing Plainfield woman LisStebic from 'findlisastebic.com' website | File photo

Copy photo of missing Plainfield woman, Lisa Stebic from the "findlisastebic.com" website | File photo

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Christopher Vaughn. Phoinput: 8/15/12. Will County Sheriff's Office.

Christopher Vaughn. Photo input: 8/15/12. Will County Sheriff's Office.

The bathtub where the body of Drew Peterson’s third wife was discovered became an essential piece of evidence in the former Bolingbrook police sergeant’s murder trial. What trial watchers and Will County taxpayers may not have known was that the county had been paying $75 …