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Missing Barrel Investigated In Peterson Case

Authorities Checking On Any Possible Links Between Missing Container And Disappearance Of Stacy Peterson

Nov 27, 2007 6:19 pm US/Central

Excerpt: Sources also say the man who allegedly assisted Drew tried to kill himself just days after he helped bring the barrel downstairs so it could be loaded into Drew's sport-utility vehicle. Sources say the man is a relative, but police will not confirm that.

Stacy's friend and neighbor, Sharon Bychowski, says Drew did visit someone in the hospital a few days after Stacy disappeared.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/peterson.disappearance.barrel.2.597160.html

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My conversation with Drew

Fox News - by Laura Ingle - November 26th, 2007

http://lowdown.blogs.foxnews.com/2007/11/26/my-conversation-with-drew/

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Drew Peterson Turns Camera On Media

Nov. 27, 2007

Drew Peterson turns his own camera on the media following his every move.

http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=189323

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Drew's relative tried suicide, source says

Drew Peterson's relative said to be distraught over Stacy's disappearance

BY JOE HOSEY Herald News - November 27, 2007

One of Drew Peterson's relatives overdosed on sleeping pills after helping the former Bolingbrook police sergeant load a large barrel into Peterson's SUV the day Stacy Peterson vanished, a police source said Tuesday.

The relative was hospitalized but survived what the source described as a suicide attempt. continued

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/669960,boling112707.article

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Drew Peterson Puts on a Show

But What About the Blue Barrel

Last Edited: Tuesday, 27 Nov 2007, 9:33 PM CST

With camera in hand, Drew Peterson put on a show for reporters today, but would not answer questions about his wife's disappearance. Click play to see the latest report from Bolingbrook and Fox News Chicago Reporter Craig Wall.

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Relative's help is alleged

Man reportedly said he may have carried bin with wife's body

November 28, 2007

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-071128peterson,0,7081292.story?coll=chi_tab01_layo ut

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Reports: Peterson moved big container on day wife vanished

By DON BABWIN - November 28, 2007 5:45 PM CST

Excerpt: Drew Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky, denied anyone helped Peterson move any container from the home and claimed the stepbrother has a history of mental problems.

"I don't know what world Thomas Morphey is living in, our world, his world or if he's veering back and forth between the real world and whatever fantasy world he's living in," Brodsky told the AP.

Excerpt: There was no answer when a reporter knocked on the door of Morphey's Bolingbrook home Wednesday morning. Later, a woman who pulled her car into the garage talked briefly to reporters in the driveway. She refused to give her name but when asked about Morphey, said "he's in treatment" before declining further comment.

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2007/11/28/ap-state-il/d8t6vqb01.txt

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Distraught Peterson Relative Attempts Suicide

Attorney Denies Barrel, Attempted Suicide Reports

UPDATED: 5:19 pm CST November 28, 2007

Excerpt: Attorney Joel Brodsky said Peterson's stepbrother, Thomas Morphey, has a history of mental problems, alcoholism and suicide attempts. Brodsky said he might be seeking attention or living in "a fantasy world."

"I don't know what world Thomas Morphey is living in, our world, his world or if he's veering back and forth between the real world and whatever fantasy world he's living in," Brodsky told the AP.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14710779/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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Bizarre Twist in Peterson Case

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," November 27, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: This is a "FOX News Alert": Breaking news in the Sergeant Petersen case.

Remember that big blue barrel Sergeant Peterson was said to have loaded into his truck the day after Stacy Peterson disappeared? Well, police now believe they know who helped Peterson carry that barrel, and police also now believe that they know what happened to this man the next day.

Former LAPD homicide detective Mark Fuhrman is digging into the case. He joins us live in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Mark, first of all, who is this man? ... continued

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313424,00.html

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Sources: Rossetto being framed in Stacy's disappearance

BY JOE HOSEY AND JANET LUNDQUIST Herald News - November 28, 2007

Excerpt: Investigators suspect that Drew Peterson had his step-brother, Thomas Morphey, help him dispose of his wife’s body and also used Morphey in a plot to make it look as though her killer was Scott Rossetto, a man they suspect was Stacy’s boyfriend, sources said.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/672255,stacy112807.article

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Report: Peterson Told Clergyman Drew Killed Third Wife

Sun-Times Reports Stacy Peterson Issued Ultimatum

UPDATED: 11:27 pm CST November 28, 2007

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14710779/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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Peterson searchers shift strategy

Rectangular box is now sought, they say

November 29, 2007

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_29nov29,0,2276631.story?coll=chi_tab01_la yout

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SOURCE: DREW CONFESSED TO STACY

STACY PETERSON REPORTEDLY KNEW TOO MUCH ABOUT A DEATH AND WANTED A DIVORCE.

November 29, 2007

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/672616,4_1_JO29_PETERSON_S1.article

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Stepbrother has a history

November 29, 2007

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/672617,4_1_JO29_PETERSON_S2.article

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Exclusive: Inside Peterson's Home

Supect in wife's disappearance takes ABC News on a tour of his house.

11/28/2007

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3924896&page=1

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Stacy Peterson's Sister Angry Over Barrel Mystery

Cassandra Cales Challenges Drew Peterson To Take Lie Detector Test

Nov 29, 2007 5:38 pm US/Central

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/peterson.missing.barrel.2.599133.html

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Video: Step-Brother Felt He Helped Dispose of Stacy's Body

29 Nov 2007

A close friend of Drew Peterson's step-brother today is speaking out about a disturbing conversation he had on the day Stacy Peterson disappeared. More from Anita Padilla.

VIDEO » Tales of Terror
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=21650DF4F575DD22785E4B4F12650F23 ?contentId=5068901&version=6&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

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Pastor says Stacy Peterson told him she feared her husband before disappearance

By TARA BURGHART - November 29, 2007 9:45 PM CST

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - The missing wife of a former police officer told a clergy member two months before she disappeared that she feared her husband, a church official said Thursday.

Stacy Peterson requested the late August meeting with a member of the Westbrook Christian Church pastoral staff when the church made a routine call to see why she and Drew Peterson had not attended services in recent months, Rob Daniels, the church's pastor of spiritual formation, told The Associated Press.

"She feared for herself because of her husband," Daniels said. ..... continued

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2007/11/29/ap-state-il/d8t7od0o0.txt

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Police Accused of Protecting Their Own

By DON BABWIN – 14 minutes ago

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Eighteen times in two years, Bolingbrook police were called to fellow officer Drew Peterson's home because of trouble between husband and wife. But Peterson's wife could never get authorities to arrest him. In fact, she was the only one ever charged.

Now residents of this Chicago suburb are wondering whether police were protecting one of their own — and whether they bear some responsibility for what happened next. ..... continued

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g9LSLrzFQGStXb1io5FdErAtFFKgD8T7PDKO1

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Pastor: Ex-Cop's Missing Wife Feared Him

Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:45 PM MST

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - The wife of a former police officer told a clergy member months before she disappeared that she feared her husband, a church official said Thursday, echoing comments the woman's sister made soon after she vanished. ... continued

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/11/29/ap/us/d8t7opj80.txt

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Clergy Confession?

Sgt. Drew Peterson's attorney responds to largest accusations against his client

Video on right of page - scroll down a little
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

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Stacy didn't tell family

PETERSON CASE | Not even relatives knew of alleged claim Drew killed third wife

November 30, 2007

Perhaps it was a secret so dark that Stacy Peterson felt she could confide in a man of the cloth and almost no one else.

That could be one explanation for why a close relative of the missing Bolingbrook mother said Thursday she never heard Peterson say her husband, Drew Peterson, claimed to have killed his previous wife. ... continued

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/674456,CST-NWS-boling30.article

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Without body, 'you need strong circumstantial evidence'

CONVICTION IN 2005 CASE | Prosecutor says motive is important

November 30, 2007

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/674468,CST-NWS-legal30.article

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Search set for Stacy and Lisa

November 30, 2007

Volunteers will comb new territory Saturday for any trace of two missing local women. ... continued

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/674695,4_1_JO30_PETERSON_S2.article

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NANCY GRACE

Report Peterson Relative Says He Helped him Move a Heavy Container

Aired November 29, 2007 - 20:00:00 ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/29/ng.01.html

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'Live with Dan Abrams' for Nov. 28 - Read the transcript to the Wednesday show

Guests: Cheri Jacobus, Ron Fournier, Deana Pollard, Randy Thomasson, Joel Brodsky, Pam Bondi, Pam Bosco, Ingrid Marie Rivera

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22025190/

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Video - Stacy's Search Latest

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=5080690&version=1&locale=EN-US

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Peterson relative defended by friend

Pal says relative was allegedly paid by cop

By Matthew Walberg and Erika Slife | Tribune staff reporters - November 30, 2007

Drew Peterson allegedly paid a relative to help him move a large rectangular container from a bedroom Oct. 28, the day that his wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared from their Bolingbrook home, a friend of the relative said Thursday. ... continued

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_30_no2nov30,1,137061.story

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TodayShow - 9:27 a.m. ET Nov. 30, 2007

Video & Article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22039495/

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Drew Peterson’s lawyer denies reports of barrel

Former police officer’s attorney says media in a frenzy, not helping

Nov. 29: Joel Brodsky, Drew Peterson’s attorney, and NBC legal analyst Dan Abrams talk with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira about the case.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22023004/

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Transcript - Drew Peterson's Attorney Goes 'On the Record'

Friday, November 30, 2007

This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," November 29, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Excerpt: VAN SUSTEREN: How's he doing?

BRODSKY: Well, he's doing as good as can be expected. You know, he's — he's in the lion's den, so to speak. He's bunkered down in that house. It's kind of under siege. And he's just, I mean, wondering when the next new story is going to come out. You know, hour to hour, it seems that something new is developing. So he's just living in a state of constant wonderment about what's next.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314129,00.html

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Candlelight vigil set for Saturday after Peterson search

Fri Nov 30, 2007, 12:18 PM CST

Bolingbrook, IL - Volunteers are scheduled to continue the search for Stacy Peterson on Saturday morning, then participate in a candlelight vigil on the cul-de-sac outside the home of Drew and Stacy Peterson beginning at 4 p.m., according to Pam Bosco, spokeswoman for the Stacy Peterson family. ..... continued

http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/bolingbrook/homepage/x540387528

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Barrel Mystery Deepens In Peterson Disappearance

Sister: Peterson Relative Was 'Just Sick With What He Possibly Could Have Done'

Nov 30, 2007

Excerpt: On Friday morning, the Lockport Fire Department sent rescue boats out on the Des Plaines River near the Lockport lock. It was not immediately learned whether they were looking based on specific information or if they had received any tips.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.barrel.2.599606.html

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Drew Peterson, Bed Linens, the Big Blue Barrel and the Backyard Pool

by Jamie Colby - Fox news - November 27th, 2007

The last few days there’s been so much talk about the blue barrel - big enough a neighbor is reported to have said -to hold a body. The barrel first seen in Drew’s backyard…then carried out by Drew and a mystery man into his SUV as the reports go. ... continued

Excerpt: What I do recall from my guided tour of Drew and Stacy’s home (offered by Drew just hours after the police came through executing a search warrant) is two things - the top of a different blue container and the bed linens taken by police.

As I took the tour Drew offered me room to room exclusively and without any cameras, in the basement there was a large blue top to a container - not a barrel - but a rubbermaid type container that was very large without the matching bottom. Relevant? I don’t know. But it seemed odd to me that it was sitting there without the bottom in sight. Drew did not make reference to it.

Second, in Stacy and Drew’s bedroom, Drew did ask me to note that all their bed linens had been taken by police during their search. I checked other rooms and only the sheets in that room were taken as potential evidence. Relevant? I think so. Again, I don’t have news to share that the sheets or that container will connect Drew to any crime, but we have heard so much about the barrel I thought those of you following the case should know about the sheets.

http://colbyfiles.blogs.foxnews.com/

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NANCY GRACE

Stacy Peterson Said to Have Consulted Clergyman on Fear of Husband

Aired November 30, 2007 - 20:00:00 ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell, in tonight for Nancy Grace. We are talking about the mystery of what happened to Stacy Peterson. Elizabeth, let`s go to this video that police sources are now telling a Chicago paper is what they call "peacocking" or strutting, strutting like a peacock to indicate that he feels he has gotten away with it all. That`s how this source described Drew Peterson`s behavior when he was lent a camera by the news media and sort of very jauntily went out into his yard and began videotaping in an almost giddy fashion.

We have Steve Carcerano from Bolingbrook, Illinois, who is a friend of Drew Peterson`s, on the phone. What`s your analysis of this video, which you may have seen? He`s very happy and jaunty, almost giddy. Given the tragic circumstances, is that appropriate?

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/30/ng.01.html

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NEWSWEEK - ‘Either Get Me or Don’t’

By Hilary Shenfeld | Newsweek Web Exclusive - Nov 30, 2007

Under investigation for the disappearance of one wife and the death of another, former police sergeant Drew Peterson tells NEWSWEEK he's anxious for the case to wrap up....

Even though the evidence against him seems to be mounting, Drew Peterson rejects the idea that he'll be arrested in connection with the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, and the death of his third wife. "It's hard to imagine you would be [arrested] if you haven't done anything wrong," the former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant told NEWSWEEK in an exclusive interview Thursday. But Peterson is growing impatient with the investigation, which has caused a media sensation around a man who has been married four times, fathering six children—but whose relationships have ended mysteriously and often acrimoniously. "I wish something would happen one way or the other," he said. "Let's get this going. Either get me or don't get me." ... continued

http://www.newsweek.com/id/73095

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Drew Wants His Items Back

Joliet Herald-News, CBS2, WBBM Reporting - 01 December 2007 5:36PM

BOLINGBROOK ― Drew Peterson wants his stuff back. He has asked, in court, for the return of his vehicles, his children's iPods, their compact discs, computers and school books and his guns. ... continued

http://www.wbbm780.com/Peterson-Update:-Drew-Wants-His-Items-Back/1272064

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Truckers asked to haul package for Drew

Sun-Times Reports - December 1, 2007

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/676807,120107peterson.article

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Volunteers brave cold weather to search for Peterson

December 1, 2007 5:46 PM CST

CHICAGO - More than 200 people braved freezing temperatures to scour areas in Chicago's southwestern suburbs Saturday looking for signs of two missing mothers. ... continued

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2007/12/01/ap-state-il/d8t8v4pg2.txt

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Police log reveals troubled relationship between police officer's 3rd, 4th wives

Saturday, December 01, 2007

December 1, 2007 (BOLINGBROOK, Ill.) -- A former police officer's third and fourth wives had a history of animosity, including an incident where one allegedly punched the other in the face, according to a police call log released Friday. ... continued

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5806402

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Peterson Rips 'Package' Claim as Work of 'Crazies'

Dec. 1, 2007

Ex-Cop Whose Wife Disappeared Denies to ABC News Police Suggestion He Approached Truck Drivers to Transport 'Package'

n an exclusive phone interview, Drew Peterson denied all knowledge of a new police report suggesting he asked two truck drivers at a Bolingbrook, Ill., truck stop to transport a package for him the night his wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared.

"I have no knowledge of anything like that," Peterson told ABC News. "It's the first I've heard of it."

Peterson called the report "totally fictitious," and added, "It wasn't me." ... continued

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3941571

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Bolingbrook Police Department's Peterson-related service calls

December 1, 2007

On Friday, Bolingbrook police released a summary of the calls for service relating to Drew Peterson, Stay Peterson, and Kathleen Savio,

• There were 18 calls for service at 392 Pheasant Chase, the home Drew Peterson and Kathleen Savio shared when they were married. Kathleen lived in the home after their divorce. ... continued

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/675918,4_1_JO01_PETERSON_S3.article

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Candlelight vigil held for Stacy Peterson; new details surface in the case

Sat Dec 01, 2007, 10:08 PM CST

http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/woodridge/homepage/x118356134

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Did Kathleen slug Stacy in '02? Cops say so, nephew denies it

December 1, 2007

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/676311,CST-NWS-stacy01.article

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America's Most Wanted Re "two men approached two truck drivers"

http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/case.cfm?id=50297

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Clergyman: 'Ultimately, it was her call'

PETERSON | Minister explains not acting on Stacy's fears

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/676264,CST-NWS-boling01.article

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Peterson Under Investigation for Police Misconduct

Police Department Alleges the Former Sargeant Ran Background Checks on Wife's Friends

Dec. 3, 2007

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3944924&page=1

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Blue barrel sighting comes up empty

December 3, 2007

North Aurora police and firefighters were out in the Fox River early Monday morning, investigating a blue barrel that a caller thought might have been related to the Stacy Peterson case. ... cont.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/678606,AU03_BARREL_WEB.article

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Peterson’s 3rd wife, Savio, hit Stacy Peterson: police report

Dec 03, 2007

http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/romeoville/homepage/x1720552985

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Peterson Probe Turns To Police Database, Truck Stop

Attorney Says Peterson Denies Improper Usage, Truck Stop Reports

December 3, 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. -- The investigation of former police sergeant Drew Peterson takes a new turn this week as police look back at his career as a cop and any misuse of his power. ... cont.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14764820/detail.html

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New Leads In Peterson Case Give Family Hope

Did Drew Peterson Use Police Computers To Investigate Wife's Family And Friends?

Dec 3, 2007

"If the network would put some effort into helping these people losing their homes all over the country because of the poor economies, I think it would be a nicer thing rather than harassing me," Peterson said. "I guess I'm a big story."

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.stacy.2.601524.html

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Police Turn Over Internal Peterson Probe to Prosecutors

03 Dec 2007

myfoxchicago.com (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5111143&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1)

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NANCY GRACE

Peterson Denies Asking Truckers to Transport Package

Aired December 3, 2007 - 20:00:00 ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, GUEST HOST: Tonight: He is a suspect in his fourth wife`s disappearance, and still there is no sign of young mother of two Stacy Peterson, who vanished in the Chicago suburbs. Stunning new clues tonight. Police now reveal two truck drivers claim they were approached by Drew Peterson to haul a mystery package right around the time Stacy Peterson is reported missing. The truckers say Peterson and an unidentified man wanted that package hauled to an undisclosed location, this on the heels of published reports that a relative claims Peterson paid him to help with moving a large container.

Also tonight, a former police sergeant, Drew Peterson can retire with -- get this -- a $6,000-a-month pension. But now Bolingbrook police reportedly uncover evidence of police misconduct by Peterson while he was still on the force. Did Peterson run unauthorized background checks on his missing wife and her friends? ... continued

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0712/03/ng.01.html

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Investigators Execute Warrant on Ex-cop

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_on_re_us/police_officer_s_wife;_ylt=AvAueazXd5LMs_GiFvj6FAS s0NUE

Wed Dec 5, 1:34 AM ET

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - Authorities executed another search warrant late Tuesday in the case of a former suburban Chicago police sergeant suspected in his 23-year-old wife's disappearance.

The latest warrant dealt with items inside two vehicles already seized from Drew Peterson's home, said Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney's office. He declined to elaborate.

Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky, told WFLD-TV that the warrant says police are seeking items that "may have been utilized in commission of the offense of first-degree murder or the concealment of a homicidal death."

The warrant also indicates interest in trace elements of several materials, including blue plastic, Brodsky told the Fox affiliate.

Brodsky did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press.

A relative of Peterson's reportedly helped him move a heavy container out of his home and put it the family's sport-utility vehicle the day his wife vanished, an allegation Brodsky denied last week. A nonprofit group helping to search for Stacy Peterson has said police asked them to look for a blue plastic barrel large enough to hide a body.

Illinois State Police did not immediately return a message left after business hours Tuesday.

After 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, the officer's fourth wife, disappeared in late October, authorities named her 53-year-old husband a suspect in what they have said is a potential homicide.

Prosecutors also are reviewing the death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, and have said the drowning, deemed accidental at the time, may have been a homicide staged to look that way.

Peterson has not been named a suspect in her death.

"With all the hoopla, it's hard to believe something won't happen," he told WFLD-TV on Tuesday night.

On Nov. 1, state police seized two vehicles at the home the Petersons shared with their children — a GMC Denali and a Pontiac Grand Prix.

The vehicles were loaded onto trucks and taken to an undisclosed location.

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State police debunk one trucker's Drew Peterson story

December 7, 2007

Illinois State Police have determined that a tip from one truck driver that a man resembling Drew Peterson asked him to transport a package the morning Stacy Peterson was reported missing is unfounded.

But investigators continue to look into similar information from a second truck driver. ... continued

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_trucker_for_webdec08,0,6029797.story

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Peterson's lawyer caught in spotlight

JOEL BRODSKY | Police calls, suspension of law license uncovered

December 8, 2007

Excerpt: Initially, Brodsky welcomed the publicity. But now, Brodsky, who is 50 and has practiced law for 25 years, says he got more than he bargained for. He receives hate mail, is besieged with interview requests, and in recent weeks, reporters have focused on his own background.

Among other incidents, they found several police reports over the years, including three domestic calls, one involving a SWAT team responding to Brodsky's Wilmette home.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/687659,CST-NWS-atty08.article

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NANCY GRACE

Drew Peterson Complains Again About Media in Interview

Aired December 7, 2007 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0712/07/ng.01.html

[crimehunter]

I saw a show the other day on this case (The Peterson case.)That man is guilty!!!
He even looks like he is guilty!
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On the other hand!
They also found the killer of the girl from Mexico. The girl who no-one could find a name for..I just was crying about this case, but now they know who her parents are and the town and helpers gave her a beautiful funeral.
They do not have the killer though.
He was the last person seen with her and they say he is armed and dangerous.
I just hope they have found him since, because it means this guy is still out there in the U.S.
Thanks to the beautiful lady who help locate her, while doing a missing persons research and also is a arm chair detective by the way!
God bless those who go out of the way to help L.E.!

And that is why I like L.E., they need us just as much as we need them!;) :patriot:

[andU]

I saw a show the other day on this case (The Peterson case.)That man is guilty!!!
He even looks like he is guilty!
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On the other hand!
They also found the killer of the girl from Mexico. The girl who no-one could find a name for..I just was crying about this case, but now they know who her parents are and the town and helpers gave her a beautiful funeral.
They do not have the killer though.
He was the last person seen with her and they say he is armed and dangerous.
I just hope they have found him since, because it means this guy is still out there in the U.S.
Thanks to the beautiful lady who help locate her, while doing a missing persons research and also is a arm chair detective by the way!
God bless those who go out of the way to help L.E.!

And that is why I like L.E., they need us just as much as we need them!;) :patriot:


I disagree with you about the facts in the Baby Grace story... but that is another discussion.

[One2Snoop]

Savio ruling could allow family to sue Drew
MISSING WIFE | Estate move clears way for wrongful-death case

April 18, 2008

BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter/drozek@suntimes.com
Clearing the way for a possible wrongful-death lawsuit against Drew Peterson, a Will County judge Thursday reopened the estate of Peterson's deceased third wife, Kathleen Savio -- a legal move sought by her relatives.

"From our point of view, it's very positive,'' said Lawrence Varsek, one of the attorneys representing Savio's relatives.

But Varsek said the relatives are still exploring their options and won't move immediately to file a civil suit seeking to tie Peterson to his former wife's 2004 bathtub drowning.

more....
http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/901903,CST-NWS-savio18.article

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Drew Peterson Suffers Setbacks in Court

Last Edited: Thursday, 17 Apr 2008, 8:39 PM CDT
Created: Thursday, 17 Apr 2008, 8:39 PM CDT


Savio Family Victory
Chicago -- Drew Peterson suffered a double setback in court on Thursday. A judge has opened the door for a wrongful death lawsuit and guns that were seized by state police will stay in their possession, at least for now. But as Craig Wall reports, Peterson is not done fighting.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6336436&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[One2Snoop]

Any news on Stacy?

[Elfinrow]

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/977864,jo29_peterson_web.article

[One2Snoop]

Thanks for the update - I'll post my opinion of this article in the discussion thread.

[Elfinrow]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-drew-peterson_31_may31,0,6643633.story

closer and closer

[Elfinrow]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson-law-both-03-jun03,0,7562180.story

[Elfinrow]

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/07/14/Law_okays_use_of_hearsay_testimony/UPI-89241216049840/

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

ON THE RECORD W/ GRETA

Drew Peterson Strikes Back

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Did Drew Peterson instigate a shoving match with one of his former friends who secretly taped him? -- FNC

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,395461,00.html

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By Matthew Walberg and Mary Owen | Chicago Tribune reporters - July 25, 2008

Cops: Drew Peterson, ex-friend scuffle outside barbershop

Former pal charged with misdemeanor battery

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Len Wawczak, a former friend of Drew Peterson, talks to reporters Friday outside the Bolingbrook Police Department after posting bail. -- (Tribune by Candice C. Cusic / June 21, 2007)

A Bolingbrook man who reportedly worked with police to secretly record Drew Peterson was charged with misdemeanor battery after he pushed Peterson outside a barbershop Friday, police said.

"Best $100 I ever spent," said Len Wawczak as he left the Bolingbrook Police Department after posting the money as bail.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-080725peterson-friend,0,6198349.story

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Attorney: Stacy discussed leaving


August 21, 2008

By JOE HOSEY jhosey@scn1.com
Drew Peterson's attorney claims the cops have known all along that his missing wife planned to split while her husband was sleeping and that a classmate advised her to spend only cash to keep from getting found.

Attorney Joel Brodsky said he learned of the supposed scheme when prosecutors turned over documents related to a felony weapons charge filed against Peterson in May.

Among the papers was a complaint for a warrant to search Peterson's home following the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, in October. The complaint contains a paragraph paraphrasing a statement from one of Stacy's classmates at Joliet Junior College.

According to the document, "Stacy had complained to (the student) over drinks after class on Oct. 27, 2007, at 4:30 p.m. that she wanted out of her marriage. (The student) suggested to her at that time that she should take the cash money and not use her credit cards to preclude being found. She responded that if she was to leave, she would leave in the morning when Drew was asleep."

Stacy vanished Oct. 28, the day after the supposed conversation. State police have named Peterson a suspect in her disappearance and labeled the case a "potential homicide."

State police also are probing the March 2004 death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio. State police found nothing suspicious about Savio's death during their first crack at it, but are revisiting the case in the wake of Stacy's disappearance.

Some disclosures
Brodsky redacted the name of the student Stacy supposedly spoke to.
"I can't tell you who it is until I've had a chance to talk to him," Brodsky said.

Charles B. Pelkie, the spokesman for Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, confirmed Brodsky received documents as discovery in the gun case Wednesday.

He said he was not aware whether the conversation released by Brodsky was in the material and questioned whether it was appropriate for the attorney to have gone public.

"If Mr. Brodsky wants to disclose everything in discovery, that's his problem," Pelkie said.

Brodsky said he wished the conversation had been released by authorities earlier and called for "equal-opportunity leaking."

"All the bad stuff was leaked," Brodsky said. "They could have leaked this good thing."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1118860,4_1_JO21_PETERSON_S1.article

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Drew's lawyer: Cops knew Stacy's scheme (http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/1119094,CST-NWS-boling21.article)

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Peterson's attorney says wife talked of leaving (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6341506)

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Defense attorney: Stacy Peterson planned to run away (http://www.necn.com/Boston/Nation/Defense-attorney-Stacy-Peterson-planned-to-run-away-/1219344336.html)

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Stacy Peterson's friends, family dismiss significance of affidavit (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-stacy-peterson-webaug22,0,5505219.story)

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Attorney: There's Proof Stacy Left Drew (http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/2825663.php?)

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Attorney: Evidence Shows Stacy Peterson Left Drew (http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/drew.peterson.stacy.2.799919.html)

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Peterson claims vindication (http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1120806,4_1_JO22_PETERSON_S1.article)

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Publicist Launches Online Press Kit for Client Drew Peterson (http://www.prnewschannel.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=783&z=4)

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Book on Drew Peterson hits stands (http://www.southtownstar.com/business/1139071,090208peterson.article)

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Code of silence can protect abusive police - Will County group holds seminar on how to deal with domestic violence involving cops (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-police-domestic-abusesep03,0,7131209.story)

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WITH JOSEPH HOSEY Herald News - September 8, 2008

Excerpts from 'Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Sergeant Drew Peterson'

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/1149189,CST-NWS-fatalvows07.article

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Link -- Drew Peterson's Publicist Releases Statement on New Book with Partial Embargoed Title (http://www.prnewschannel.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=817&z=4)

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Link -- Judge describes 'extensive' Peterson surveillance (http://www.wandtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9036865)

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suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews - JOE HOSEY - September 19, 2008

Link -- Judge: Peterson tapes 'extensive' (http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1172852,4_1_JO19_PETERSON_S1.article)

Drew Peterson's attorney was smacked with a heavy revelation during a Thursday hearing for the embattled ex-cop's felony gun case.

Attorney Joel Brodsky called into question whether the state actually possessed recordings of overhears performed on his client, and learned from Judge Richard Schoenstedt that not only do they exist, but they are "extensive."

"Mr. Brodsky, you need to know that all these tapes, CDs DVDs, I have them," Schoenstedt said.

The judge explained he must review the recordings to see which are relevant to the gun case facing Peterson without jeopardizing any other ongoing police investigations.

State police are looking into the Oct. 28 disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. They have called the case a "potential homicide" and named Peterson their sole suspect.

State police also are investigating the March 2004 apparent bathtub drowning of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio. They first found nothing suspicious about Savio's death, but are getting another crack at it following the disappearance of Stacy.

Two former friends of Peterson, Len Wawczak and Paula Stark, came forward in July to say they wore wires at the behest of the state police and recorded Peterson making incriminating statements about his involvement in one wife's disappearance and the other's death.

Following the hearing, Brodsky conceded he was surprised by Schoenstedt's revelation but insisted he was not concerned.

Peterson faces no criminal charges in connection with the fate of either wife, but was arrested in May for allegedly possessing an assault weapon with a barrel shorter than the state-mandated length. Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky contended Peterson carried the weapon as part of his duties with the Bolingbrook Police Department's SWAT team, and had permission to possess it.

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Drew Peterson leaves the Will County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon. Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky, learned from Judge Richard Schoenstedt that the state possessed recordings of overhears performed on his client. -- (Michael R. Schmidt - Staff Photographer)

Gag order

During the same Thursday hearing on the gun charge, Brodsky succeeded in thwarting prosecutors' efforts to shut him up.

Assistant State's Attorney Greg DeBord moved to impose a gag order on those involved in the case to prevent them from speaking to the media.

"This case is a court case and should be argued in court and not in the press," DeBord said. He also pointed out public statements might prejudice potential jurors.

Another of Peterson's attorneys, Andrew Abood, wrapped himself in the First Amendment and stressed the need of a free press.

"I think it's important that the press has a role in these public proceedings," Abood said.

Schoenstedt apparently agreed, as he denied the motion.

The judge must have some concerns about finding an impartial jury, however, as he said he planned to call nearly triple the pool of the 35 potential jurors he usually summons. Peterson's attorneys also submitted a draft of a juror questionnaire and prosecutors are to draw up their own.

Peterson's son

Brodsky also tried to have Schoenstedt eliminate Peterson's son, Stephen Peterson, as a potential witness in the gun case. Stephen Peterson is named in the criminal indictment against his father for allegedly possessing the weapon as well, but has not been charged.

"Stephen Peterson has been named in the indictment as an unindicted co-conspirator, I guess, for lack of a better word," Brodsky said.

Brodsky and Abood said Stephen Peterson would invoke his right not to incriminate himself and refuse to testify if prosecutors called him as a witness. DeBord countered that the state could grant Stephen Peterson immunity to compel him to testify. Schoenstedt declined to eliminate Stephen Peterson as a witness for the time being.

Brodsky said his client's son would not pose a problem to Peterson's defense.

"I'm not worried about anything Stephen Peterson is going to say," he said. "It doesn't concern me at all."

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By Erika Slife | Chicago Tribune reporter | September 19, 2008

Link -- Judge: Authorities have done electronic surveillance on Drew Peterson (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson-both-19-sep19,0,6548034.story)

But what was recorded is still sealed; ex-cop's lawyers had sought the information

A Will County judge on Thursday said he is in possession of an "extensive" number of CDs, DVDs and tapes related to the surveillance of former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, the suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife.

Judge Richard Schoenstedt made the disclosure at a pretrial hearing where Peterson's legal team sought to gain information regarding any electronic surveillance that police may have conducted on him.

Peterson, 54, was in court facing felony gun charges for allegedly possessing a modified assault rifle with a barrel of less than 16 inches in violation of state law. Authorities seized the rifle after search warrants were executed as part of the investigation into the Oct. 28 disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy. She was 23 at the time she vanished.

Authorities are also re-examining the death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, who, at 40, was found dead in an empty bathtub in her Bolingbrook home in 2004.

Peterson has not been charged in either case and maintains his innocence.

On Thursday, Schoenstedt's remarks confirmed for the first time that authorities have secretly recorded Peterson as part of their investigation.

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Drew Peterson shows up for a pretrial hearing at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet. Peterson's legal team sought to gain information regarding any electronic surveillance that police may have conducted on him. -- (Tribune photo by John Smierciak - September 18, 2008)

But what type of surveillance authorities carried out was not discussed in open court. The information is under seal, and Schoenstedt did not elaborate beyond saying the amount was extensive. Afterward, Peterson's attorneys declined to comment further.

"I really can't get into the details of what's printed in that list. But I would say that, if I'm police and I'm investigating a gun case like this, electronic surveillance is not going to play a big part in my investigation," Peterson's attorney Joel Brodsky said.

In July, Peterson's former friends, Len Wawczak and Paula Stark, went public with claims that they wore a wire and recorded conversations with Peterson about both cases regarding his wives. Law-enforcement officials had never confirmed their statements.

In court, Brodsky and his fellow attorney, Andrew Abood, also argued a series of motions related to the gun charges. The Will County state's attorney's office had requested a gag order, which Peterson's attorneys successfully blocked. They also won the right to interview Bolingbrook police about whether Peterson used the rifle as a secondary duty weapon, which he claims.

But they were unsuccessful in their motion to bar the department's rules and regulations from trial, although Schoenstedt said rulings on motions could be revisited. Another motion to be discussed at a later date is whether testimony from Peterson's son, Stephen, will be excluded at trial. Peterson allegedly transferred the gun to his son, an Oak Brook police officer, according to the indictment.

The next court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 23 to discuss jury selection. Peterson's attorneys are considering requesting a change of venue, believing he may not get a fair trial in Will County.

The trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 8.

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suntimes.com - BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter - September 19, 2008

Link -- Judge confirms Drew taping (http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/1172997,CST-NWS-boling19.article)

PETERSON CASE | Secretly recorded conversations

Drew Peterson's own words may be used against him.

Investigators have amassed an "extensive" collection of secretly recorded conversations involving Peterson, a Will County judge disclosed at a hearing Thursday.

It's the first independent verification that police investigating Peterson used electronic surveillance in an effort to collect evidence against the former Bolingbrook cop.

In July, Len Wawczak and Paula Stark, former friends of Peterson, claimed they had secretly taped months of conversations with him for investigators probing the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, and the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Authorities haven't confirmed their claims, but on Thursday, Judge Richard Schoenstedt said investigators used court-approved electronic eavesdropping to compile tapes, CDs and DVDs focusing on Peterson.

"It is extensive," Schoenstedt said of the material. He didn't disclose how the recordings were obtained.

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Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse for a hearing in a felony weapons case Thursday. -- (Richard A. Chapman - Sun-Times)

The information was disclosed when attorneys defending Peterson on a felony weapons charge asked for access to any police eavesdropping that could be related to that case. Peterson was hit with the gun charge after a November search of his home turned up what authorities allege was an illegally modified assault rifle.

Schoenstedt deferred a ruling on whether defense attorneys can review any recordings before Peterson's upcoming weapons trial.

After the hearing, defense attorney Joel Brodsky downplayed the significance of any recordings, saying Peterson isn't concerned.

"He's not afraid of anything he said," Brodsky said after the hearing. "We have no fear of anything that could be contained in those tapes."

Peterson attended the hearing but left without commenting.

Schoenstedt deferred a ruling on whether Peterson's adult son, Steve, will be called to testify when Peterson stands trial on the weapons charge.

Given the extensive publicity, Schoenstedt said he plans to elect a jury from a pool of about 100 potential jurors -- three times the amount he typically calls in for a felony trial.

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Link -- Drew Peterson Exposed — A Book-Length Investigation Presents New Evidence and a Stinging Indictment (http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/drew-peterson-exposed-a-booklength-investigation-presents-new-evidence-and-a-stinging-indictment-65839.php)

"Drew Peterson Exposed (Kunati Books, Oct 1, 2008) is a breaking-news book length investigation that presents compelling new evidence — and a stinging indictment — for one of the most provocative and high profile criminal investigations in the country.

/24-7PressRelease/ - ORANGEVILLE, ON, CANADA, September 20, 2008 - Drew Peterson Exposed ( Kunati Books, Oct 1, 2008) follows investigative author Derek Armstrong's investigation into new evidence in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson and death of Kathleen Savio. The new evidence and contents of the book remain under strict embargo until October 1, 2008, when the key points will be revealed on national television.

October 28, 2008 marks the one year anniversary of Stacy Peterson's disappearance. Since then, her husband Drew Peterson has been at the center of a media storm which shows no sign of abating—his most recent appearance on national television was one of the highest-rated television segments this year. ...

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Link » Drew Peterson Discloses His Timeline for the Day Stacy Peterson Disappeared - Exclusively in the Investigative Book, Drew Peterson Exposed (http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/drew-peterson-discloses-his-timeline/story.aspx?guid={ABE8098A-686B-4990-B3EA-4ED4704EC4E2}&dist=hppr)

Excerpt: STATEMENT FROM GLENN SELIG (pronounced Sell-ig)-DREW PETERSON'S PUBLICIST on Drew Peterson Exposed:

"Against the advice of his criminal defense attorneys, Drew Peterson disclosed to a journalist his timeline for the day his wife Stacy disappeared. Though our client has talked extensively to the Illinois State Police authorities about this subject, Mr. Peterson had not, up until now, revealed publicly where he was and what he was doing on that day."

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Publicist Confirms Drew Peterson Took Lie Detector Test for Book

Glenn Selig says Drew Peterson agreed to take a polygraph as part of an investigative book on the disappearance of wife Stacy Peterson and the death of ex-wife Kathleen Savio.

(PRNewsChannel) / Tampa, Fla. and Chicago, Ill. / Drew Peterson's publicist released the following statement after receiving multiple inquiries to confirm a report that Drew Peterson has taken to a lie detector test as part of an upcoming book by an independent author:

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http://www.prnewschannel.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=862&z=4

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Drew Peterson to Appear on 'The Early Show' Monday

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.lisa.2.827304.html

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Drew Peterson Denies Polygraph Results

Ex-Cop Says 3 Answers About Disappearance Of Stacey Peterson That Test Called Deceptive Were True

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(CBS) Drew Peterson says he told the truth during a recent polygraph test and has no idea why results showed he was being deceptive on three occasions

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Peterson Lie Test Deceptive?

CHICAGO (WBBM/CBS) -- Drew Peterson is talking about the two polygraph tests he took this summer - focusing on the death of his third wife Kathleen Savio and the disappearance of his fourth wife Stacy.

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http://www.wbbm780.com/Peterson-Lie-Test-Deceptive--AUDIO-VIDEO/3050482

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Peterson: Polygraph showed deception

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/29/Peterson_Polygraph_showed_deception/UPI-39311222736119/

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Peterson attorney: Polygraph test shaky

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Peterson: New Book Misses The Positive Drew

CHICAGO (WBBM) - Drew Peterson says a new book about him - due out this week - looks too much at the negative side of things.

WBBM's Steve Miller talked to Peterson. - LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW - (at link)

The book is "Drew Peterson: Exposed" by Derek Armstong, 320 pages, published by Kunati, Inc.. www.kunati.com/exposed

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Peterson says the book is too negative.

He says the author should have focused more on the positive: He says he passed a polygraph test related to the death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. And mostly passed a polygraph test on Stacy's disappearance - with three answers called "deceptive," and Peterson says he can't explain why.

"Number one, I didn't hurt these women. I didn't cause any death to these women. I didn't have nothing to do with removing them from my home. I had nothing to do with, really, either of these incidents."

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http://www.wbbm780.com/Peterson--New-Book-Misses-The-Positive-Drew/3056321

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By LISA DONOVAN AND DAN ROZEK - Chicago Sun-Times - October 5, 2008

New book concludes Peterson deceptive, but not a killer

The new book "Drew Peterson Exposed" about the former Bolingbrook police officer and his dead third wife and missing fourth wife is billed as a 300-page news story. And it does have some news.

Peterson - under a cloud of suspicion after his third wife Kathleen Savio's mysterious death was finally ruled a homicide and his fourth wife Stacy Peterson vanished nearly a year ago - agreed to take separate polygraph tests to address questions about both cases.

Lee McCord - described by author Derek Armstrong as an expert polygrapher with 30 years experience - administered the tests and concluded Peterson was truthful when he said he had nothing to do with the death of Savio.

But in a polygraph focusing on the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, McCord found Peterson "deceptive" in answering three of six questions. The polygrapher asked: "Do you know the whereabouts of your wife Stacy?" Peterson said "no" - a response the tester deemed "deceptive." Peterson said "yes" to whether he got a call from his wife the night of her disappearance. Again, McCord said that was "deceptive," and concluded the same to Peterson's "yes" to whether he last saw his wife at their home before going to bed after an overnight shift at work.

Author Armstrong, who bills himself as a journalist, author of mystery thrillers and "marketing guru," examines the results of the polygraph and concludes that Peterson, who has never been charged with a crime in connection with his wives but has been described by authorities as a "suspect" in Stacy Peterson's disappearance, would not have harmed his wives.

Peterson says he hasn't read the book, but he thinks other people should read it.

In an interview, Peterson said the polygraph results prove what he's been saying since Stacy Peterson vanished last Oct. 28 - that he had nothing to do with her disappearance or with Savio's death.

"I've been telling the truth all along," Peterson said. "Why would I take (the lie-detector tests) if I was gonna lie?"

Peterson cooperated with Armstrong, sitting for extensive interviews with the Canadian writer to provide what he called an "objective" account of Savio's death and Stacy Peterson's disappearance.

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"I said, 'Let's get this story out there from an objective point of view,'" said Peterson, who said he has no financial stake in the book.

Citing the reliability of polygraph tests, Armstrong concluded: "There is between an 86 percent and 98 percent likelihood Drew Peterson is not guilty."

Still, Armstrong wrote, Peterson provided seemingly "deceptive" answers to three questions, including one in which he denied knowing where Stacy is.

Peterson said he answered all the questions truthfully - and is surprised several answers were deemed questionable.

"I can't even speculate on it. I don't know why," Peterson said of the polygraph results, before speculating about one answer the author deemed deceptive.

"I have my suspicions where Stacy is. Maybe that has something to do with it," said Peterson, who has said he believes she left him voluntarily, possibly for another man.

The new book doesn't sit well with relatives of Savio or Stacy Peterson, who note the polygraph tests aren't admissible in court.

"It's meaningless," said Pam Bosco, a spokeswoman for Stacy Peterson's family. "We're not changing our view of what his involvement was with Stacy and Kathleen."

Armstrong apparently views the 54-year-old Peterson differently, at one point calling him "a good father, a moral enigma, but not a killer."

To which Peterson said: "Thank you, I'll take that description."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1203173,6_1_NA05_STATE1_S1.article

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Excerpt: 'Drew Peterson Exposed'

In his new book, Drew Peterson Exposed, author Derek Armstrong writes at one point about two separate polygraph tests that the former Bolingbrook cop agreed to take amid questions about the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. The tests were administered by polygrapher Lee McCord. In an excerpt from the new book, Peterson and his attorney Joel Brodsky hear about the results of that polygraph test:

Lee McCord refers to the chart and his notes as he gives them the results. A patient Drew Peterson and a less-patient Joel Brodsky sit opposite him, waiting for the results.

"To the question 'On Sunday October 28, 2007, did you last see your wife Stacy in your home before going to bed after coming home from work?' you answered Yes. This is a deceptive answer."

He waits for a reaction. He sees none.

"To the question 'Did you have any involvement in the physical removal of your wife Stacy from your home on Sunday October 28, 2007?' you answered No. There is no deception."

Still no reaction.

"To the question 'Did you in any way physically harm your wife Stacy during the time she disappeared?' you answered No. There is no deception."

Peterson stares at the chart.

"To the question 'Do you know the whereabouts of your wife Stacy?' you answered No. This was a deceptive answer."

"To the question 'Did you receive a phone call from your wife Stacy on the evening of October 28th, 2007, telling you that she was leaving you?' You answered Yes. This was a deceptive answer."

"To the question 'Did your wife Stacy call you on Sunday, October 28th, 2007, and tell you that if you wanted the car it was parked at the Clow Airport?' you answered Yes. There was no deception."

Peterson nods. "Thank you."

In another excerpt, the author examines the results of the polygraph tests:

On the key questions of whether he harmed either wife, the answers seems to be conclusively no, he did not harm them. Assuming we accept the researched statistics on polygraph reliability, there is between an 86 percent and 98 percent likelihood Drew Peterson is not guilty.

His ordeal of "trial by media" was perhaps unnecessary.

Of course two questions remain. He may not have harmed either wife, but why is he being deceptive regarding the less important questions regarding seeing Stacy after he went to bed the morning of Oct. 28, 2007 and whether she called to tell him she was leaving? My theory is a personal one. There is some ego involved here. He has given his timeline and explanations of events as he remembers them. The polygraph might point to errors or deliberate oversights on two key points, but his pride or ego won't allow him to clarify.

I propose this theory after having spent a lot of time with this enigmatic man. He strikes me as a misunderstood man, a good father, a moral enigma, but not a killer. Is he a liar? Perhaps in areas that might affect the opinion of his children.

In Peterson's world, his children are everything.

Did Peterson distort the truth on these two key points of seeing Stacy and her calling to say she was leaving him because this truthful answer would be less appetizing to his children? I think this might be the case, but it's only my opinion. A plausible one, but not definitive.

More Articles @ link ...

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/1202937,CST-NWS-bolingexcerpts05.article

[One2Snoop]

Well this is one book I won't be buying - thanks for the updates odette. :seeya:

[SaraSidle]

Well this is one book I won't be buying - thanks for the updates odette. :seeya:

yes thanks Odette

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Fatal Vows - The Tragic Wives of Sergeant Drew Peterson - By Joseph Hosey

Searching for Stacy

In October 2007, the curious case of Stacy Peterson came to international attention. Peterson was young, pretty and missing, the type that the media lately seems attracted to. According to her husband, the older and retired police sergeant Drew Peterson, Stacy – his fourth wife – had abandoned her children and run off with another man for parts unknown. Searchers combed Bolingbrook, the Chicago suburb the Petersons called home, to no avail. Though her husband seemed entranced by the media attention, the story seemed destined to eventually die off.

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As Joseph Hosey relates in Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Sergeant Drew Peterson a twist in the story revived it. Long suspicious of Drew Peterson, authorities decided to re-open the investigation into the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. In February of this year, a second autopsy was held on her body with the new finding that her death was ruled a homicide. It seemed that half of Drew Peterson's wives had ended up either dead or missing.

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http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/1008/1008fatalvows.htm

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DREW'S TIMELINE

In the new book "Drew Peterson Exposed," the former Bolingbrook cop for the first time provides his own detailed account of his actions Oct. 28 -- the day his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared:

5:30-6 a.m.: Came home from Bolingbrook Police Department, talked to Stacy, who said she was going to visit her grandfather, and went to sleep.

10-10:30 a.m. (or 11 a.m.): Awakened by children, Stacy gone and kids home.

Noon-1 p.m.: At home with kids.

1-1 :30 p.m.: Children at home (Tom and Kris watch Anthony and Lacy), runs errands.

2 p.m.: Calls Bolingbrook police to take the night off. (He was retiring in December and had sick time to use or lose.)

3: 15 p.m: Tom, his 14-year-old son, is picked up by friends for a band concert.

6 p.m.: Takes Kris, Anthony and Lacy to McDonald's. They have dinner and play at the playground at McDonald's.

7 :30 p.m.: Returns home with Kris, Anthony and Lacy.

8 p.m.: Tom gets home from band concert.

9 p.m.: At home, receives call from Stacy that she found someone and is leaving.

9: 15 p.m.: Leaves home to go and look for Stacy.

11-11: 30 p.m.: Returns home and gets call from Stacy's sister, Cassandra Cales while still in the driveway. Tells her Stacy called and said she left with another man and took her passport, money and clothes.

11: 45 p.m.: Walks and gets Stacy's car and drives it home.

Midnight: Gets home and goes to bed.

Around 2:30 a.m.: Gets call from Bolingbrook police telling him Cassandra Cales is filing a missing-persons report regarding Stacy. Vaguely recalls getting another call, maybe from Cassandra's friend Bruce Zidrach. (Very tired and does not have a clear recollection of call).

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1204601,4_1_JO06_DREWTIMELINE_S1.article

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Peterson's stepbrother is back home

BOLINGBROOK -- A potential key piece to the Stacy Peterson puzzle is back in the neighborhood.

Tom Morphey, the stepbrother of Drew Peterson and the man believed to have helped the serial marrier carry a suspiciously warm barrel out of his house hours after his fourth wife was last seen alive, is home again in Bolingbrook.

Peterson even claims to have recently bumped into his stepbrother in a local Meijer store, and says his stepbrother was so scared he went "poof" and disappeared.

Morphey's girlfriend, Sheryl Alcox, disputes this account. She said she was with Morphey when they saw Peterson and, while Peterson has never been shy when he has seen her solo, he steered clear when he spotted her in the company of her live-in boyfriend.

"He didn't come near us that time," Alcox said, adding, "Every single time he's walked up to me in that store when I was by myself."

Morphey's tie-in

State police named Drew Peterson a suspect in the "potential homicide" of his fourth wife, Stacy, who vanished just over a year ago.

Shortly after she disappeared, reports claimed Morphey helped Peterson carry a warm, blue barrel from Peterson's bedroom to the driveway and his waiting Yukon Denali.

Upon learning Stacy had been reported missing, Morphey was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping pills. Peterson visited him in Naperville's Edward Hospital.

Morphey then became scarce.

Alcox, at the time, said he was in "therapy." Other sources said he was in police protective custody. Peterson has repeatedly said the authorities had put Morphey someplace to "dry out."

If Morphey is an important element in unraveling the mystery of what happened to Stacy, he has yet to tell his story to the special grand jury empaneled for that very purpose nearly a year ago, Alcox said.

Back home

State police spokesman Lt. Luis Gutierrez declined to comment on Morphey's role in the investigation or whether he had been in police custody.

"We're not going to give that information out," Gutierrez said. "We can't comment on that issue."

Regardless of where he has been, Morphey is back now in his Thistle Drive home. Alcox would not say where Morphey was when he was gone, or why he wasn't, but said the separation from her boyfriend was difficult.

And Morphey was not the only one displaced after Stacy disappeared.

"Me and my kids had to be gone for a while," Alcox said.

'She was fantastic'

Alcox said she met Stacy Peterson soon after taking up with Morphey in 2000.

"Stacy, yeah, she was wonderful, she was fantastic," Alcox said as she insisted the young mother would never abandon her children to run off with another man, as Drew Peterson has accused her of doing.

Even though her boyfriend has returned home, Alcox has said her life has not returned to normal.

She does not know if it ever will, unless Peterson is charged with Stacy's murder, she said.

"I pray to God he will be," she said. "I'll be in court every day."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/1254274,4_1_JO01_PETERSON_S1.article

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Drew Peterson to missing wife Stacy: ‘Show yourself’

Despite results of polygraph test, he contends she ran off with another man

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Drew Peterson Goes Before a Live Studio Audience for 'Dr. Phil'

'Dr. Phil' featuring Drew Peterson, which airs Monday, devotes the entire hour to missing spouse Stacy Peterson and death of third wife Kathleen Savio.

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Drew Peterson Calls Missing Wife 'Little Girl' on Dr. Phil

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Dr. Phil: 'You Have to Make Up Your Own Mind' on Drew Peterson

'Dr. Phil' focuses an entire show on Drew Peterson as he faces questions about his missing wife, Stacy, and the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

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Peterson questions gun case timing

Authorities used "vindictive and selective" prosecution in their gun case against former Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson, his legal team argued in Will County Court today.

Peterson, 54, faces felony gun charges for allegedly possessing a modified assault rifle with a barrel of less than 16 inches in violation of state law. Authorities seized the rifle, along with other weapons, after search warrants were executed last November as part of the investigation into the Oct. 28, 2007 disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy.

But Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky, questioned the timeline of how the gun case unfolded. In February, police revoked Peterson's firearm owner identification card after a judge ruled that his firearms should be returned to Peterson granted that he had a valid FOID card.

And then in May, authorities arrested Peterson for owning the rifle on the eve of learning from the judge whether the guns could be turned over to his son, Stephen, an Oak Brook police officer.

Brodsky is requesting that prosecutors turn over documents leading up to the charges against his client.

"This timeline proves with more than sufficient evidence that the reason to do this is to punish Mr. Drew Peterson for exercising his Constitutional rights," Brodsky said.

Peterson, who maintains his wife ran off, has said that he used the rifle as a SWAT team member for the Bolingbrook police department.

Will County Assistant State's Atty. Dede Osterberger argued against giving the defense "privileged information."

"We strongly argue against this case, judge, because we think that the defense is engaging in a fishing expedition," she said.

Judge Richard Schoenstedt, who was battling a cold and losing his voice, said he would defer his ruling until the next scheduled hearing on Nov. 20.

--Erika Slife, Chicago Breaking News Center

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/11/peterson-questions-gun-case-timing.html

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Lawyers say Peterson felony charge 'unfair'

The cops are picking on Drew Peterson, his lawyers say, and are so intent on meting out punishment that they unfairly pinned a felony on him.

Peterson's attorneys argued on Wednesday that the state should fork over internal documents outlining how they decided to bring a felony gun charge against Peterson in May.

To prove the vindictive and selective prosecution of Peterson, one of his two defense lawyers, Joel Brodsky, laid out a timeline of events beginning with the state police seizing firearms from Peterson's house four days after his young wife, Stacy, vanished and culminating with Peterson's May arrest.

Brodsky's timeline showed that at one point during the ongoing court battle Peterson waged to reclaim his guns, Judge Richard Schoenstedt ordered they be returned. But the very next day, the state police revoked Peterson's firearm owner's identification card, effectively blocking the judge's order.

The gun charge stems from Peterson possessing an assault rifle with a barrel allegedly shorter than the state-mandated 16 inches. Peterson maintains he carried the weapon as part of his duties with the Bolingbrook Police Department's SWAT team and with the knowledge and permission of his superiors.

Peterson's other attorney, Andrew Abood, claimed a statement made by the spokesman for the state's attorney's office showed the vindictive nature of the case.

Following Peterson's arrest -- which occurred the day before Schoenstedt allowed Peterson's son, Stephen Peterson, to take possession of eight of his father's confiscated firearms -- Pelkie said, "An illegal weapon might be put back on the street and we can't let that happen."

"Because Mr. Peterson asserted his constitutional right, we decided to charge (the gun case)," Abood said in his interpretation of Pelkie's statement.

Brodsky and Abood also said the case was selective because the indictment against Peterson accuses his son Stephen of possessing the assault rifle but does not charge him with anything.

If Peterson's defense team succeeds in convincing Schoenstedt to order the release of the documents, a jury would have to acquit Peterson if they decide the prosecution was vindictive or selective.

Besides the gun charge they brought against Peterson, state police have named him a suspect in the October disappearance of fourth wife Stacy Peterson. The state police also are investigating the March 2004 homicide of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio. At the time of her death, the state police found no indication of foul play but got another crack at it after Stacy disappeared.

Assistant State's Attorney Dede Osterberger called Brodsky and Abood's case a "fishing expedition."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/1277316,peterson-charges-cops-BS111308.article

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Drew Peterson talks with divorce lawyer

Former Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson has met with Jeffery Leving, a Chicago attorney who specializes in the rights of divorced fathers, to talk about a possible divorce from his fourth wife, Stacy, who has been missing since Oct. 28, 2007.

"I'll confirm that Drew Peterson did have a consultation with Jeff Leving," said Joel Brodsky, Peterson's criminal defense attorney.

Peterson, 54, is a suspect in his wife's disappearance, which police have labeled a "potential homicide." Authorities are also re-investigating the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

In Illinois, willful desertion or abandonment for at least one year is grounds for a divorce. Brodsky said Peterson met with Leving after the year anniversary of her disappearance. Derek Armstrong, author of "Drew Peterson Exposed," reported the meeting Monday.

"I can confirm that he was in my office," Leving said, but declined to comment further. Leving said he met with Peterson on Nov. 11.

Peterson referred all questions to Brodsky. In the past, he has maintained that his wife, then 23, left him for someone else. He has also said that he wants to sell his house in Bolingbrook, which draws media and onlookers, and move away to protect his children. Recently, tensions between Peterson and his neighbors also have started to boil over.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/11/chi-drew-peterson-stacy-disappear-divorce.html

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Report: Drew Peterson Seeking Divorce

Chicago, Ill., Nov 17, 2008 (PRNewsChannel.com via COMTEX) -- Drew Peterson, suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife Stacy, secretly met with high-profile attorney Jeffery Leving to consult on a possible divorce, 'Crime Report USA' reported today.

Drew Peterson confirmed to the crime web publication that he met with Levingfamous as the champion of fathers rightsto determine if Stacys desertion of him would be sufficient cause for divorce action in Illinois.

Reporter Derek Armstrong says he confronted Peterson by phone, asking for confirmation prior to releasing the story. He says Peterson repeatedly denied the meeting, until reminded he had disclosed his intention to divorce Stacy in an interview for the tell-all book 'Drew Peterson Exposed,' authored by Armstrong and published in October. Armstrong says Peterson told him: Im just getting information right now. Im exploring options.

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Drew Peterson meets with dads rights lawyer Jeffery Leving

Suspect in disappearance of wife Stacy Peterson talks possible divorce

Former Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson has met with Jeffery Leving, a Chicago attorney who specializes in the rights of divorced fathers, to talk about a possible divorce from his fourth wife, Stacy, who has been missing since Oct. 28, 2007.

"I'll confirm that Drew Peterson did have a consultation with Jeff Leving," said Joel Brodsky, Peterson's criminal defense attorney.

Peterson, 54, is a suspect in his wife's disappearance, which police have labeled a "potential homicide." Authorities are also reinvestigating the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

In Illinois, willful desertion or abandonment for at least one year is grounds for a divorce. Brodsky said Peterson met with Leving after the one-year anniversary of Stacy Peterson's disappearance. Derek Armstrong, author of "Drew Peterson Exposed," reported the meeting Monday.

"I can confirm that he was in my office," Leving said, but he declined to comment further.

Peterson referred all questions to Brodsky. In the past, he has maintained that his wife, then 23, left him for someone else.

He has also said that he wants to sell his house in Bolingbrook, which draws media and onlookers, and move away to protect his children. Recently, tensions between Peterson and his neighbors have also started to boil over.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson-divorce_18nov18,0,5239778.story