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ea. 2nd item, sale Stock-up on all the styles he needs: tees, briefs, boxers or boxer briefs. S-XL. JOCKEY SALE After prosecutors spent a month presenting testimony from 68witnesses, Drew team put its case on in a day by calling twowitnesses Wednesday, one of them a pathologist who testified that the drowning death of third wife was an accident. The testimony came during a unique pretrial hearing on whether certain hearsay evidence against Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant charged with the 2004death of Kathleen Savio, can be heard at trial.

Dr. Jeffrey of autopsy and forensic services at the University of Michigan Medical School, testified that he believed death was an accident likely due to a fall. think she probably he said. Authorities ruled death an accident after she was found drowned in an empty tub. But after fourth wife, Stacy, vanished in 2007, body was exhumed, and a second autopsy determined she had been killed.

Jentzen said he came to his conclusion after reviewing the initial autopsy report, photos and other files, including a police report that said officials at autopsy reached a her death was likely an accident. A pathologist called by the prosecution had testified that the pattern of injuries ruled out an accidental fall in the tub. Jentzen disagreed. believe all the injuries she sustained could have been sustained with a simple he said. Other factors in his decision include a lack of defensive wounds and a necklace found around her neck undamaged, he said.

Jentzen, who was chief medical examiner during the Jeffrey Dahmer investigation, said it also was possible that Savio suffered cardiac arrest and fell. No signs of a heart attack would have been detected at the autopsy, he said. physician had testified Savio was diagnosed with a medically insignificant heart murmur in the mid-1990s. Assistant Will County Attorney John Connor asked Jentzen if his opinion would change knowing that the police investigation was flawed. Illinois State Police investigators have testified they bungled the Savio case.

Jentzen said it was a factor he would take into consideration. Also testifying Wednesday was Wally Martineck, a neighbor of stepbrother, Thomas Morphey. Morphey has told the court that he confided in Martineck the night he helped Peterson move a barrel that he believed contained body. Peterson, the sole suspect in disappearance, has not been charged. Martineck testified that Morphey was intoxicated, and that he had told him that the body had been moved in a rather than a barrel.

Prosecutors on Friday will call Dr. Michael Baden, hired by family in 2007 to conduct an independent autopsy on her. Both sides are expected to make closing arguments. Drew Peterson walks out of the Will County Courthouse into a waiting van Wednesday. His pretrial hearing is expected to conclude Friday.

DAVID PHOTOS Drew wife he says By Erika Slife and Steve Schmadeke TRIBUNE REPORTERS Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen, a pathologist, testified for the defense Wednesday. Chicago Public Schools officials will spare five of 14 schools they planned to shut down or overhaul next year, a reversal that follows recent hearings about the closings that ignited a firestorm of protest. Schools chief Ron Huberman made the decision Wednesday after reviewing testimony from the hearings. He said the decision was made because of new information that came to light at the hearings.

hope it says that very open to listening to community feedback. The public participation is really Huberman said. we need to continue to improve the selection process? The answer is yes. We get smarter about this every Gillespie Elementary, which had been slated for a turnaround where the entire staff is replaced will be left as is after school leadership convinced officials they were taking dras- tic steps to improve the teaching staff and educational environment. In place of Gillespie, Curtis Elementary in the Roseland neighborhood will undergo a turnaround rather than be shut down for underperformance.

Representatives for Curtis Elementary showed district officials that sending students to other schools would pose security hazards for students, he said. Two other schools Guggenheim Elementary and Paderewski Elementary will also remain open Huberman said. Advocates outlined safe passage concerns for students displaced by those closings, he said. Mollison Elementary, which the district planned to close because of poor performance, will remain open after outlining new strategies for professional development, among other things, Huberman said. Community groups advocating on behalf of the school say that the pressure they placed on the district was also a factor.

a tribute to parents and communities demonstrating the fact that they were not going to stand for bad said Jitu organizer at the Kenwood Oakland Community is definitely encouraging that they have acknowledged the engagement process is Closing schools has been ahot-button issue since the district began the process about six years ago. This year, thousands of parents turned out for hearings, and for the first time, Board of Education members attended most meetings. Recent research has shown that the majority of students displaced by school closings receive no better education at their new schools. To that end, Huberman announced this year that displaced students would be sent to better schools and receiving schools would get more help. City to spare 5 of 14 schools slated for closing or overhaul By Azam Ahmed TRIBUNE REPORTER ABerwyn pediatrician has been indicted on nu- merousfelony sexual assault counts in connection with the allegedassault of a 13-year-oldpatient, police said.

Dr. Abdulbari Akhras, 63, of Burr Ridge, was taken into custody Jan. 30on one countof criminal sexual assault for allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with the child at his officein the 6900 block of West Ogden Avenue, police said.He was released after posting 10 percentof his $100,000 bail. ACook County grand juryreturned an indictment Tuesday with nine more felony sexual assault charges related to the alleged incident with the child, police said. In a news release, police said their investigation is continuing and that complaints have been received since the ini- tial Berwyn Police Cmdr.

James Sassettisaid office could remain open unless the Illinois Department of Professional Regulationrevokes his license. He said the Department of Professional Regu- lationcannot take away his license until a witness testifies against him at a special hearing. Sassetti said patients are still seeing the doctor. Akhras did not return calls. Doctor faces new assault charges By Joseph Ruzich SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Product: CTBroadsheet PubDate: 02-18-2010 Zone: ALL Edition: HD Page: MAIN1-11 User: jkerke Time: Color:.