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Wife of Bolingbrook police sergeant missing

abclocal.go.com - Sarah Schulte

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October 30, 2007 - Illinois State Police are issuing an alert for the missing wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant. The last time anyone heard from 23-year-old Stacy Ann Peterson was Sunday morning.

Peterson was supposed to meet a friend but she never showed up. She left the couple's home around 10 a.m. Her family reported her missing Monday morning around 4 a.m. after she failed to return home.

Her husband is Sergeant Drew Peterson, 53, a 29-year veteran of the Bolingbrook Police Department. — continued: »

Excerpt: Police say Stacey Peterson called her husband at 9 p.m. Sunday night. However, investigators would not reveal the nature of the phone call. Sgt. Peterson is taking some personal time off from the Bolingbrook Police Department. On Tuesday he was at home, but he did not want to do an on-camera statement without his attorney's approval.

"He's cooperating fully with the investigation. The Illinois State Police Investigators, I know the chief has spoken to him several times. The department has offered any type of support that we can give him and his family," said Teppel.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5733123

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Search under way for wife of Bolingbrook cop

chicagotribune.com - Erika Slife, Matthew Walberg and Dan Blake - October 30, 2007

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llinois State Police are searching today for the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant who did not show up for a meeting with a family member Sunday.

Stacy Peterson, 23, was last seen Sunday morning by her husband, Sgt. Drew Peterson, said Bolingbrook police Lt. Ken Teppel. Peterson, 53, is a 29-year veteran of the department.

Teppel said Stacy Peterson left her home at 10 a.m. Sunday to meet up with a relative and paint and rehab a house. Police say she never showed up and that her family tried contacting her by phone throughout the day but never heard back from her.

Peterson called her husband about 9 p.m. Sunday, Teppel said, but he did not know the nature of the phone call.

At 4 a.m. Monday, her family went to the Illinois State Police to report that she was missing.

"Sgt. Peterson is cooperating fully with the state police," said Teppel, who added that Peterson was taking some personal time to be with family and the couple's children. "Obviously, he's distraught over [her disappearance]."

Contacted at his home this afternoon, Peterson declined to comment.

"I'm waiting for my attorney to advise me," Peterson said. "If he feels I should make a statement then I will. If he advises against it, then I won't." — continued: »

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-bol-missing_weboct31,1,1569736.story

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Search On For Cop's Wife, Officials Probe Death Of His Previous Wife

wbbm780.com - 30 October 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (WBBM/STNG) -- Illinois state police are searching for the 23-year-old wife of a veteran Bolingbrook police sergeant Tuesday who was last seen over the weekend -- meanwhile officials are taking a deeper look into the death of the sergeant's previous wife who was found in a bathtub.

Stacy Peterson was last seen Sunday morning in the southwest suburb, wearing a red jogging suit, police said. She is the fourth wife of Sgt. Drew Peterson, a 29-year veteran of the Bolingbrook Police Department.

Peterson is described as white, with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5-foot-2 and weighs about 100 pounds.

Bolingbrook police said that Drew Peterson has been cooperating with the investigation.

Meanwhile, in light of Stacy Peterson's disappearence the Will County State's Attorneys office said they will be taking a deeper look into the death of Kathleen Savio, 40, Drew Peterson's third wife. — continued: »

http://www.wbbm780.com/Search-On-For-Cop-s-Wife--Officials-Probe-Death-Of/1152518

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Disappearance of wife spurs interest in old case

chicagotribune.com - Erika Slife and Matthew Walberg | October 30, 2007

Authorities on Tuesday searched for a young Bolingbrook mother of two who left home Sunday morning to meet with a relative and help rehab a home. — continued: »

Excerpt: State's Atty. James Glasgow, who was not in office at the time of that case, said Tuesday he wants to review the Savio file.

"I was not the state's attorney when this case was processed, so for purposes of this investigation, this is being re-looked at," Glasgow said, adding that the jury's ruling at the 2004 inquest was not binding on his office.

He declined to discuss what, if any, connection there might be between the Savio case and the search for Peterson, saying only that "there are some unusual circumstances in the 2004 [Savio] case."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-bol-missing_weboct31,0,7174758.story?coll=chi-news-col

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One dead, one gone

BOLINGBROOK | Drew Peterson's ex-wife was found dead 3 years ago, now his current wife is missing

suntimes.com - STEFANO ESPOSITO AND DAN ROZEK - October 31, 2007

Three years ago, Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson's ex-wife was found dead in her bathtub. It was, police said at the time, an accidental drowning.

But now, prosecutors plan to take a fresh look at Kathleen Savio's death, as police investigate the disappearance of Peterson's current wife, Stacy Ann Peterson. — continued: »

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/627832,CST-NWS-boling31.article

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Stacy Ann Peterson, the wife of Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson,
was last heard from at 10 a.m. Sunday. Peterson?s family reported her
missing early Monday morning.
(STNG/Courtesy)

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Source says couple's marriage was strained

suburbanchicagonews.com - Stefano Esposito and Dan Rozek - October 31, 2007

Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson has taken time off from the department but was not suspended or placed on leave after his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, was reported missing Monday, according to Bolingbrook Sgt. Ken Teppel.

He chose to use personal days to spend time with his family.

State police Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez declined to say whether Peterson was cooperating with the investigation.

Peterson has not been named as a suspect in his wife's disappearance. He's been married four times and one source Tuesday portrayed Peterson's marital relationship with his current wife as strained. — continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/627781,6_1_NA31_PETERSON_S2.article

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Wife's disappearance reopens old death case

Area police officer's love life goes under investigation

suburbanchicagonews.com - Jennifer Golz - October 31, 2007

The disappearance of the 23-year-old wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant remains a mystery.

So may the death of his third wife, who was found in her bathtub more than three years ago, as Will County officials prepare to look into the case that was originally thought to be an accident. — continued: »

Excerpt: Finding it hard to believe a seemingly healthy Savio simply drowned, her family shares some of the same sentiments.

"I'm so happy," said one close relative, who asked not be identified. "I don't feel (police) investigated it well enough."

Although the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife remains classified as a missing person case, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow is looking into the case of her predecessor.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/627780,6_1_NA31_PETERSON_S1.article

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Bolingbrook Police Sergeant's Wife Disappears

cbs2chicago.com - Oct 30, 2007 5:53 pm US/Central

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― State police are searching for the wife of a southwest suburban Bolingbrook police sergeant. The young mother went missing from her Bolingbrook home sometime after Sunday morning.

When family members last talked to the 23-year-old Peterson Sunday, they agreed to meet that day to paint a house. She never showed up and her sister filed a missing person report because she never went a day without talking to Peterson, who is a mother of two small children. — continued: »

Excerpt: Cassandra Cales, Peterson's sister, believes there is no possibility she walked away.

"If she did, she'd call," Cales said. "She knows my number. She has it memorized."

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/seargeants.wife.missing.2.457122.html

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Man says wife leaving him

Cop says missing woman likely safe

chicagotribune.com - Erika Slife, Matthew Walberg and Hal Dardick - October 31, 2007

The veteran Bolingbrook police sergeant whose wife has been missing since Sunday told the Tribune he believes she left him for another man, but that she is safe.

Sitting at a desk in his house Wednesday afternoon, unshaven and with bags under his eyes, Drew Peterson, 53, said his wife, Stacy, 23, called him about 9 p.m. Sunday and told him she was leaving.

That was the last time her cell phone was used, police said.

"Sorry, I get choked up about it," Peterson said, his voice cracking. "I believe she's with someone else, but I believe she's safe."

As the couple's two children, ages 2 and 4, scampered around the house, he talked about celebrating the couple's fourth wedding anniversary Oct. 18. He bought her a diamond ring—a present he said she couldn't wait to have, so she made him give it to her at midnight. — continued: »

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson01_webnov01,1,5540924.story

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Bolingbrook Cop Speaks About Wife's Disappearance

Husband Says 23-Year-Old Is 'Where She Wants To Be'

cbs2chicago.com - Mike Puccinelli - Oct 31, 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson commented Wednesday for the first time about the disappearance of his young wife Stacy Peterson. Meanwhile, prosecutors are taking a fresh look at the death of his ex-wife three years ago.

Sgt. Peterson says it was an unusual but fatal slip in the tub that caused the death of Kathleen Savio. He also took time to lash out on the media for, in his words, being more interested in the death of his ex-wife than in finding Stacy Peterson. — continued: »

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/stacy.peterson.bolingbrook.2.479768.html

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Police unit at Peterson home to ‘maintain some order’

chicagosuburbannews.com - Don Grigas - Oct 31, 2007

Bolingbrook, IL - Bolingbrook police and members of the media — local, regional and national — continue to keep a vigil outside the home of Drew and Stacy Peterson four days after members of Stacy’s family filed a missing persons report with the Illinois State Police.

Stacy Peterson, 23, mother of two and wife of Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, was reported missing by family members at 4 a.m. Monday after Stacy failed to show up Sunday morning to meet a friend help paint a house, police said. — continued: »

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Richard Mims (right) of Bolingbrook, a friend of Sgt. Drew Peterson, is interviewed
by Channel 2's Mike Puccinelli in front of Peterson's home Wednesday.
Photo by Dennis Sieron

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Whom do you believe?

suntimes.com - DAN ROZEK AND STEFANO ESPOSITO - November 1, 2007

In the months before Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson's ex-wife drowned in her own bathtub in 2004, she told a relative she had detailed notes about her fights with her ex-husband -- just in case something bad happened to her.

Shortly before Peterson's current wife, Stacy A. Peterson, went missing earlier this week, she began telling her relatives she wanted people to know she was afraid -- in case she disappeared. — continued: »

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Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson and his 19-year-old wife
Stacy in this 2003 photo. (Courtesy)

http://www.suntimes.com/news/630813,CST-NWS-boling01.article

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His side: Sgt. Drew Peterson

suntimes.com - DAN ROZEK AND STEFANO ESPOSITO - November 1, 2007

Drew Peterson believes his missing wife left voluntarily -- even taking extra clothes with her -- and isn't a victim of foul play, the Bolingbrook police sergeant said Wednesday, breaking his silence on the puzzling disappearance of Stacy Peterson.

"I believe she's not missing. She's where she wants to be," he said. "I have no reason to suspect foul play."

His 23-year-old wife has been seeing a psychiatrist, taking Effexor, a prescription anti-depressant medication and struggling with "mood issues" since the cancer death last year of her sister, Peterson said during a brief interview in the couple's Bolingbrook home.

"Ever since then, Stacy has been different," the 53-year-old Peterson said. "There's been mood issues. She's been under the care of a psychiatrist." — continued: »

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/630821,CST-NWS-drew01web.article

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Their side: Stacy Peterson's family

suntimes.com - DAN ROZEK AND STEFANO ESPOSITO - November 1, 2007

Stacy Peterson's family said Wednesday that the 23-year-old missing mother of two would never have abandoned her young children, ages 2 and 4.

"She's very sweet and caring," said Peterson's aunt, Candace Aikin, 48, of El Monte, Calif. "She's a very good mother to her children."

Peterson's uncle, Gary Cales, 68, of Hemet, Calif., agreed: "I know damn well she wouldn't go without them kids. I just know that for sure. That's the kind of mother she is. She loved those children." — continued: »

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/630822,CST-NWS-stacy01web.article

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Search continues for sergeant's wife

WLS - By Ravi Baichwal

October 31, 2007 - The search for a Bolingbrook woman is centering on Yorkville, where she was reportedly headed before she disappeared.

Stacy Ann Peterson, 23, has been missing since Sunday. According to her husband, Bolingbrook Sergeant Drew Peterson, 53, she was going to a relative's home to help paint. He was the last to see her that morning. Her family reported her missing on Monday morning when they did not hear from her.

Peterson was in the process of divorcing her husband, who referred calls for comment to his lawyer. However, he did say over the phone that his wife 'is where she wants to be.' — continued: »

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5736234

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Family: She wanted out

suburbanchicagonews.com - Dan Rozek and Stefano Esposito - November 1, 2007

In the months before Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson's ex-wife drowned in her own bathtub in 2004, she told her sister she had detailed notes about her fights with her ex-husband - just in case something bad happened to her.

Shortly before Peterson's current wife, Stacy Peterson, went missing early this week, she began telling her relatives she wanted people to know she was afraid - in case she disappeared. — continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/630672,6_1_NA01_PETERSON_S2.article

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Husband: Not first time wife has taken off

suburbanchicagonews.com - JOE HOSEY The Herald News - November 1, 2007

BOLINGBROOK -- Stacy Peterson might come home again after blowing off some steam. Or she might not. Her mother hasn't yet, her son-in-law says, and she left eight years ago.

"I believe she's either going to tell people where she is or she's going to go down deeper, like how her mom did," said Peterson's husband, police Sgt. Drew Peterson.

Drew Peterson, 53, said this isn't the first time his 23-year-old wife split on him. She had taken off on him before, he said, when their children or he got to be too much. "She would take off for a few hours like this," Peterson said. "She would say she would vent."

If this is the case again, Stacy Peterson has been venting for a while. She hasn't been seen since Sunday morning. — continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/630677,6_1_NA01_PETERSON_S1.article

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Bolingbrook Cop Denies Involvement In Wife's Disappearance

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS 2/WBBM) - A Bolingbrook Police sergeant says he believes his missing wife left voluntarily on Sunday.

53-year old Drew Peterson tells the Chicago Tribune he believes his 23-year-old wife Stacy Peterson is safe and that she left him for another man. He tells the Sun Times she'd been taking anti-depressants. — continued: »


Excerpt: Drew and Stacy Peterson have been married for four years. She disappeared seemingly without a trace. Sgt. Peterson didn't want to go on camera but he did allow CBS 2 inside for a 10-minute conversation.

He described his last conversation with Stacy on Sunday night as being very unusual. He says she seemed "snotty."

He also said that her demeanor changed after one of her sisters died recently from cancer. He said she'd been under the care of a psychiatrist who had put her on the anti-anxiety drugs.

He also said he had no reason to suspect foul play in his wife's disappearance.

But Stacy Peterson's only surviving sister, Cassandra Cales, says Stacy lived in fear of the veteran police officer.

http://www.wbbm780.com/Bolingbrook-Cop-Denies-Involvement-In-Wife-s-Disap/1161484

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Chicago -- The family of a missing Bolingbrook woman fears the worst. Stacy Peterson was last seen on Sunday. Now, her father is speaking out about her disappearance. Craig Wall reports from Bolingbrook on what he had to say.

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Investigation Reopens Into Death of Cop's Third Wife After Fourth Wife Disappears

foxnews.com - October 31, 2007

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Excerpt: In 2004, Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, 40, was found dead in a bathtub, and a coroner ruled the death accidental. Prosecutors are reviewing the case.

Documents show that Savio filed for an emergency order of protection from her husband, writing in the file that "he wants me dead and if he has to he will burn the house down just to shut me up."

http://www./story/0,2933,306756,00.html

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Missing Wife's Car Found At Suburban Airport

wbbm780.com - 01 November 2007

BOLINGBROOK ,Ill. (WBBM) -- Clow Airport in Bolingbrook is one focus of the investigation into the disappearance of Stacy Peterson. — continued: »

http://www.wbbm780.com/Missing-Wife-s-Car-Found-At-Suburban-Airport/1162596

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Official: Missing woman's car was at Bolingbrook airport

chicagosuburbannews.com - Don Grigas - Nov 01, 2007

Bolingbrook, IL - The search for missing Bolingbrook resident Stacy Peterson, 23, continued Thursday after reports surfaced that Drew Peterson said he believes his wife is alive and has left him for someone else. — continued: »

http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/romeoville/homepage/x1149875992

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Police sergeant says he thinks missing wife left him for another

bnd.com - The Associated Press - Nov. 01, 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. -- A suburban Chicago police sergeant whose wife's disappearance has prompted authorities to look into his ex-wife's drowning death says he believes his current wife left him for another man but is safe.

"I believe she's with someone else, but I believe she's safe," Drew Peterson, 53, said of his wife, Stacy Peterson, whom he said called him Sunday night and told him she was leaving. He said she had even taken some clothes and money from the safe in the couple's home.

Drew Peterson, a 29-year police veteran and Bolingbrook police sergeant, said his wife has suffered from what he called "mood issues" since her sister's death from colon cancer last year. — continued: »

http://www.bnd.com/326/story/167667.html

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Family of Missing Illinois Woman Suspects Foul Play

myfoxkc.com - 01 Nov 2007

http://i2.tinypic.com/5zfbskm.gif » The family of a missing Bolingbrook woman fears the worst. Stacy Peterson was last seen on Sunday. Now, her father is speaking out (video: MyFoxChicago) about her disappearance.

http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4804285&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.3.1

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Police Question Sergeant, Search Home

wbbm780.com - 01 November 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (WBBM) -- Illinois state police investigators are at the home of Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson right now, executing a search warrant.

They've also towed away two vehicles that were parked in the driveway.

And they're reportedly questioning Peterson about the disappearance of his wife, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson although Illinois State Police are not confirming that he has been taken into custody.

Police tell WBBM they're executing two search warrants. They say they do not have an arrest warrant for Drew Peterson. — continued: »

http://www.wbbm780.com/Police-Questioning-Cop-In-Wife-s-Disappearance--Ho/1163266

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Stacy Peterson Case: Cops Question Husband, Remove SUV, Call in Dogs

nationalledger.com - Lynda Johnson - Nov 1, 2007

Stacy Ann Peterson has been missing since Sunday and now police have swarmed to the home of her husband Sgt. Drew Peterson and video from news reports are showing police towing away and SUV and a car from the man's home. Cops apparently received a search warrant as well as they now are searching the home and have dogs there as well trying to pick up a scent from the missing woman. — continued: »

http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272616997.shtml

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Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Illinois Sergeant's Wife

officer.com - ERIKA SLIFE, MATTHEW WALBERG and HAL DARDICK, Tribune staff reporters - November 1st, 2007

Excerpt: Police have used dogs and airplanes with heat-seeking devices in the area of the Peterson home. Dorencz said there has been no contact from Stacy Peterson, but he would not comment on whether there has been activity on her credit cards. He also declined to say whether investigators have received tips on her whereabouts or possible sightings.

Peterson said he was not surprised his wife has not used her cell phone. "She knows you can find people with the phone," he said, adding the couple shares a family cell phone plan.

http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=38652

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State police search Peterson home

suburbanchicagonews.com - November 1, 2007

Illinois State Police are searching the home and vehicles of Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, husband of missing Stacy Peterson on Thursday afternoon.

"State police have executed a search warrant that allows them to search the residence," Will County State's Attorney's office spokesman Charles Pelkie said. — continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/631681,na01_petersonsearch_s1.article

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Police arrived at the home of Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson
on Pheasant Chase Court in Bolingbrook to search the residence
Thursday. Peterson's wife, Stacy, 23, has not been seen since Sunday
morning. (Tribune photo by Antonio Perez / November 1, 2007)

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Police Search Bolingbrook Sergeant's Home, Pond

cbs2chicago.com - Nov 1, 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― Police are searching the Bolingbrook home of police Sgt. Drew Peterson, whose wife has been missing since Sunday.

At 2:15 p.m. Thursday FBI agents, state's attorney's investigators and Illinois State Police swarmed the house to execute search warrants. They then searched the house using canines and video. They also towed away two vehicles to be searched.

As CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports, police are now searching a retention pond near the Petersons' home, alongside a runway at a local airfield. The pond is a half mile north of the home, just north of 107th Street at the south end of the airfield. — continued: »

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/bolingbrook.sergeant.wife.2.480497.html

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Police search missing woman's home, impound cars

chicagosuburbannews.com - Don Grigas and Dan Petrella - Nov 01, 2007

Excerpt: “(Drew Peterson) told us Stacy called him Sunday night to tell him the vehicle had been left at the airport, and he said he went there to recover it and brought it home that night,” Teppel said.

No details were provided on whether Drew Peterson was driven to the airport to retrieve the vehicle or whether he walked there.

Peterson’s house is on Pheasant Chase Court, less than 400 yards from the airport.

“That information is investigative, and because of the ongoing investigation, I cannot comment,” said Teppel.

http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/romeoville/homepage/x1149875992

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POLICE SEIZE EVIDENCE FROM PETERSON HOME

MISSING MOM INVESTIGATION HEATS UP AS STATE AUTHORITIES AND CADAVER DOGS COMB BOLINGBROOK SERGEANT'S HOUSE

suburbanchicagonews.com - JOE HOSEY - November 1, 2007

BOLINGBROOK -- Drew Peterson was a day late for Halloween, but it did not stop him from donning a bizarre disguise and popping out of a neighbor's house for a few moments. — continued: »

Excerpt: Divers search nearby pond
About the time Peterson made his appearance, Naperville police divers were searching a retention pond between his Pheasant Chase Court home and Clow International Airport.

Former Los Angeles Police Det. Mark Fuhrman ventured into the house and met with Peterson. Fuhrman caught national attention during O.J. Simpson's murder trial. He is in Bolingbrook with Fox News Network.

"I shook his hand," Fuhrman said. "He was shaking."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/632162,4_1_JO02_MISSING_S1.article

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Family: Woman feared for life

Missing Bolingbrook wife wanted divorce, her aunt says

chicagotribune.com - Matthew Walberg, Erika Slife and Hal Dardick - 10:52 PM CDT, November 1, 2007

Two days before she disappeared, the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant told her husband she wanted a divorce, the missing woman's aunt said Thursday.

A day later, on Saturday, Stacy Peterson told her sister she feared for her life, said Suzan Robison, Stacy's paternal aunt.

Sgt. Drew Peterson, Stacy's husband, "was a very jealous, very controlling person," Robison said. "He followed her. He tracked her with GPS on her cell phone, called her constantly." — continued: »

Excerpt: Family member Kerry Simmons said Stacy kept in the home a journal that contained notes about fights she had with her husband. "She documented everything," Simmons said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_webnov02,0,655602.story?coll=chi-entertainment-utl

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How do police find the missing?

suburbanchicagonews.com - BRIAN STANLEY - November 2, 2007

Police investigate all missing person reports, but the officer's initial assessment of the case often determines how they are handled.

"The patrol officer's judgement is very important, because he's the first one to talk to the complainant and get a feeling of the situation," said Will County sheriff's spokesman Pat Barry. continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/632166,4_1_JO02_MISSING_S2.article

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A state police cadaver dog barks while searching outside of the garage at the Peterson home Thursday afternoon in Bolingbrook. In addition to the search with the dogs, police towed cars and seized items from the home. Naperville police divers searched a pond between the subdivison and a Bolingbrook airport. MICHAEL R. SCHMIDT/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Family: Missing woman doesn't have mom's history of vanishing

suntimes.com - STEFANO ESPOSITO - November 2, 2007

Nine years ago, Christie Cales --clutching a Bible -- left her Blue Island home, saying she was going to church.

Cales' family never saw the mother of six again.

Cales -- whose daughter Stacy A. Peterson has been missing since Sunday -- had a history of vanishing for weeks on end, after a life scarred by the loss of two young children. — continued: »

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/632386,CST-NWS-bside02.article

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Search intensifies for missing woman

Drew Peterson holes up at neighbor's house

suburbanchicagonews.com - JOE HOSEY - November 2, 2007

BOLINGBROOK -- Drew Peterson was a day late for Halloween, but it didn't stop him from donning a bizarre disguise and popping out of a neighbor's house for a few moments.

Peterson, the police sergeant whose wife vanished nearly a week ago, spent most of Thursday holed up in his next-door neighbor's house with his children and sister-in-law while state police executed a search warrant at his house. — continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/632470,6_1_NA02_PETERSON_S1.article

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Sister's foster mother: Stacy happy, she would never leave

suburbanchicagonews.com - Jennifer Golz - November 2, 2007

Bubbly, energetic and caring are how family and friends describe missing Bolingbrook mother of two Stacy Peterson.

Not depressed and medicated, as the 23-year-old has been portrayed by her husband, Sgt. Drew Peterson, a 29-year veteran of the Bolingbrook Police department. — continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/632481,6_1_NA02_PETERSON_S2.article

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Peterson, ex-wife disputed over pension

suburbanchicagonews.com - Jennifer Golz - November 2, 2007

Now on leave from his sergeant's job, Drew Peterson was reportedly set to retire from the Bolingbrook Police Department in December.

A 29-year veteran of the department, Peterson would have a healthy pension from which to pull. Something his young wife, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, also would be entitled, at least that which he earned since their 2003 marriage.

Peterson's pension also was something his third wife, Kathleen Savio, felt she was entitled. But Peterson did not, according to Will County Circuit Court documents. — continued: »

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/632483,6_1_NA02_PETERSON_S3.article

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Missing wife wanted to get a divorce

Bolingbrook woman feared for her life, an aunt says

chicagotribune.com - Matthew Walberg, Erika Slife and Hal Dardick - November 2, 2007

Two days before she disappeared, the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant told her husband she wanted a divorce, the missing woman's aunt said Thursday.

A day later, on Saturday, Stacy Peterson told her sister she feared for her life, said Suzan Robison, Stacy's paternal aunt. — continued: » X 2 pages

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-petersonnov02,0,1501660.story

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Sister Says Cop's Missing Wife Lived In Fear

Cassandra Cales Says She Doesn't Believe Sister Stacy Peterson Left Her Husband

cbs2chicago.com - Mike Puccinelli - Nov 2, 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― The sister of the missing wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant was dismissive Friday of the sergeant's claims that his wife had left for another man. — continued: »

Excerpt: Cales said she reached Sgt. Peterson at 11:26 p.m. Sunday.

"When he first answered the phone, I said, 'Hi,' and (he said), 'Where's your sister?' and I said, 'That's why I'm calling you.' He was just jumping all over the place saying, 'Well last week, she was going to disappear just like your mom did, and I know that's a crock of ****. And then he said, 'Well she ran off with another guy. She's been seeing these other guys.' And that's not her."

Cales said Sgt. Peterson was out of breath during the conversation, and claimed it was from running in search of his wife.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.missing.2.480970.html

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Cassandra Cales, sister of the missing Stacy Peterson, said
her sister lived in fear of her Bolingbrook police sergeant husband.
— CBS

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Police Officer a Suspect in Wife's Disappearance

Investigators Taking Another Look at Drowning Death of Third Wife, Ruled Accidental

abcnews.go.com - Nov. 2, 2007

Wearing a mask and standing behind the front door of his suburban Chicago home, Drew Peterson spoke briefly about his missing wife, Stacy.

"I miss her," Peterson said. — continued: » X 2 pages

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3810718&page=1

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'She wouldn't leave like this'

THE SEARCH FOR STACY PETERSON | As police look for 23-year-old, her relatives question why house, cars weren't checked sooner; husband watches scene in sunglasses, bandanna

suntimes.com - DAN ROZEK AND STEFANO ESPOSITO - November 2, 2007

With Fox News' Greta Van Susteren and O.J.-witness-turned TV analyst Mark Fuhrman making it a live national news event, Illinois State Police investigators searched Stacy Peterson's Bolingbrook home Thursday, then towed two cars as they looked for evidence that might help solve her disappearance.

During the hours-long search, Peterson's husband, Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson, took refuge at a neighbor's house with the couple's two young children, including their 2-year-old daughter, who was carried sobbing from the house. — continued: »

http://www.suntimes.com/news/632400,CST-NWS-boling02.article

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Police Search Home of Chicago Police Sergeant Whose Wife is Missing

wjxx.com - Gary Detman - 11/2/2007

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BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) -- State police searched the home of a police sergeant from a Chicago suburb whose wife disappeared last month and whose former wife was found dead in her bathtub three years ago.

The warrant was executed Thursday at the home of Drew Peterson, whose wife, Stacy, was reported missing Sunday. Investigators also searched a pond near the home with the help of a police dive team and cadaver dogs, Illinois State Police said. — continued: »

http://www.wjxx.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=94865

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Divers Comb Lake Near Missing Wife's Home

Sergeant's Previous Wife Drowned In 2004; Wife's Mother Missing Since 1999

wisn.com - November 2, 2007

Excerpt: Police left Drew and Stacy Peterson's home Thursday night, the Chicago station reported. State police removed several bags of items from Peterson's home, Jiggetts reported, including a computer and guns.

For his part, Drew Peterson said authorities were just being thorough, and that he was fully cooperating with the investigation. Peterson added that he loved his wife, and had nothing to hide.

"Anytime someone searches your house, it's like a major violation of your rights," Peterson said at his home.

Peterson, who hid his face, said he was wearing a disguise to protect his identity.

"This is receiving national coverage," Peterson said. "I won't be able to go anywhere and show my face anywhere, without people pointing, or coming up to me, or giving some sort of abuse over this."

"They're going to take guns -- they're going to take computers to try to find out if anything was said on the computers about anything -- her whereabouts," Peterson said. "It's all part of the natural progression of things."

http://www.wisn.com/news/14494262/detail.html

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Fox News - November 2nd, 2007 10:56 AM Eastern

Update… by Greta Van Susteren

Apparently there is lots of activity at the retention pond near Sgt Peterson and his missing wife’s home. We were just told a “medical vehicle” has pulled up - of course that could be routine or it could mean more. We will keep you posted

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Chicago -- Fox News has learned police cadaver dogs taught to react to the scent of dead bodies got positive hits in the Bolingbrook home of Stacy Peterson and beside a nearby pond. More from Kevin Tomic

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Search for missing wife resumes

Bolingbrook woman feared for her life, an aunt says

chicagotribune.com - Matthew Walberg, Erika Slife and Hal Dardick - Updated: 11:41 a.m - November 2, 2007

The search for a Bolingbrook police sergeant's wife resumed this morning, with boats, dogs and divers searching for clues in a small pond near Stacy and Drew Peterson's home.

Police returned to the retention pond at Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport about 9 a.m. By 10 a.m., divers were in the water accompanied by a boat with a cadaver dog onboard.

Officers stretched a cable across the narrow 5-acre pond, which one officer said was about 18 feet at its greatest depth. — continued: »

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-petersonnov02,0,1501660.story?coll=chi_tab01_layou t


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Divers looking for Stacy Peterson, the wife of a Bolingbrook
police sergeant, returned to a pond near their home today.
(Tribune photo / Antonio Perez)

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FOX NEWS VIDEO - On The Record

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FOX NEWS VIDEO - On The Record

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From Page 2 Of Article Posted Above - Post #56

Search for missing wife resumes

chicagotribune.com

Excerpt: — Peterson found Kathleen Savio, the mother of his sons, dead in the bathtub on March 1, 2004.

At the time they were officially divorced, but the court had yet to approve a division of assets. When Savio died, her sons, under Peterson's guardianship, received $1 million from a life-insurance payment, according to court records.

Peterson later received the proceeds from other life insurance policies, the profits from the sale of a bar they owned in Montgomery and profits on the sale of their home, all valued at more than $600,000, the records state.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-petersonnov02,0,1501660.story?page=2&coll=chi_tab01_layout

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Fox news - November 2nd, 2007 2:55 PM Eastern

http://i24.tinypic.com/2lk8od0.gif More Pics…. On the Scene at the Home of Sgt Peterson and Missing Stacy by Greta Van Susteren

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

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UPDATE: Pond Searched Again for Clues of Cop's Missing Wife

wbbm780.com - 02 November 2007 4:18PM

BOLINGBROOK (WBBM) ― Dive crews again searched a retention near the neighborhood of a missing wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant.

Meanwhile, the woman's sister is afraid of what might have happened to her.

Stacy Peterson, 23, was last seen on Sunday. Illinois State Police have searched the home she shared with her husband, Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson.

Drew Peterson remains in his home.

The police dive teams continue to search retention ponds just up the street. They also searched the pond on Thursday before darkness halted them. Viewing conditions under water are zero visibility. They may have to continue for several days to clear the whole pond. — continued: »

http://www.wbbm780.com/UPDATE:-Pond-Searched-Again-for-Clues-of-Cop-s-Mis/1168890

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Massive Search Underway For Cop's Missing Wife

Stacy Peterson's Family Believes She May Have Been Killed

cbs2chicago.com - Nov 3, 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― Family and friends of a missing woman from Bolingbrook are launching a massive search effort this weekend.

As CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, Stacy Peterson, 23, has now been missing for six days. Her husband, Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, was the last one to see her this past Sunday.

Two searches for Stacy Peterson were planned for Saturday. Neighbors were conducting the first search at the Petersons' house. That search was already getting underway at 8 a.m. — continued

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Stacy Peterson, 23, has been missing since Sunday, Oct. 28.
CBS

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.search.2.481618.html

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Raking the bottom

BOLINGBROOK | Divers search pond for woman, State Police take interest in aircraft

suntimes.com - STEFANO ESPOSITO AND DAN ROZEK - November 3, 2007

As divers probed a murky pond Friday searching for clues in the disappearance of Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson, Illinois State Police zeroed in on her cop husband's micro-light airplane.

Divers spent nearly seven hours painstakingly scouring the pond, near Clow Airport in the far southwestern suburb, but came up with nothing in their search for Peterson.

And State Police were at a hangar at Cushing Field, about 65 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, for about an hour Friday morning, said Michael Hudetz, a flight instructor at the airfield and owner of A&M Sports, a company selling micro-lights. — continued

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/633460,CST-NWS-boling03.article

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Spouse under scrutiny

MISSING BOLINGBROOK MOM

suburbanchicagonews.com - JOE HOSEY - November 3, 2007

BOLINGBROOK -- The police have searched his house and seized his property. A media horde has camped in front of his home. A crowd of in-laws criticize him. But at least one man feels for the police sergeant whose wife disappeared nearly a week ago.

"I know what he's going through," said Craig Stebic, the Plainfield pipefitter who has a missing wife of his own. "Especially with you media and everything." — continued

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Stacy Peterson in a photo taken Dec. 1, 2006.
(Courtesy Candace Aikin)

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/homersun/news/633440,4_1_JO03_MISSING_S1.article

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Search for Clues of Cop's Missing Wife Gets Bigger

wbbm780.com - 03 November 2007

BOLINGBROOK (WBBM) ― Family and friends of a missing woman from Bolingbrook launched a massive search effort this weekend.

Stacy Peterson, 23, has now been missing for six days. Her husband, Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, was the last one to see her this past Sunday.

Two new searches for Stacy Peterson were undertaken Saturday. Neighbors were conducting the first search at the Petersons' house. Then, they searched the DuPage River Greenway.

On Friday night, a friend of Drew Peterson's spoke on his behalf. Ric Mims has been the sergeant's friend for years, and he says the 53-year-old veteran cop would have been incapable of harming his wife. — continued

http://www.wbbm780.com/SATURDAY-UPDATE:-Pond-Search-for-Clues-of-Cop-s-Mi/1168890

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Source: Stacy Peterson’s Husband Removed Heavy Container from House

myfoxchicago.com - 02 Nov 2007

Chicago -- Fox News Chicago has obtained exclusive information about the investigation of Stacy Peterson’s disappearance. The Bolingbrook mom has been missing five days. Now a source familiar with the investigation has told us what cadaver dogs traced and what Stacy’s policeman husband lugged from the family house. Craig Wall has the latest from Bolingbrook.

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Latest on Missing Cop Wife Stacy Peterson… And A Behind The Scenes

gretawire.foxnews.com - by Greta Van Susteren - November 3rd, 2007

This is behind the scenes…

Late last night on the way home after the show I spoke to Mark Furham — he was driving away from the scene of Sgt. Peterson’s house with my producer Steph Watts. Mark told me the local police are annoyed with me since we read on the air the portion of wife #3’s letter where she complained that she had called the police on her then husband Sgt. Peterson multiple times and included in the letter that the police did not take reports. (Our panel also seized upon this statement in the letter.) — continued

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/11/03/latest-on-missing-cop-wife-stacy-peterson/

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Cop’s 4th Wife Vanishes … What do you think happened?

Fox News - by Jamie Colby - November 2nd, 2007

Excerpt: Last night after State Police executed a search warrant at the home, Drew Peterson invited me into their home showing me room by room - from the bedrooms to the basement - what had been taken by investigators and was currently being reviewed for clues. I have to admit its the first time I’ve been in a house after a search by a dozen cops and search dogs. It was creepy but informative. While Drew Peterson continued to tell me his version of events, I couldn’t help but notice how extraordinary the environment was for the four children living there. “It’s all, said Drew, Stacy”. The murals, decorations, loving notes and pictures were everywhere. I don’t know what happened but to me this is a home Stacy was very involved in and it seemed sure she worked really hard to take care of her children. “She’s a good mother” Drew says.

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Sister of missing wife joins search

chicagotribune.com - Emma Graves Fitzsimmons, Matthew Walberg and Erika Slife - November 3, 2007

Update: Friends and volunteers searching for missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson in a Naperville park called off their search today about 2:30 p.m. but plan to resume at the same location tomorrow.

The sister of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson joined friends and volunteers on Saturday to search Knock Knolls Park in Naperville for any trace of the woman reported missing to Illinois State Police on Oct. 29th.

"I'm just worried about my sister," Cassandra Cales said, pausing for a moment as the group searched the park. "We're going to get to the bottom of this." — continued

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-071103missing-wife,0,5822426.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

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Search Underway In Illinois For Cop's Missing Wife

Stacy Peterson's Family Believes She May Have Been Killed, Family Looking For Volunteers To Aid In Search

cbs4.com - Nov 3, 2007 7:25 pm US/Eastern

A two-day search of a retention pond for a missing Bolingbrook woman ended fruitlessly Friday, but authorities said they were receiving numerous tips from the public. — continued

http://cbs4.com/national/Stacy.Peterson.missing.2.481797.html

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An undated family photo shows Stacy and Drew Peterson.
(November 3, 2007)

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The Illinois State Patrol Is Asking The St. Louis County Search Squad For Help

northlandsnewscenter.com - Nov 13, 2007

The St. Louis County search and rescue squad has been called to assist in one of the most talked about cases in the country today. — continued

Excerpt: Saint Louis County's expertise is in underwater searches.

The squad has both a remotely operated underwater vehicle and a sonar scanner and has become proficient in dangerous underwater searches.

"Any time you put a dive team under water or ice you are taking a risk. Diving is dangerous," said St. Louis County Sheriff Ross Litman.

The squad plans to stay in Illinois for the remainder of the week.

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Reporter's Notebook: Drew Peterson's Third Wife Exhumed, Media Reports Outside Cemetary

By Jeff Goldblatt

Drew Peterson finally got his wish. Privacy. Well, at least a taste of it. For a few moments today, the most closely scrutinized cul-de-sac in America in the last two weeks took on the look of any other upper middle class neighborhood, with its wide sidewalks and well manicured lawns. No satellite trucks. No roving packs of camera crews. No traffic.

So, where did everyone go? Somewhere else. It’s not as if anyone is about to let go of this story. No way. No chance. Instead, one of the many twists of this story took priority this morning. And so, instead of staking out the Peterson house, the media crammed into a parking lot about 30 minutes away from here in Hillside, Ill. That’s where the body of Kathleen Savio rested undisturbed for three-and-a-half years … until now. — continued

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Expert calls Savio autopsy items ‘a bit suspicious’

chicagosuburbannews.com - Don Grigas - Nov 13, 2007

Bolingbrook, IL - An expert in autopsies performed on exhumed bodies says the condition of the remains of Kathleen Savio will ultimately determine if authorities can prove whether or not her death in March 2004 was an accidental drowning or a homicide....

Excerpt: “After three and a half years of being underground, you just don’t know what condition the body will be in. A lot will depend on how well the casket was sealed and the amount of moisture present in the casket after burial,” said Walsh, a Naperville resident who has been involved in more than 20 high profile autopsies and clinical studies of human remains, including that of William Sherrill of the Oklahoma post office slayings and Ludwig Von Beethoven.

Walsh also said if skin has been well preserved “there is a good chance the autopsy could reveal subcutaneous bruises beneath the skin.”

Bruises under the skin, not noted in the initial autopsy performed less than 16 hours after Savio’s body was discovered, could indicate Savio was being restrained or held under water, Walsh said.

Excerpt: After being read the contents of the initial Will County Coroner’s autopsy report dated March 20, 2004 — the autopsy was actually performed at 2:20 p.m. March 2, about 15 hours after Savio’s reported time of death — Walsh said two items appeared “to be a bit suspicious.”

In the initial autopsy performed by Bryan Mitchell, the doctor noted Savio’s tongue was “partially clenched between the teeth.”

“You need to be unconscious when you drown, and upon death the muscles in the face relax and the jaw relaxes. Typically you don’t die with your tongue clenched between your teeth. That might indicate there was a struggle at the end,” Walsh said.

— continued
http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/naperville/homepage/x1086974640

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Ill. officer says missing wife asked for divorce, but it was 'based on her menstrual cycle'

jg-tc.com - November 14, 2007

NEW YORK - An Illinois police officer who resigned after being named a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife said Wednesday she had asked him for a divorce _ but he thought it was due to hormones.

Drew Peterson told NBC's "Today" that his wife fell into a deep depression after her sister died of cancer, and had been taking medication. They often had fights after that, he said.

"I'm not trying to be funny, but Stacy would ask me for divorce after her sister died on a regular basis," Peterson said. "It was based on her menstrual cycle." — continued

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On the Record — Greta Van Susteren — Fox News

Coroner's Juror on Kathleen Savio's Death

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," November 13, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Joining us from Bolingbrook, Illinois, is one of the six jurors in Kathleen Savio's death inquest, Walter Lee James. Lee, thank you very much for joining us.

WALTER LEE JAMES, JUROR AT SAVIO CORONER'S INQUEST: You're welcome.

VAN SUSTEREN: Lee, tell me — what was — tell me about your experience on this panel, this inquest for Kathleen Savio. What did you see? What instructions did you have? — continued

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311713,00.html

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The transcript of the Peterson interview on 'Today'

MATT LAUER, co-host: - November 14, 2007

A full transcript from NBC's "Today Show" from Wednesday morning:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/650673,petersontranscript111407.article

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Coroner: Savio Autopsy Ruling Could Take Weeks

wbbm780.com - 14 November 2007

HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP/WBBM) - The Will County coroner says it could be several weeks until an independent doctor gives authorities his opinion on the manner of death of the ex-wife of a suburban Chicago police officer....

The autopsy was completed around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

http://www.wbbm780.com/Coroner:-Savio-Autopsy-Ruling-Could-Take-Weeks/1211470

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Peterson Appears On "Today Show' -- Denies Guilt, Family reacts

wbbm780.com - 14 November 2007

Excerpt: Watching Drew Peterson on the Today Show, Cassandra Cales, Stacy Peterson's sister told Newsradio 780 --

"He was trying to act calm and collected, but as far as me and everybody else can tell, he was covering something up. If you look at him, he looks miserable. He looks horrible. You can tell he hasn't slept in forever. Bags under his eyes and everything."

Excerpt: Cassandra Cales says she watched as Drew Peterson made an appeal for his wife to come home. "Tell people where you are," he said.

Cales says she knows Peterson was prepared for that question.

"He knows where she is," Cales says. "There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it," she says.

http://www.wbbm780.com/Peterson-On--Today-Show-:-I-Want-The-Media-Off-My-/1211585

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Neighbor who found 3rd wife's body to appear before grand jury

chicagotribune.com - Matthew Walberg and Gerry Smith - November 14, 2007

A neighbor who discovered the body of Drew Peterson's ex-wife in her Bolingbrook bathtub in 2004 was testifying before a grand jury this afternoon, convened after authorities reopened the investigation into her death since the disappearance of Peterson's current wife.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m., Steve Carcerano, 39, the neighbor who discovered Kathleen Savio's body, walked into the Will County Court annex in Joliet, across the street from the courthouse. When asked if he was there to testify before the grand jury he replied: "Yes, sir. Yes, I am." Minutes later, the grand jury entered the building, accompanied by prosecutors.

On Tuesday, investigators also issued a grand jury subpoena to Peterson's brother, even as police continued their search for the officer's fourth wife, missing since late October. Authorities also exhumed the body of Savio, the third wife of suspended police Sgt. Drew Peterson, and a second autopsy started Tuesday in an emotional day for her family members. — continued

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_14nov14,0,7393028.story

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Fox news
Wed Night - 8:45pm - Another GretaCast - Eavesdrop on My Conversation with a Relative of Wife #3

by Greta Van Susteren

We spoke to Charlie Doman, nephew to Kathleen Savio (wife #3 - who died in March 04 in her bathtub.) Now you can eavesdrop on my conversation with Charlie….you know the purpose of these GretaCasts - to give you a bit of an idea of how we do our work and to learn things that we learn….

Wed Night - 8:45pm - Another GretaCast - Eavesdrop on My Conversation with a Relative of Wife #3

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

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Is Drew in denial - or hiding something?

napervillesun - Jennifer Golz - November 15, 2007

Drew Peterson appeared on NBC's "Today" show to clarify misconceptions about himself he believes the media has created.

But Naperville-based psychologist Laura Faynor-Ciha says the interview left her with more questions than answers.

"He sounded disconnected from the situation in an overall sort of way, and what does that mean?" she said. "Is he separating himself from the pain and loss of family or from something he did wrong?

"The interview didn't clarify that for me." — continued

Excerpt: Peterson seemed to fumble when asked by the morning news anchor about his claims of Stacy having run off with another man.

"She never told me she was seeing another man," Peterson told Lauer, and then just as quickly changed his response to, "Well maybe she did. She 'found somebody else,' that was her exact words."

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Drew Peterson interviews with Matt Lauer on NBC’s
“Today” show Wednesday in New York.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/652002,6_1_NA15_PETERSON_S1.article

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He says wife's hormones to blame for rocky marriage

napervillesun - Shamus Toomey and Dan Rozek - November 15, 2007

Drew Peterson, with an awkward smile, told his missing fourth wife to "come home, tell people where you are" during a live "Today" show interview Wednesday in which he blamed Stacy Peterson's "menstrual cycle" for her repeated requests to end their marriage.

"I'm not trying to be funny here, but Stacy would ask me for a divorce after her sister died on a regular basis," Peterson told NBC's Matt Lauer, who questioned him for nearly a half hour. "And it was based on her menstrual cycle."

That answer set off a spokeswoman for Stacy Peterson's family.

"He tries to explain that it was because of a menstrual cycle? That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard. It doesn't explain what happened to Stacy," Pam Bosco said. — continued

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Savio finally gets authorities' attention

thetimesonline.com - DON BABWIN - AP - November 15, 2007

ROMEOVILLE | Three years after her lifeless body was found in a bathtub, authorities finally are paying attention to Kathleen Savio.

Nobody listened when she said she was afraid of her husband, a police officer in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. After her death in 2004, a coroner's jury ruled Savio's death an accidental drowning even though one of her sisters told them that Savio had warned that if she died, it would look like an accident.

Now they suspect she was killed. But the theory didn't dawn on them until her ex-husband came under suspicion in the recent disappearance and possible murder of his new wife. — continued

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Witnesses go to Peterson grand jury

Officer on TV show as Will panel meets

chicagotribune.com - Matthew Walberg, Josh Noel and Erika Slife - November 15, 2007

As a Will County grand jury called in witnesses connected to Sgt. Drew Peterson on Wednesday, Bolingbrook police dealt with the likelihood they will not be able to hold him accountable for possible departmental violations because he quit. — continued

Excerpt: Shortly after 1:30 p.m. in downtown Joliet, Steve Carcerano, 39—the neighbor who discovered the body of Peterson's ex-wife Kathleen Savio in her bathtub in 2004—walked into the Will County Court annex where the grand jury was convened. When he left hours later, Carcerano said he did not testify but expected to return next week. Also summoned to the grand jury was Bolingbrook Police Officer Alex Morelli, whom sources describe as a close friend of Drew Peterson. A person by that name signed as a witness to the 1997 will of Savio and Peterson.

Morelli declined to comment on whether he testified. Later, he could not be reached for comment on whether it was he who signed the will.

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Stacy's sweetheart speaks out

3-YEAR ROMANCE | 'She was so heartfelt with everything. She was really concerned'

suntimes.com - KARA SPAK - November 15, 2007

Stacy Peterson wasn't the type to date around.

With the exception of her husband, whom she met when she was 17 and married when she was the 19-year-old mother of his fifth child, she only had one serious boyfriend as a Romeoville High School student.

That boyfriend, Ralph Chira, talked about her Wednesday. He discussed his surprise when she started dating Drew Peterson, a man 30 years her senior, how Peterson proposed to Stacy two years before they married, and how Chira's experiences with Stacy don't jibe with Drew Peterson's statements on the "Today" show. — continued

Excerpt: In 2001, Chira and Stacy broke up after he said he started spending more time with his friends. Weeks later, she told him she met Drew Peterson.

"She told me he was older, a Bolingbrook police officer," Chira said. "She worked overnight [at a hotel], and I guess he would come in there and make her feel safe."

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Officer on TV show as Will panel meets

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As a Will County grand jury called in witnesses connected to Sgt. Drew Peterson on Wednesday, Bolingbrook police dealt with the likelihood they will not be able to hold him accountable for possible departmental violations because he quit. — continued

Excerpt: Shortly after 1:30 p.m. in downtown Joliet, Steve Carcerano, 39—the neighbor who discovered the body of Peterson's ex-wife Kathleen Savio in her bathtub in 2004—walked into the Will County Court annex where the grand jury was convened. When he left hours later, Carcerano said he did not testify but expected to return next week. Also summoned to the grand jury was Bolingbrook Police Officer Alex Morelli, whom sources describe as a close friend of Drew Peterson. A person by that name signed as a witness to the 1997 will of Savio and Peterson.

Morelli declined to comment on whether he testified. Later, he could not be reached for comment on whether it was he who signed the will.

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BOLINGBROOK SERGEANT TALKS ABOUT HIS WIFE'S DISAPPEARANCE IN INTERVIEW SHOWN ON TV

suburbanchicagonews.com - JOE HOSEY - November 15, 2007

Excerpt: Some hours after Drew Peterson was waxing nostalgically about the "very romantic" early days in his relationship with Savio and with Peterson, who was a 17-year-old motel clerk when she got engaged to the 47-year-old Sgt. Peterson, his brother was hauled before a grand jury in Joliet, according to friend and neighbor Steve Carcerano.

"He left like the invisible man," Carcerano said of Paul Peterson's stealthy departure from the grand jury proceedings.

Carcerano, who says he was the first to find Savio's body, said he "sat there for three and a half hours" while others testified. He said he was told to return to the grand jury Wednesday.

One of those people was Paul Peterson, he said.

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Body language experts: 'Something doesn't smell right'

suntimes.com - SHAMUS TOOMEY - November 15, 2007

NBC's Matt Lauer told Drew Peterson he seemed "extraordinarily calm and collected." Body language experts aren't so sure.

After watching the interview, Lillian Glass said Peterson's hard swallowing, clenched jaw, rigid posture, shoulder movements and more left her unconvinced about what Peterson told Lauer. — continued

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On the Record - Greta Van Susteren

• Grand jury probes death of Sgt. Peterson's third wife

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Coroner's Juror on Kathleen Savio's Death

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," November 13, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Joining us from Bolingbrook, Illinois, is one of the six jurors in Kathleen Savio's death inquest, Walter Lee James. Lee, thank you very much for joining us.

WALTER LEE JAMES, JUROR AT SAVIO CORONER'S INQUEST: You're welcome.

VAN SUSTEREN: Lee, tell me — what was — tell me about your experience on this panel, this inquest for Kathleen Savio. What did you see? What instructions did you have?

JAMES: Well, we were given evidence and photographs by the coroner at the time, and we were asked to review them and come to a conclusion as to the cause of death. — continued

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Where's FBI? The Peterson case . . .

suntimes.com - MICHAEL SNEED - November 15, 2007

Why hasn't the FBI been asked to provide assistance in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, which has become a nationwide story?

It's a question being asked by Sneed readers . . . and, for that matter, by Sneed.

The shocking answer: The FBI hasn't been asked.

• • Media mayhem: It's no secret the case has become a runaway media circus, starring TV tongue titans Geraldo Rivera, Greta Van Susteren and Nancy Grace tripping all over one another to retrieve any tasty tidbit tossed over the transom of the Illinois State Police, which is ramrodding the probe.

• • So Sneed called the FBI: "On its face, Stacy Peterson's disappearance does not appear to be a violation of federal law, which would fall under the jurisdiction of the FBI," said FBI spokesman Ross Rice. (In other words, it hasn't been classified a kidnapping yet.)

• • The kicker: "However, we have, in the past, on a number of occasions, been asked to provide assistance to local police departments involving local crimes. For example, the Lisa Stebic case comes to mind. We have been asked to help in that case," Rice told Sneed.

• • The surprise: "But as of right now, the Illinois State Police has not asked [the FBI] to provide any assistance in connection with the investigation," Rice added.

Drew who?

Sneed hears that Peterson's husband, suspended Bolingbrook cop Drew Peterson, not only appeared on the "Today" show Wednesday morning . . . but reportedly agreed to be interviewed afterward by "Dateline: NBC."

• • Quoth a source: "I'm told Peterson was pretty impressed with his fancy hotel digs in New York."

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Cop Denies Involvement in Wife's Death

wjla.com - November 15, 2007

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Nobody listened when Kathleen Savio said she was afraid of her husband. But now, three years after she was found dead in a bathtub in what was ruled an accidental drowning, authorities are paying close attention. They suspect she was killed. But that theory did not dawn on them until her husband came under suspicion in the recent disappearance and possible murder of his new wife. — continued

Excerpt: Among the documents Savio's family has kept for years is a copy of a letter they say she sent to an assistant state's attorney in Will County, claiming Peterson had beaten her several times, but police declined to file reports.

They also have a report from a suburban Chicago hospital that Savio visited in 2002 for treatment of a sprained wrist after what she said was a confrontation with Peterson. The report includes a notation by someone, possibly her doctor, that Savio said her husband was a Bolingbrook police officer and that the police would not take a report on the incident.

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Peterson Defends Himself On National TV

Wife's Family Lashes Out At Former Cop, Analyst Calls His Appearance A Mistake

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CHICAGO (CBS) ― The Peterson children's uncle brought groceries to the house, and as he left he blasted the reporters who've been in the neighborhood for weeks.

"Amend the laws, change the law and make it illegal for you guys... why you're nothing more than paparazzi leave this poor little family alone," Paul Peterson said Wednesday night. "I'm sure that the two moms would not like their kids tortured like this."

His outburst came on the same day former Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson declared his innocence on NBC's "Today" show. Peterson went on national television Wednesday to proclaim his innocence in the disappearance of his fourth wife and the death of his third wife. — continued

Excerpt: Peterson said that his wife fell into a deep depression after her sister died of cancer, and had been taking medication. They often had fights after that, he said. In one instance, he said, she hit him in the head with a frozen steak. But he said he never hit her. Stacy Peterson's loved ones said that's a lie.

"I've heard his kids say they have seen him hit her. And there were other family member witnesses there as well," Kerry Simmons, Stacy Peterson's stepsister, said.

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Drew Peterson On 'Today:' 'Leave My Family Alone'

Stacy Peterson's Family Outraged At Peterson's TV Interview

nbc5.com - UPDATED: 6:04 am CST November 15, 2007

CHICAGO -- Friends and family of missing woman Stacy Peterson on Wednesday are more outraged than ever after watching her former policeman husband declare his innocence on a national stage with NBC's Matt Lauer on the "Today Show."

They said it's the first time Drew Peterson -- who resigned from the police force following the highly publicized case -- has been forthcoming about his wife's disappearance. But her friends and family said his appearance on national television was self-serving.

"I think his purpose this morning was to find himself a free lawyer. He also wanted to meet Matt Lauer," said Stacy's friend, Sharon Bychowski. "It's disgusting."

Stacy's friends also accused Peterson of changing his story about where he thought his wife was.

"She never told me she was with another man --or maybe she did. She found somebody else," Peterson told Lauer.

"Did she leave with a man or find someone? He changed his whole position on that last night. Be consistent," said Stacy Peterson's family spokesperson, Pamela Bosco, after the interview. — continued

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On the Record - Greta Van Susteren

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Nov. 15: Stacy Peterson's uncle Kyle Toutges talks to TODAY's Meredith Vieira about her mysterious disappearance.

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Experts: Drew Peterson’s body language says a lot

Say officer under scrutiny for fate of last two wives acting inappropriately

TODAYShow.com - Mike Celizic - updated 10:05 a.m. ET Nov. 15, 2007

Drew Peterson’s behavior and words during interviews with TODAY and NBC News did not match up with what would be expected from someone whose wife had abandoned him and his children for another man, two analysts said Thursday. — continued

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Peterson Returns From New York As Others Come Forward

Stranger Says Stacy Peterson Told Him Of Physical Abuse

nbc5.com - November 15, 2007

CHICAGO -- The husband of missing woman Stacy Peterson told NBC 5 on Wednesday at O'Hare airport the media is still terrorizing his family.

Despite that, Drew Peterson offered little insight on his interview with Matt Lauer Thursday morning and didn't discuss another interview conducted in New York.

Excerpt: Peterson returned to Chicagoland as more people are coming forward sharing stories of meeting his missing wife, Stacy, saying they noticed at times she was fearful of her husband.

Social worker John Lamantia recalled meeting Stacy in April. He said she struck his car in a coffee shop parking lot, and was so concerned her husband would be upset, she urged him to let her fix the car without contacting an insurance company.

Lamantia said Stacy Peterson was distraught about her marriage and revealed her husband had physically threatened her that day.

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Drew Peterson granted full police pension

abclocal.go.com - Sarah Schulte

November 15, 2007 - A police pension board met Thursday over whether Drew Peterson is entitled to his police pension. Peterson turned in his resignation as a Bolingbrook Police sergeant after he was named a suspect in the disappearance of his wife. Stacey Peterson has been missing for more than two weeks.

Because drew Peterson is over the age of 50 and has given over 20 years of service to the Bolingbrook Police Department, the board said, by law, they did have to vote to grant him his full pension. One board member said, because of the circumstances, she wasn't comfortable doing so, but the law is the law.

Drew Peterson is a 39-year veteran of the Bolingbrook Police Department. His years of service entitle him to a $6,000-a-month pension. It is money he is fighting to keep.

"The only thing that would operate to take away his pension, for Sergeant Peterson or any other police officer, is a felony conviction that is related to his employment. It has to be a job-related felony," said Richard Reimer, attorney for Bolingbrook Police pension board. — continued

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Both of Peterson's wives feared 'accidents'

Stacy Peterson's friends don't buy husband's TV plea for her to come home

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November 15, 2007 - With the search for missing Illinois mother Stacy Peterson wearing on and another woman's exhumed body under examination, friends and family members of both women grow increasingly suspicious of her husband, Drew, despite his insistence Wednesday that he had nothing to do with either case.

"He's not asked anybody if we know where she is. Maybe because he already knows where she is?" said Sharon Bychowski, a friend of Stacy's. — continued

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Peterson's second wife tells her story

She recalls he threatened to kill her, make it look like an accident

chicagotribune.com - By Erika Slife - November 15, 2007

For the last two weeks, Vicki Connolly has watched in disbelief and with conflicting emotions as controversy swirls around her ex-husband, Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson.

She doesn't know whether he had anything to do with the disappearance of his current wife, Stacy Peterson, who has been missing since Oct. 28, or the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, who died mysteriously in 2004.

But in the first interview granted by one of his ex-wives since Stacy's disappearance, Connolly, 48, said Thursday that during their marriage an increasingly controlling Peterson told her he could kill her and make it look like an accident. While she couldn't believe he would ever do it, something prompted her to confide in Bolingbrook police officers who she considered friends. "So they would know he said these things to me," she said.

She said Peterson would hit her but not hard enough to go to the hospital, and not often enough for her to expect it. It made it worse, she said, that she never knew it was coming. "It was mind games; it was head games," she said. — continued X 2 pages

Excerpt: "The thing with Drew Peterson, and I'm sure if [Savio and Stacy Peterson] were here to comment they would say the same thing, when it was good, it was wonderful, it was great," Connolly said. "But when it was bad, it was really bad."

She met Peterson in a Bolingbrook bar in the early 1980s. She was there with her friends to see a favorite band.

"This man, just oozing of confidence, he wanted to dance with me and buy my girlfriends drinks," she recalled. "And he set his eyes on me and it was like he was going to get me. He couldn't get me to move in with him fast enough."

At the time, she was married, a relationship that was already ending. She said it was only three or four months after her divorce that she moved in with Peterson. He was so persistent, she said.

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Forensic Evidence

Dr. Baden explains what we can learn from a new autopsy of Sgt. Drew Peterson's third wife

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NANCY GRACE - CNN

Sergeant Peterson Blames Missing Wife for Media Circus

Aired November 15, 2007 - 20:00:00 ET

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

Excerpt: BETHANY MARSHALL, PSYCHOANALYST: I have so many thoughts. The way he's sitting back and his legs are planted in front of him, it's as if he's arrogant, he's indifferent. I thought about all the research about sociopathy, which is sociopaths have very low levels of anxiety and that's why their conscience doesn't form (ph) because they're not afraid of getting into trouble. So they tend to go in front of the camera, even if they've committed homicide, because they don't really think they've done anything wrong.

During the interview, he expresses no concern for his children, other than when Matt Lauer says, What will happen to the children if you go to jail? Then he gets a little emotional when it's all about him. For someone who has, like, a stalker-type mentality, who is literally on top of his wife all the time, he presents not one theory about who she went away with, not one cell phone record, not one story about who it might be.

And at the very end, when Matt Lauer says to him, Do you want to say anything to her, he kind of turns into the camera and laughs. And I don't know the exact quote, but something like, you know, Come home. But it's as if he doesn't really know she's there. I think that the overall picture is of indifference and as if she really doesn't -- he doesn't really think she's around.

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Stacy Peterson's Prime Suspect Husband Talks To AMW

When 23-year-old mom of four Stacy Peterson vanished in late October, it prompted a broad investigation by the Illinois State Police that has included the exhumation of her husband's third wife's body. Her husband -- former cop Drew Peterson -- spoke publicly about Stacy's disappearance with AMW Correspondent Jon Leiberman. He defended himself, blaming his missing wife for causing a "circus".

When asked if Stacy was alive and well, Peterson replied "I hope she exposes herself to be alive and well." When pushed by Leiberman, "Is she alive and well?" Peterson responded, "I am hoping she is."

Prime Suspect Talks To AMW; Blames Missing Wife For "Circus"

Disgraced Bolingbrook Police officer Sgt. Drew Peterson opened the floodgates earlier this week when he went on both NBC's Today and Dateline NBC, and now the once camera-shy suspect has spoken with AMW Correspondent Jon Leiberman.

Leiberman says Peterson was calm, cool, collected, and even cordial. Leiberman started off by asking Peterson if he wanted his wife back. Peterson responded "Whether or not I want Stacy back now is questionable. It would take a lot of talking for me to take her back."

Leiberman told Peterson it sounded like he was angry with his wife. Peterson replied that he was. "I'm angry with Stacy," he said, "because I have this circus surrounding me and my family."

Leiberman confronted Peterson point-blank: "Did you have anything to do with the death of Kathleen or the disappearance of Stacy?" he asked.

Peterson said very clearly, "I had nothing to do with either."

Responding to similar questions from Matt Lauer, Peterson told him that it wasn't unusual for his wife to ask for a divorce and that it was "based on her menstrual cycle." Peterson insisted that he thinks Stacy has left him for another man and asked her to "come home."

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Did Police Officers Protect Drew Peterson?

Third Wife Documented Abuse in Writing; Peterson Talks on 'America's Most Wanted'

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Drew Peterson spoke out again Thursday night to "America's Most Wanted," saying he is angry at his missing fourth wife, Stacy, whose disappearance has generated a media frenzy and mounting suspicion that he is involved.

"I hope she exposes herself to be alive and well," Peterson said on the TV show. — continued

Excerpt: Did Police Officers Protect Drew Peterson?
Diane Wetendorf, who runs a nationwide program to help spouses of abusive police officers, says this frustration is not unique.

"Police officers rely on each other for their safety. There is a lot of solidarity there and there is a code of silence," Wetendorf said.

Friends of Stacy say she believed asking for police protection was not an option.

"She didn't think leaving him was even possible option for her," said her friend Sharon Bychowski. "She knew there would be consequences for her, for her family."

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Greta Van Susteren - Fox News

November 16th, 2007 8:28 AM Eastern

Sgt Peterson

by Greta Van Susteren

Sgt Peterson has spoken to me and many others off camera. He spoke to Matt Lauer on camera. I would very much like to talk to him on camera so that you could hear what he has to say when I talk to him. He knows or should know that I would be polite to him and allow him to answer fully questions I might pose to him. Ordinarily lawyers advise suspects not to talk - but once you start talking it can look odd if you start getting real selective. Of course he should not talk to anyone who will cut him off or yell at him - but he knows that is not the way I interview. I would simply ask blunt questions and follow up on his answers. I think it would be worth his time to do an interview with me because I know the facts and it might - only might - slow down the media pursuit of him and focus more on finding his wife. I have no agenda other than yes, I am suspicious of him (he is a police officer and thus understands why) - but I also know that things may not be as they seem (think runaway bride.)Should he talk to me on camera??? Post your answer

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Drew Peterson - A Case Study in Bad PR

americanchronicle.com - Deanne Schulz - November 16, 2007

Is Drew Peterson really a sociopath or did he just play one on TV? The ex-police sergeant from Illinois who is now officially a suspect in his wife Stacy’s disappearance, ramped up the PR machine this morning by granting an interview to Matt Lauer on the Today Show “to combat all the media attention” surrounding him. If that comment alone doesn’t leave you scratching your head in confusion, things got worse as Peterson appeared to launch a smear campaign directed at his missing fourth wife and deceased third wife. You could almost hear a collective “shut your dang mouth” from defense attorneys, media experts and housefraus across the United States, as Peterson did his best to gain the public’s affection and attention.

For those of you who missed it, here are the Top 3 things you can do to come off as a narcissistic sociopath on national TV while attempting to avoid a murder wrap: — continued

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=43016

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NBC5 News Today -- November 16, 2007

Drew Peterson still tops the day's news, as more people step forward with information.

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http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=184894

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DID Police Officers Protect Drew Peterson?
ABC video...........
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3874806&page=2

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GretaWire - Fox News

November 16th, 2007 2:31 PM Eastern

Update From Bolingbrook….

by Greta Van Susteren

We are on the ground in Bolingbrook…from the airport, we first did a site check for our show tonight (we are obviously spending the night here.) The site we have chosen is great — plus, as luck would have it, it is inside so that we will be able to feel our hands and feet. Care to guess where we are doing it????

In a minute we are headed to see a number of people who may provide us some information to advance this story. We have tried to call Dr. Baden but no luck so far — we assume that he is still doing the autopsy for Kathleen Savio.

I know that many people in Bolingbrook are now reading Gretawire and I urge them to contact us if they have any tips…..

I will keep you posted as we learn more…

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

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From Greta's blog - this person is watching Star Jones which I assume is on right now:

Comment by Jill in StL
November 16th, 2007 at 3:04 pm

no land line call or cellphone call from Stacy’s cell phone was made to Drew - Wow, I did NOT know that one! AMW guy calling it a big fat lie that Drew told about receiving call from Stacy.

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Autopsy Results

Dr. Michael Baden performed new autopsy on Kathleen Savio

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/11/16/do-you-wonder-how-we-decide-which-missing-people-stories-to-do/#more-2081

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What We Can Learn From Autopsy of Kathleen Savio

This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," November 15, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Sergeant Peterson's wife number three has been exhumed. The investigation is under way right now to find out how she died, accident or homicide. Wife number three died in 2004 in a bathtub, and at the time, a coroner's jury declared it an accidental death. But now there is a new prosecutor, James Glasgow, and he's investigating whether her death was really a homicide. They are inspecting her exhumed body. What will we learn about how Kathleen Savio, wife number three, died, and when?

Dr. Baden is going to tell us because he will be doing an autopsy tomorrow in Illinois. He joins us live in New York. Dr. Baden, if... — continued

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311940,00.html

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Private autopsy on Savio calls death homicide

November 16, 2007

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/655219,JO16_MISSING_WEB.article

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The story of Drew's first wife

November 16, 2007

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/655142,111707boling.article

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Carol Brown was the first wife of Drew Peterson (inset). They graduated from Willowbrook High School in Villa Park and married while she was still a teenager. (Courtesy)

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Expert: Peterson's 3rd wife was slain

November 16, 2007

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Need for control drove Peterson, families say

November 18, 2007

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-drew_bd_18nov18,1,2715802.story

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Autopsy Is Third Performed On Drew Peterson's Third Wife Since Her 2004 Death

cbs2chicago.com - Nov 16, 2007

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NANCY GRACE

Peterson's Second Wife Tells Similar Tale of Control and Threats

Aired November 16, 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/0711/16/ng.01.html

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Forensic expert says death of former Illinois police officer's third wife was a homicide

November 17, 2007

http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2007/11/17/ap-state-il/d8svbn181.txt

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Peterson's second wife besieged by press after interview

November 17, 2007

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/11/17/second_wife_besieged_by_press_after

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Stacy And Drew Peterson

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The man Stacy went to in trying time

November 17, 2007

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/655554,CST-NWS-boling18.article

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Relatives Try to Confront Ill. Officer

November 17, 2007

http://www.maysville-online.com/articles/2007/11/16/ap/headlines/d8svr7b82.txt

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Peterson's 1st wife describes doting husband

November 17, 2007

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-brown_18_webnov18,1,7716189.story

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Peterson speaks out on Savio autopsy findings

Wives' families unite for vigil

November 18, 2007

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Hundreds turn out for Peterson vigil

November 17, 2007

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The brother (Henry Savio)and sister (Anna Marie Dohman) of Cathy Savio take part in the candle light march for Stacey Peterson in Bolingbrook. (Terence Guider-Shaw / The Herald News)

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Vigil asks: Where is our Stacy?

November 18, 2007

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/656258,3_1_EL18_A1COPWIFE_S1.article

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Cassandra Cales, sister of missing Bolingbrook woman Stacy Peterson, leads a candlelight vigil with her dog down Pheasant Chase Court on Saturday evening. — Terence Guider-Shaw / Staff Photographer

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/656258,3_1_EL18_A1COPWIFE_S1.article

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New Video: See and Hear Dr. Baden Who Performed an Autopsy on Wife #3!!!

November 17th, 2007

As you know if you read Gretawire, or watch ON THE RECORD at 10pm eastern, you know that Dr. Baden performed an autopsy on Kathleen Savio, wife #3 of Sgt. Drew Peterson. She died in a bathtub in 2004 - and her death was said then to be an accident. But was it?? Watch this video (split up into 3 parts)…

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/11/17/new-video-see-and-hear-dr-baden-who-performed-an-autopsy-on-wife-3/

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Shorewood man asked to testify in Stacy Peterson case

November 18, 2007

http://www.wandtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7377732

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Missing Mom's Early Romance Hid Dark Future Ahead
Toward the End, Stacy Peterson Wanted a Divorce, Friends Say
November 18, 2007

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3882766&page=1

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Peterson to appear on 'Today' show again
Here we go again!!!:punch:
Tribune staff report
7:10 PM CST, November 18, 2007 Drew Peterson, whose fourth wife, Stacy, has been missing since Oct. 28, will make a second appearance on the "Today" show Monday morning, according to the show's producers.

Peterson, 53, will join "Today" show host Matt Lauer for a live interview during the first hour of the NBC show, which starts at 7 a.m., to answer questions about the latest developments in the case. Peterson will not be in the studio, but he will participate from an undisclosed location, joined by his attorney, Joel Brodsky, of the Chicago firm Brodsky & Odeh, said Megan Kopf, a spokeswoman for the show

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_webnov19,0,1245434.story?coll=chi_tab01_l ayout

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Ex-Cop's Lawyer Disputes Autopsy Report

Lawyer for Ill. Ex-Cop With Missing Wife Disputes Finding That 3rd Spouse Was Killed

Nov 18, 2007

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3883664

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Pamela Bosco, Stacy Peterson's adoptive stepmother, left, and Sharon Bychowski, close friend and next-door neighbor of Peterson talk to the media outside t