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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:23:44 GMT -6
cbs2chicago.com/local/kathleen.savio.homicide.2.570332.htmlExpert: It's Not Normal To Die Accidentally In Tub Independent M.E. Calls Death Of Kathleen Savio, 3rd Wife Of Drew Peterson, A Homicide ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (CBS) ― An independent medical examiner says the death of Drew Peterson's third wife was not an accident, as teams continue to search for his fourth wife. As CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, nationally renowned pathologist and former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden concluded that Kathleen Savio died in a homicide. He said it was evident that she had been the victim of foul play after just taking a first look at Savio's body, which was exhumed earlier this week. "My experience has been normal, healthy adults don't die accidentally in bathtubs, period," Baden said. Savio died on March 1, 2004, and her body was found in a whirlpool-style bathtub. At the time, the Will County coroner's office ruled that she had died in an accidental drowning, but Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said in light of the disappearance of Drew Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, an exhumation and new autopsy were warranted. Baden said the first red flag that indicated foul play was that the body had about a dozen bruises, including a laceration on her head. "You don't get that drowning in a bathtub," Baden said. Savio's own family members say they have believed all along that she died in a homicide. "It wasn't a surprise when we heard," said Savio's sister, Sue Savio-Doman. Savio's relatives said they are relieved the truth is finally being revealed, but cannot understand why it took so long. "It took another person. That is not right," Savio-Doman said. "It took another person to be missing to realize my sister was murdered?" The official Will County autopsy conducted after Savio's exhumation this week found that she died of drowning, but did not determine a manner of death, such as accident or homicide. It is expected to take a few more days before a ruling is made on the manner of death. A grand jury is also investigating the case. Meanwhile, volunteers and organizers say a new search will be conducted for Stacy Peterson every day until she or her body is found. They began their search Saturday at the Country Inn and Suites in Romeoville.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:25:47 GMT -6
www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/11/17/second_wife_besieged_by_press_afterPeterson's second wife besieged by press after interview By Will Brumleve Saturday, November 17, 2007 5:38 AM CDT PAXTON A group of local, metropolitan and television reporters waited Friday outside a home in Paxton, hoping to speak with the second wife of Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, who has been described as a suspect in the recent disappearance of his fourth wife and whose third wife died mysteriously in 2004. However, Vicki Connolly never appeared at her daughter's home in the 400 block of East Larson Street. Her daughter, Lisa Ward, told reporters Friday afternoon that Connolly is being "safely protected by us, by me." "When she's ready, everyone will be able to speak with her," Ward said. Ward said she is worried about her mother's safety after learning about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife and the death of his third. She said her mother was lucky to get out of her marriage with Peterson alive. "My mom is a very strong woman for being able to do so," Ward said. Ward, who is not related to Peterson, said she lived with him as a child, but would not disclose any other information about the experience. "I don't want to relive the memories," she said. In the first interview granted by one of his ex-wives since Stacy Peterson's disappearance, Connolly, 48, who was married to Peterson for 10 years starting in 1982, told the Chicago Tribune on Thursday that during their marriage, Peterson became increasingly controlling. "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 told the Tribune. "But when it was bad, it was really bad. "I believe that man had a disease to his ego. He's a legend in his own mind," she told the Tribune.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:26:08 GMT -6
www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/saturday/chi-peterson_17nov17,0,6381501.story?coll=cs-home-headlines Expert: 3rd wife was slain Family asked him to autopsy body By Matthew Walberg and Jo Napolitano | Tribune staff reporters 9:39 AM CST, November 17, 2007 The ex-wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant found drowned in her bathtub three years ago was murdered, according to a noted forensic pathologist who autopsied her remains Friday at the request of her family. Former New York City chief medical examiner Michael Baden said that the remains of Kathleen Savio showed bruises that indicated a struggle, leading him to conclude her death was a homicide, not an accident as a coroner's jury previously ruled. Baden said that he did not think there is any possibility this was an accident, and he don't think there's any indication it was suicide. For much of Friday afternoon, Baden studied the remains of Savio inside a brown metal pole barn surrounded by a wind-swept field. Savio, 40, the third wife of Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, drowned mysteriously in March 2004, weeks before their divorce settlement was finalized. Will County authorities exhumed her body Tuesday and conducted an autopsy on the remains as part of a re-investigation of her death launched after Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, 23, disappeared Oct. 28. Friday's autopsy by Baden was private and for the benefit of Savio's relatives, who requested his services. "He told us he would do it for the family," said Anna Doman, Savio's sister. "He's doing it pro bono." Earlier this week, Baden said that the absence of drugs or alcohol and the lack of any history of seizures or heart disease made it unlikely that she would drown in the tub. Elizabeth Prann, a producer for Greta Van Susteren of Fox News, said the show flew Baden to Chicago for the autopsy. Baden's examination was not for "law enforcement purposes," but Will County officials allowed him the use of the county morgue, said Charles Pelkie, spokesman for State's Atty. James Glasgow. He said a state's attorney's investigator observed Baden's autopsy, and that authorities would review his findings. The results of Tuesday's official autopsy were not expected to be available for another week. On Nov. 9, Illinois State Police named Drew Peterson a suspect in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, and Glasgow formally launched his re-investigation into the Savio case, saying the scene of her death appeared to be staged to conceal a homicide. Meanwhile, state police continued their search Friday of a water-filled quarry using a sonar-equipped boat. Friends and family of Stacy Peterson and Kathleen Savio announced a ribbon ceremony Saturday to honor both women. The group will meet at 4 p.m. at the home where Savio lived and walk to the Peterson home, less than a half-mile away, tying blue and pink ribbons on trees along the way, said Sharon Bychowski, Peterson's next-door neighbor. Volunteers will first meet at 8 a.m. at Country Inn & Suites, 1265 Lakeview Drive in Romeoville, to search for Stacy.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:26:33 GMT -6
cbs2chicago.com/local/kathleen.savio.homicide.2.570332.htmlAttorney: Don't Make Savio's Death 'Entertainment' Independent M.E. Calls Death Of Kathleen Savio, 3rd Wife Of Drew Peterson, A Homicide ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (CBS) ― In response to a conclusion by an independent pathologist that Drew Peterson's third wife died in a homicide, Peterson's attorneys said her death "should not be a source of entertainment." As CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, nationally renowned pathologist and former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden concluded that Kathleen Savio died in a homicide. He said it was evident that she had been the victim of foul play after just taking a first look at Savio's body, which was exhumed earlier this week. "My experience has been normal, healthy adults don't die accidentally in bathtubs, period," Baden said. Savio died on March 1, 2004, and her body was found in a whirlpool-style bathtub. At the time, the Will County coroner's office ruled that she had died in an accidental drowning, but Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said in light of the disappearance of Drew Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, an exhumation and new autopsy were warranted. Baden said the first red flag that indicated foul play was that the body had about a dozen bruises, including a laceration on her head. "You don't get that drowning in a bathtub," Baden said. Baden announced his conclusion on Greta van Susteren's program Fox News Channel. Attorney Joel Brodsky of the firm Brodsky & Odeh said Baden had indicated the conclusion before he conducted the autopsy, and emphasized Fox News Channel to be "part of the Fox Entertainment Group. "The results of Dr. Baden's autopsy on Ms. Savio do not surprise us, not because we believe they are accurate, but only because Dr. Baden had indicated to Ms. Susteren a week before he had performed the autopsy that he believed Kathleen's death was not an accident," Brodsky said in a news release. "While Dr. Baden is a renowned pathologist, we do not know the motivation for donating his services, and the nature of his arrangement with the Fox Entertainment Group. All we wish to say is that Kathleen's death should not be a source of entertainment." Baden said that Fox News paid for his flight to Chicago so he could examine the remains Friday in suburban Will County with the family's consent. Baden insisted that he first give his opinions to Savio's family and let them decide whether he could then talk to the news media, including Fox, he said. "The agreement that I made with Fox was, if I'm doing this at the request of the family, the first people I talk to (about the findings) is the family and it would be up to the family whether I spoke to anybody else," he said. Baden said he met with about 10 Savio family members on Friday. First, the family disagreed about whether Baden should be allowed to talk to the news media, but later agreed he should, Baden said. He said the family is "united in their love and search for justice" for Savio. Savio's own family members say they have believed all along that she died in a homicide. "It wasn't a surprise when we heard," said Savio's sister, Sue Savio-Doman. Savio's relatives said they are relieved the truth is finally being revealed, but cannot understand why it took so long. "It took another person. That is not right," Savio-Doman said. "It took another person to be missing to realize my sister was murdered?" The official Will County autopsy conducted after Savio's exhumation this week found that she died of drowning, but did not determine a manner of death, such as accident or homicide. It is expected to take a few more days before a ruling is made on the manner of death. Baden said his findings should not intimidate authorities or influence their findings. He said he received good cooperation from local authorities. "It does put prosecutors on notice that if there is a difference of opinion that might come out in a trial, that everybody should look carefully at why there is a difference in opinion and have all the bases covered," Baden said. A grand jury is also investigating the case. Meanwhile, volunteers and organizers say a new search will be conducted for Stacy Peterson every day until she or her body is found. They began their search Saturday at the Country Inn and Suites in Romeoville.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:26:53 GMT -6
www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=7376167Loved ones of Drew Peterson's current, former wives hold vigil Associated Press - November 17, 2007 6:24 PM ET BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) - One bright pink placard left on Drew Peterson's porch this afternoon read, "Where's our sister Stacy?" That was 1 of half a dozen signs left by friends and relatives of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson during a vigil today. The around 30 participants -- many of whom carried candles -- included relatives of Drew Peterson's third wife Kathleen Savio, who died in 2004. The vigil started at the home Savio shared with Drew Peterson and ended a few blocks away at his current home. Drew Peterson left on his motorcycle before those taking part in the vigil arrived at his home. Savio's death had been ruled an accident, but a forensic pathologist says her exhumed remains indicate she was murdered.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:27:13 GMT -6
abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5768354Peterson speaks out on Savio autopsy findings Wives' families unite for vigil November 18, 2007 - Drew Peterson is speaking about the autopsy on his third wife as families of Kathleen Savio and his fourth, missing wife held a vigil outside his home. The autopsy that found that Kathleen Savio may have been murdered is not the final word. It is the opinion of one pathologist who did not perform the autopsy for the purposes of law enforcement; he did so at the request of Savio's family. Drew Peterson was out when his current and former in-laws came calling Saturday night. If the signs they left on his front porch bother Peterson, he's not saying. "Things are going, and I'm doing it, and I'm ready for anything that may come," he said. "I lost 30 pounds, Jenny Craig's got nothing on me, 'cause I've lost 30 pounds through this ordeal." Family members marched from Kathleen Savio's home to the home where Peterson and missing wife, Stacy, live. Peterson calls the round-the-clock media coverage and intense scrutiny "intimidating." No doubt he's also feeling the pressure of a new autopsy that concluded Peterson's third wife didn't die accidentally. "I just hope the person who did this does come forward. He knows who he is. We knows who he is," said Henry Savio, Kathleen's brother. Kathleen Savio's family members say their long smoldering suspicions have been confirmed by the pathologist's conclusion. Dr. Michael Baden said Savio's body showed signs of defensive wounds. "In my opinion, she was in a struggle before she got in the bathtub, that's when, in the bathtub, she drowned," said Baden. Drew Peterson says he thinks Dr. Baden came to Chicago with his mind already made up. "If you look at news clippings and everyting that's been said, by Mr. Baden before he came out here, make your own conclusion," said Peterson. He left his house just as a group began to gather several blocks away outside the home Peterson and Savio once shared. Savio's niece says her family is hoping the exhumation and autopsy will lead to murder charges. "It's something we felt all along, but it's something we wanted to know. Feeling it and knowing it are two different things," said niece Melissa Doman. With that, Savio's family joined Stacy Peterson's, and together they walked to the home Stacy and Drew shared until three weeks ago. They said they hope the stories of these two women will inspire others in abusive relationships to get help. "Hopefully, people out there in a position to listen will listen instead of what happened to my sister when no one would listen," said Anna Doman, Savio's sister. Drew Peterson has denied abusing Stacy, Kathleen or his two wives before them. He says he's just living his life, day by day. "I'm just ready for anything that may come, just working through the days," Peterson said. Peterson said the ordeal has been difficult on his younger children, who ask where their mother, Stacy, is. Drew Peterson didn't explain how he responds to that. But he says the hardest-hit are his older children, who are in school and have to endure teasing.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:27:35 GMT -6
www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/11/18/news/doc4740ad1583383157804539.txtLawyer for ex-cop questions expert's autopsy findings By Ashley M. Heher Associated Press NEW 3:20 p.m. CHICAGO -- A lawyer representing Drew Peterson on Sunday questioned an autopsy conducted on the body of the former Bolingbrook police officer's third wife that concluded woman was murdered. Kathleen Savio, who died in 2004, was exhumed last week after questions about her death were raised in the wake of the disappearance of Peterson's current wife, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson. Former New York City chief medical examiner Michael Baden conducted an autopsy on Savio's remains Friday at the request of Savio's family and said he believed the 40-year-old's death was not an accidental as a previous autopsy indicated. Another, official autopsy was also conducted last week after Savio's body was exhumed from a suburban Chicago cemetery. Those results will not be available for days. "The results of Dr. Baden's autopsy on Ms. Savio do not surprise us, not because we believe they are accurate, but only because Dr. Baden had indicated over a week before he had performed the autopsy that he believed Kathleen's death was not an accident," lawyer Joel Brodsky said in a statement Sunday. Brodsky also questioned a financial arrangement between Baden and Fox News, which paid to fly Baden to Chicago where he conducted the autopsy for Savio's family. Baden performed the autopsy for free. "All we wish to say is that Kathleen's death should not be a source of entertainment," Brodsky said. In an interview Sunday with The Associated Press, Baden said he believed Savio was murdered before conducting his autopsy based on his review of results from the initial investigation into Savio's death. "They should have called it a homicide in the first place," he said. Baden said his findings were not influenced by his previous opinion or his position as a paid commentator on Fox News. "I had a pre-existing opinion before I did the exhumation. I did. But that's why exhumations are done, to make sure the pre-existing opinions are correct," he said. "The findings are independent." A spokeswoman for Fox News could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday. Stacy Peterson, a mother of two, has been missing from her Bolingbrook home in suburban Chicago since Oct. 28. Police have named her husband as a suspect in her disappearance, and authorities have called her case a possible homicide. Drew Peterson, 53, who resigned last week as a Bolingbrook police sergeant, has not been named a suspect in Savio's death.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:27:56 GMT -6
abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3882766&page=1Missing Mom's Early Romance Hid Dark Future Ahead Toward the End, Stacy Peterson Wanted a Divorce, Friends Say Nov. 18, 2007 By all accounts, Stacy Peterson once loved her husband, 53-year-old police sergeant Drew Peterson. But by the time she vanished from her home in Bolingbrook, Ill., three weeks ago, friends say she had grown fearful of the man they say mentally abused her, and had decided to end the marriage. "She would always look over her shoulder," said family friend Bruce Zidarich of meeting Stacy in the weeks before she went missing. "She said, 'I'm gonna tell him that I want a divorce.' ... It came up more and more often." It wasn't always that way. Stacy Peterson's disappearance, say her relatives and friends, capped an explosive seven-year relationship that started with a teenage girl swept off her feet with attention and gifts from a man 30 years her senior, then turned progressively sinister as her once-loving husband grew increasingly controlling and suspicious, forbidding her to see family and friends, and accusing her of infidelity. Since his wife's disappearance, Drew Peterson has said Stacy left voluntarily, and told him she "found someone else." But authorities have named Peterson a suspect in his wife's disappearance, and friends and family have scoured the Bolingbrook area looking for any trace of the missing mother of two. So far, the search has turned up nothing. Stacy Cales was just 16 years old when she met Drew Peterson, according to her sister, Cassandra Cales. She had recently graduated high school a year early and was working the night shift as a receptionist at a local hotel. "He was a night commander," Cales said of Drew Peterson, who was in his late 40s at the time and a two-decade veteran of the Bolingbrook Police Department. "He used to go in there and check on her -- you know, sweep the hotel and make sure that everything was okay." The pair started dating. But Stacy, still underage, didn't immediately tell her family about the new man in her life. Drew Peterson was married at the time to Kathleen Savio, his third wife. Savio would later be found dead in her bathtub, in what the coroner at the time ruled an accidental drowning. When Stacy finally did introduce her new boyfriend to her family and circle of friends, Cassandra Cales said, She was 17 and Peterson was 47 or 48. Cales said the 30-year age gap made her and other relatives "uncomfortable," but that she wanted to support her sister. "I said, 'I don't mind just as long as you're happy,'" Cales told ABC News. "Age doesn't matter as long as you're in love and happy with that person." "And," Cales added, "she was." Friends and family describe Stacy's early relationship with Drew Peterson as that of a young girl impressed by a man who could provide everything. Living with her older, married sister at the time, Tina, who died from colon cancer in 2006, Stacy saw life with Peterson as a "way out," Cales told ABC News. "He was a gentleman, I guess," said Cales of Stacy's early relationship with Drew. "He bought her an apartment, furnished it, paid for everything -- TVs, VCRs, Kirby vacuum. You name it, she had it." The pair married in 2003, about a year after their first child, Anthony, was born. Pictures show a smiling Drew Peterson, holding his young son, and Stacy wearing a flowing white gown. But the romance soon ended. Drew Peterson became controlling, say Stacy's closest relatives and friends, growing suspicious of Stacy's relationships outside of her marriage and accusing her of being unfaithful. Bruce Zidarich said he tried to avoid being alone with Stacy so as not to antagonize Drew. "She couldn't have any friends, no other friends besides family or Sharon the neighbor," Zidarich said. "She couldn't have friends that were guys, for sure. He would keep tabs on her every move." Cassandra Cales told ABC News she told her sister to stand up to her husband. "It wasn't right," Cales said. "I told her, 'You need your friends, you know, different personalities and smiles. You have to be able to get out and have fun. Just because you're out doesn't mean you're cheating, you know, and he's gotta learn.'" When Kathleen Savio died in March of 2004, friends said they grew increasingly alarmed. "We never really talked about that with [Stacy]," Zidarich told ABC News. "Between the other relatives, you know, we all figured he did it." Drew Peterson has denied any involvement with Savio's death or Stacy's disappearance. In an interview on NBC's "Today" earlier this week, Peterson said both women were mentally unstable. Savio "came from an abusive life," Peterson said. "After she had children, hormones kicked in -- and again, [it was] an emotional roller coaster with her." Numerous calls to Drew Peterson and his relatives seeking comment for this article were not returned. As Stacy's marriage with Peterson progressed, according to friends and family, Stacy became increasingly isolated and unhappy. She would have left Drew Peterson long ago, said Cassandra Cales, if it wasn't for her children -- Anthony, 4, and Lacy, 2. She also cared for two children Peterson had with Kathleen Savio. "They were the whole reason she stayed in that relationship," Cales said of the children, all four of whom are currently staying with Drew Peterson, according to news reports. "All she cared about was those kids." On Oct. 17, 11 days before she disappeared, Stacy e-mailed a friend, Steve Cesare, with concerns about her marriage, according to the Chicago Sun Times. "i have been arguing quite a bit w/my husband," Stacy wrote in the message, which Cesare gave to the Naperville Sun. "as i mature with age i am finding that the relationship i am in is controlling, manipulative, and some what abusive." She continued, "if you could keep me in your prayers i could use some wisdom, protection, and strength." It was just before she went missing, friends say, that Stacy decided she was going to tell Peterson of her intention to leave. "She called me on Thursday," Pamela Bosco told ABC News, "and my advice to her was get a lawyer, do it properly, you have children involved. Make sure you don't jeopardize that. Cales said she spoke to her sister on Friday night, just two days before she disappeared. "She told me Friday night, 'If anything happens to me, I fear for my life,'" Cales said. Stacy Peterson hasn't been heard from since she went missing on Sunday, Oct. 28. Since that day, police have searched forests, fields and waters in the Bolingbrook area for clues in the case. On Saturday, friends, family members and other sympathizers staged a vigil for her, walking from Kathleen Savio's former home to the house Stacy and Drew Peterson shared, some carrying candles and signs. On NBC's "Today" earlier this week, Drew Peterson, who was suspended without pay from the Bolingbrook Police Department this month, said his wife had asked him to end the marriage many times before she vanished. "Stacy would ask me for a divorce after her sister [Tina] died on a regular basis," he said. "I'm not trying to be funny here, [it was] based on her menstrual cycle." Zidarich expressed regret at the way Stacy Peterson decided to end her relationship with Drew. "I just wish she would have planned it a little better," he told ABC News, "that she would've gotten out of the house before she told him."
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:28:22 GMT -6
abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=nation_world&id=5778087Peterson stalked me, says ex-fiancee By RUSSELL GOLDMAN Nov. 21, 2007 - Drew Peterson, the former police sergeant who is suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife and possibly the murder of his third, had yet another fiancee who now says he stalked her and arrested her on false charges. With Peterson "it was always a power thing, it was always a control thing," said Kyle Piry, an Illinois woman who was engaged to the police officer in the 1980s. She talked about Peterson's "smirky smile," his charms and his sudden bouts of anger. "I was engaged to Drew some 20 odd years ago and I broke it off for various reasons," Piry, 53, told ABCNEWS.com. The Bolingbrook, Ill., officer resigned last week from the force amid a mounting investigation. After she left Peterson and returned the engagement ring, she said he harassed, stalked and arrested her on false charges and threw her against a coffee table. "After I broke up with him I went to his house to get some things. He started calling me names and pushed me over a coffee table. He sat on me and straddled me with legs, yelling& No one had ever done anything like that to me and I didn't know what to do," she said. Piry said she called the police, but friends of Peterson in the department "swept it away." Piry began dating the then 27-year-old police officer when she was 20 years old, working as an attendant at a gas station and going to beauty school. "He was quite a bit older. I was 20 and he was 27. He had two kids from a previous marriage and never wanted me to go out with my friends. There were a bunch of kind of creepy things and somewhere along the line, I realized I didn't want to be with him," she said. Soon after the couple broke up, Peterson would routinely pull her car over for unreasonable infractions and one day while working in a beauty parlor in 1983 Peterson and another officer arrested her. "He told me I was being arrested for having too many parking tickets. He put me in the squad car and arrested me. The thing is, I never got those parking tickets. I think he wrote them and never gave them to me& Through the whole thing he always had that smirky smile. He thought it was a game," she said. Peterson didn't return calls seeking comment, but the Chicago Sun-Times confirmed with him that he had been engaged to Piry. "You guys are reaching," he told the Sun-Times. "I remember her. I was engaged to her." Bolingbrook police confirmed Piry's 1983 arrest, but provided no further details. Piry said she cannot claim she had any inkling that Peterson would later be the prime suspect in the disappearance of a woman or accused of perhaps playing a role in the death of another. "I can't say this is something I would have expected at 20. Sometimes I worried, but I never felt afraid for my life. He gave me ticket and he'd stalk me. Looking at him now at 46 and realizing that that it could have led to who-knows-what, I'm glad I left when I did." Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, 24, went missing Oct. 28. The 53-year-old sergeant has become the prime suspect in an investigation and the center of a media storm for his blas attitude about her disappearance. Since Stacy went missing, investigators have exhumed the body of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, who died in a mysterious bathtub drowning.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:29:38 GMT -6
www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/661897,bolingweb21.article Man admits sending 'flirty' messages to Stacy November 21, 2007 BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter A Shorewood man admitted this afternoon he exchanged somewhat flirty text messages with Stacy Peterson in the weeks before she disappeared, but insisted he never had a sexual affair with the missing woman. Scott Rossetto told reporters he flirted with Stacy and even met with her at a Dennys where Stacys husband Drew Peterson found them. Drew Peterson, who has been named a suspect in his wifes disappearance, sat down at the table with them, Rossetto said. Scott Rossetto told reporters he flirted with Stacy and even met with her at a Dennys where Stacys husband Drew Peterson found them. Drew Peterson, who has been named a suspect in his wifes disappearance, sat down at the table with them, Rossetto said. He asked me how Id react if my wife was with another man, Rossetto said. Police have canvassed Rossettos Shorewood neighborhood in recent days, but sources have said he is not a suspect in Stacys disappearance. Stacy has been missing since Oct. 28. State Police have named Drew Peterson, a former Bolingbrook cop, as a suspect in her disappearance.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:30:34 GMT -6
www.wbbm780.com/Bolingbrook-Cop-Chi...Peterso/1237403Bolingbrook Cop Chief Sought To Discipline Peterson Lisa Fielding Reporting BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (WBBM) Bolingbrook Police Chief Raymond McGury says he filed a written complaint with the Fire and Police board on Nov. 14 seeking disciplinary action against Drew Peterson. WBBMs Lisa Fielding reports. McGury says, over the past year, there were more severe internal issues at hand. He would only say there were violations of departmental rules and that he would be talking with the Will County State's attorney about possible criminal charges. He wouldn't get specific but said "what he was talking about would NOT lend itself to tip this over to now bring an indictment against him for some crime related to the disappearance of Stacy or the State Police investigation into the death of Kathleen Savio." Savio was Petersons third wife. Peterson is a former Bolingbrook Police sergeant. He is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy. The Bolingbrook Fire and Police board acknowledged Peterson's resignation and said it was without juristiction to proceed on McGury's request because Peterson's resignation was effective when tendered and he is no longer a member of the police department. McGury says he has gotten death threats from civilians as a result of the Stacy Peterson case and he says Drew Peterson has cast a bad light on the Bolingbrook Police Department. "The way he's conducted himself in this matter...in my estimation, the proof is in the e-mails and the death threats I have received personally because of this case, we are being judged by the actions of one person He's brought shame to the Bolingbrook Police Department." said McGury. McGury says the death threats accuse Bolingbrook of being a "bunch of corrupt cops". The chief says he's disappointed Peterson resigned before he could fire him. "I would have cherished the opportunity to stand before the board and present this case. Did you want him fired? I wanted him fired," added McGury. "Drew Peterson left this department not in good standing." When asked about the 2004 death of Drew Peterson's third wife Kathleen Savio, Chief McGury would only say that he was not a member of the Bolingbrook police department then, adding he is determined to get to the bottom of it. When asked if the department dropped the ball on the case, he said "Yeah, I think we could have done a better job." McGury says he suspended Peterson in September for a "significant amount of time" on an unrelated incident. On a side note, McGury told reporters that the Bolingbrook Police Department received 18 calls for child visitation and domestic issues during Drew Peterson's marriage to Kathleen Savio. He says in 2003, Savio was accused of battering Stacy Peterson and in July of 2003, Savio called police to tell them she was being held "against her will" but McGury says the report was made two weeks after the alleged incident.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:31:30 GMT -6
www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldn...RSON_S1.articleCHIEF: PROSECUTE DREW PETERSON WITH THE POLICE AND FIRE BOARD REFUSING TO HEAR THE RESULTS OF AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROBE, BOLINGBROOK'S TOP COP SAYS HE WILL TAKE HIS CASE TO STATE'S ATTORNEY JAMES GLASGOW. November 21, 2007 By JOE HOSEY Staff writer BOLINGBROOK -- Police Chief Ray McGury can't fire Drew Peterson, so now he's trying to get him arrested. The village's fire and police commission refused on Tuesday to hear McGury present the results of an internal investigation of Peterson, a former sergeant under suspicion for the disappearance of his fourth wife and the object of public scrutiny for the mysterious bathtub drowning of wife No. 3. The police department launched the internal investigation of Drew Peterson, shown here outside his Bolingbrook home, sometime after fourth wife Stacy Peterson was reported missing. "I wanted him fired," the chief said. So McGury plans to take his case to Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, and if he has his way, it will happen today. The police department launched the internal affairs investigation of Peterson sometime after the fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, was reported missing, and before he was suspended without pay Nov. 9, said Lt. Ken Teppel. Internal violations It was Peterson's second suspension in less than three months. The first was for "exercising a serious lack of judgment regarding a police pursuit that should never have occurred," McGury said. Information developed by state police during the investigation of Stacy's disappearance was handed off to the Bolingbrook department, prompting the internal affairs probe, Teppel said. But the internal investigation was unrelated to the search for Stacy, which state detectives have now classified as a "potential homicide" case. "This is more severe internal violations of general orders," McGury said of Peterson's alleged misdeeds. He said they were committed over the past 12 months, and he plans to try to persuade Glasgow to file criminal charges over the undisclosed transgressions. Sergeant resigns Drew Peterson dodged his termination by resigning from the force Nov. 12, the day before he was to appear before internal affairs investigators, Teppel said. Someone "purporting to be his brother" tendered the resignation letter, McGury said. The police pension board last week awarded Drew Peterson a monthly stipend of $6,067.71, effectively allowing his retirement despite McGury's refusal to accept his resignation. The 29-year veteran of the department will receive three quarters of his salary for the rest of his life. Peterson answered his door of his Pheasant Chase Court home late Tuesday. He blamed his predicament on others and referred further questions to his attorney. Homicide investigation Besides the internal investigation yielding information on allegedly unseemly on-the-job behavior, state police have named Drew Peterson a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, a case they are calling a "potential homicide." Also, state police are investigating the March 2004 death of the previous wife, Kathleen Savio. Savio's body was exhumed from its grave and a pair of autopsies -- one private and one state -sanctioned -- were performed. The forensic pathologist conducting the private autopsy, Michael Baden, concluded Savio was the victim of a homicide. Chief's disgust And on top of this, McGury expressed his disgust with his former sergeant's behavior in the wake of his wife's disappearance. "I certainly was taken aback by his being masked and having a baseball cap on," McGury said, referring to a stroll Peterson took before assembled media while wearing an American flag bandanna over his face, an NYPD cap low over his eyes and dark sunglasses. "I certainly was disappointed in the way he acted," the chief said, later adding, "In my mind, he has brought shame on the department." Peterson's antics also have brought death threats to the chief. "The overall inference, I think, is, 'You're all a bunch of corrupt cops,'" McGury said. "My resignation's been called for. A petition has been circulated for me to step down," he said. "I'm not going to do that." Investigation continues The investigation of Stacy's Peterson's disappearance and suspected demise, as well as the death of Savio continued Tuesday with no further information proffered by state police. A grand jury reportedly will reconvene today with one of Peterson's neighbors, Steve Carcerano, expected to testify. Carcerano has claimed he was the first to find Savio's body after a locksmith gained entry to the locked home in 2004. 'Full cooperation' While McGury said the undisclosed internal violations would not "tip this over to an indictment in either Stacy Peterson or Kathleen Savio," Teppel said he did not know enough about the state police investigation to comment on whether Peterson's behavior could have impeded the current cases. In the event Peterson's alleged transgressions have tainted unrelated cases, McGury said he would apprise Glasgow. If there's certain cases that now come up that are now more suspicious," he said, he's certainly got my full cooperation."
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:32:59 GMT -6
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312431,00.html Stacy Peterson's Stepsisters Share Details of 'Abusive' Marriage Wednesday, November 21, 2007 This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," November 20, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Stacy Peterson's stepsisters, Kerry Simmons and Debby Forgue, join us live in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Welcome to both of you. Good evening. When did you become stepsisters to Stacy? KERRY SIMMONS, STACY PETERSON'S STEPSISTER: We probably almost about 13 years ago. Through our half-sister, Tina, we kind of met the other side of the family. VAN SUSTEREN: Debby, when was the last time you spoke to Stacy or saw Stacy? DEBBY FORGUE, STACY PETERSON'S STEPSISTER: It was October. I believe it was, like, 17th or 18th, she called me to give me her new cell phone number. She talked about getting together with the kids soon, just, you know, Hi, how are you doing, kind of talk. She wanted to get together to exchange kids' clothes again because we give each other our kids' clothes. And that was the last time I talked to her. But she had talked about getting together with us and the kids in the next couple weeks, but then she disappeared and it never happened. VAN SUSTEREN: Debby, based on that October 17 call, or about that, were you aware of any marital problems that Stacy might be having or not? FORGUE: I didn't get a chance to talk to her for long, only a couple minutes. I was on my way to work. VAN SUSTEREN: Kerry, what about you? When was the last time, if you remember, that you spoke to or saw Stacy? SIMMONS: I actually spoke to Stacy the Wednesday before she went missing. She had called to do the same, to give her cell phone numbers to all of us. She changed her phone. I asked her why, and she had said because Drew had figured out how to track her cell phone, so she kind of got tired of it and didn't want to be followed around anymore. And I asked how they were doing because I know they were trying to do marriage counseling, and she just said it wasn't going well. And I kind of wanted to continue the conversation, but she just said, We'll talk about it later when we meet up on Tuesday. We made plans to meet up Tuesday with the kids. And she just said, You know why. Well, that basically meant, you know, she felt Drew was either listening to her conversations or possibly had already gotten into her cell phone that she had just gotten. VAN SUSTEREN: Now, when you say the Tuesday, is that the Tuesday after she disappeared? Is that why you never got together with her, Kerry? SIMMONS: Right. Right. We were supposed to get together Tuesday. VAN SUSTEREN: OK. Kerry, when she said that she got a new cell phone because Drew was tracking her calls, did you follow up? Did that strike you as sort of an odd thing to say about a spouse tracking phone calls? SIMMONS: Well, in their marriage, I guess it wouldn't be odd with her saying that because there were numerous things that he was doing besides tracking her cell phone. So it wasn't surprising. But I'm glad she finally got tired of it and tried to stand up to him in that respect. VAN SUSTEREN: Is there anything specific, Kerry, that Stacy told you that Drew had done to her that struck you as unusual? SIMMONS: A lot of it was unusual. And you know, we tried to kind of talk her out of the marriage. It was abusive, you know... (CROSSTALK) VAN SUSTEREN: Anything specific? Because everyone says abusive and controlling and manipulative, but I'm trying to sort of zero in on specifics, if anyone has it. SIMMONS: Well, I guess if we can say it, OK, but yes, there was an incident where he had thrown her down the stairs. There was another incident where her kids were in the room, and another family member was also there and had to take the kids out of the house because he had thrown her up against the wall. And as far as I know... VAN SUSTEREN: And when was... SIMMONS: I'm sorry. Go ahead. VAN SUSTEREN: And when was that, about, Kerry, those two incidents? SIMMONS: That was about a year-and-a-half ago that we heard about that. VAN SUSTEREN: Debby, do you have... SIMMONS: She also caught him following she also caught him following her, you know, to stores and school and other places with you know, recently, in the past few months. He followed her to see where she was going, to check up on what she was doing, didn't want her to go out of the house by herself without him. VAN SUSTEREN: Did she think that was odd, a husband following? I mean, frankly, you know, I think that's odd, that a husband is out following, if, indeed, it happened. SIMMONS: Absolutely. FORGUE: Oh, yes. Absolutely. VAN SUSTEREN: Debby, you have in your hand a poster, is that right? Is that a Stacy... FORGUE: Yes, this is our new flier. Yes. VAN SUSTEREN: And that's to help, if anyone has any information to find Stacy, that's the flier that's being put up. Kerry, one last thing. There was an incident. What happened when you went over to get the ashes of Stacy's sister? SIMMONS: I was afraid to go in the house, but I saw the rest of the family there and I saw the kids. I just I wanted to get in there and get what I needed to get, and I wanted to see those kids. And it was really hard to see them. And you know, those kids are still a part of her, and we want to find her. I didn't want to let go. VAN SUSTEREN: And that night I mean, I take it that Drew gave you the ashes of Stacy's sister and you left without any sort of confrontation? SIMMONS: There was no confrontation. He actually just acted as if though Stacy was going to come home and I'd have to fight her for the ashes once she got back. And I just looked at him and said, You know what, Drew? Is she coming back? And he's, Oh, yes, yes, she's going to come back. And I just, you know, walked in the other room and saw the kids, so... VAN SUSTEREN: Debby, did Stacy ever talk about a romantic interest or a boyfriend or anything like that? FORGUE: No, never. VAN SUSTEREN: How about with you... (CROSSTALK) VAN SUSTEREN: Kerry, I was going to ask you, I mean, because Drew has said that she made a phone call at 9:00 o'clock on the night of the 28th, or at least early that Sunday, saying that she'd found somebody else. Did she ever tell you about any boyfriend, romantic interest, anything like that? SIMMONS: As far as Drew was concerned, any male that she talked to was a romantic interest, including other family members of ours, which is a little bit ridiculous, so you know, she wasn't allowed to really even talk to her family. A lot of things that we set up to do with her pretty much would just get overpassed, and we would never get together just because they were having problems. VAN SUSTEREN: Kerry, Debby, thank you both very much. SIMMONS: Thank you. FORGUE: Thank you.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:33:42 GMT -6
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peoplemag_22nov22,1,2000733.story?track=rss Magazine: Peterson says he's 'prepared' for arrest Cops facing pressure, he tells magazine By Jo Napolitano | Tribune staff reporter 10:38 PM CST, November 21, 2007 Drew Peterson, appearing on the cover of People magazine Friday, tells the publication he is bracing for his possible arrest. "I believe the state's attorney and the cops will be under scrutiny if they don't arrest me, so I'm prepared for it," he said in the magazine. Peterson, 53 and married four times, is considered a suspect in the Oct. 28 disappearance of his wife, Stacy Peterson, 23. The former Bolingbrook police sergeant's third wife, Kathleen Savio, was found dead in her bathtub in March 2004. The death was ruled accidental at that time. But her body was recently exhumed, and a medical examiner said the second autopsy indicated her death was a homicide. Drew Peterson describes in the magazine how the women in his life disappointed him. He was the oldest of three children born to a "strict ex-Marine" and a "diligent housewife," according to a news release supplied by People. "My dad would get up to go to the bathroom in the morning, and my mom would have the bed made," Peterson said. "I expected all of my wives to be like my mommeticulous housekeepersand they weren't." People reports that Peterson "teared up only once, when discussing the day Stacy disappeared," in contrast to his first "Today" TV show appearance, when he appeared to chuckle as he told his wife to come home. Peterson, who recently resigned from his job, said he cheated on Savio with Stacy Peterson, telling People that when he learned, at 47, that he was 30 years older than she was, he was shocked. "But I was a lonely old man," he told the magazine. Drew Peterson continued to blame his marital strife on Stacy Peterson's menstrual cycle and "mood-altering medication." Her family has said she was taking medicine because of the stress he was causing in her life. Pam Bosco, a spokeswoman for Stacy Peterson's family, said she was disgusted by Drew Peterson's "narcissistic" comments, saying, "It's just another nauseating [facet] of his personality." Bosco said Drew Peterson constantly harassed his wife for spending time with her terminally ill sister, Tina, in the weeks before her death from cancer. "He added the extra stress because he was jealous that she was gone all of the time attending to Tina," Bosco said. "He thought she was having an affair. This is a man who needs a woman at a certain place at a certain time, and then he goes off and does his own thing." She said that Stacy Peterson did her best to keep house and take care of the two children, but that her husband held her to an unfair standard. "He had set ways of what a woman and a man should do," she said.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:34:15 GMT -6
abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5779350Friend says he exchanged racy text messages with Stacy Peterson November 22, 2007 (JOLIET, Ill.) - A friend of Stacy Peterson says he and the now-missing woman exchanged racy text messages that could have been misinterpreted by her husband before she disappeared more than three weeks ago. Scott Rossetto, the friend, testified yesterday to a grand jury convened to look into the death of Kathleen Savio and the disappearance of Stacy Peterson. Police have named former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson as a suspect in Stacy Peterson's disappearance, but he's denied any involvement. Savio, Peterson's third wife, died in a bathtub in 2004. Police contacted Rossetto after finding phone records that connected him to Stacy Peterson. Rossetto's brother dated her briefly in 2001. Rossetto told reporters that he and Stacy were not having an affair. He said they traded flirtatious text messages and e-mails. The 35-year-old Rossetto is a registered nurse from Shorewood.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:36:48 GMT -6
www.suntimes.com/news/663929,CST-NWS-boling23.article Over a barrel 2ND MAN SOUGHT | Sources say neighbor told police he saw Drew Peterson and someone else loading barrel 'big enough to put someone in' into former cop's SUV November 23, 2007 BY JOE HOSEY Herald News A neighbor of Drew Peterson told police he spotted the former Bolingbrook police sergeant and a second man loading a large blue barrel into Peterson's sport utility vehicle hours after his young wife was last seen alive, sources said. The identity of the second man isn't known, a pair of police sources said. "That's who we're looking for," one of the sources said. That source described the barrel as blue with a volume of between 35 and 55 gallons. "Big enough to put someone in," the source said. Stacy Peterson, the 5-foot-2, 100-pound wife of Drew Peterson vanished Oct. 28. The 23-year-old mother of two was supposedly on her way to help the boyfriend of her sister Cassandra Cales paint a house in Yorkville but never arrived. Since she was reported missing to State Police by her family, troopers have executed a pair of search warrants at the couple's Pheasant Chase Court home in Bolingbrook, seizing property and two automobiles, including the GMC Yukon Denali that the neighbor told police was used to carry the blue barrel, according to sources. Tests conducted on the Denali at the State Police laboratory have not been completed, a source said. But another source said police located pieces of blue plastic on the back end of the Denali. Drew Peterson, 53, and his attorney did not return calls seeking comment Thursday. Peterson has repeatedly insisted that his wife left him, possibly for another man. In recent weeks, Drew Peterson, his brother, Paul Peterson, and his son, Oak Brook Police Officer Steve Peterson, have been called to testify before a grand jury. Others who have testified include a Shorewood man who traded sexually explicit e-mails and text messages with Stacy Peterson in the weeks before she vanished. That man, Scott Rossetto, a registered nurse, denies having carried on an affair with Stacy Peterson, but did say he met her at a Bolingbrook Denny's nine days before she vanished. An uninvited Drew Peterson interrupted the rendezvous, Rossetto said. Police sources have said Rossetto, 35, is not a suspect in Stacy Peterson's disappearance. But State Police Capt. Carl Dobrich has said Drew Peterson is a suspect in his fourth wife's disappearance. And although she has not been found, Dobrich has classified the investigation as a "potential homicide." Tip 'doesn't give us hope': family A police source said they have "good information" Stacy Peterson was killed and left in the Shorewood area near the home of Rossetto. Another source said investigators believe the killer may have attempted to frame Rossetto by putting the body by his town house. Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez of the State Police would not comment on the investigation or Shorewood searches. State Police have canvassed the Shorewood area, showing residents photos of the Denali and a second car owned by Drew and Stacy Peterson to see if anyone had seen the vehicles recently. Meanwhile Thursday, Drew Peterson's attorney told the Associated Press that his client received an unsigned letter on Wednesday describing a Nov. 12 sighting of Stacy Peterson in Peoria. The anonymous letter writer said he saw her in the dairy section of a Kroger supermarket. Drew Peterson didn't open the letter until Thursday, when it was turned over to State Police. Stacy Peterson's relatives doubted the reliability the letter. "It doesn't give us hope," family spokeswoman Pam Bosco. "Stacy looks like a lot of people." Bosco also questioned why the tipster would not sign the letter and noted a telephone tipline established after Stacy Peterson's disappearance had yielded at least one purported sighting of Stacy in Florida. "She's traveling an awful lot, isn't she?" Bosco said. Family members will remain skeptical of any tips until police can confirm them. "We're waiting for the police to tell us they've found her," Bosco said. Drew Peterson, who served 29 years with the Bolingbrook police department, resigned earlier this month after he was called to appear for an internal affairs interview. Bolingbrook Police Chief Ray McGury, who has said the retired sergeant "brought shame on the department," has contacted the Will County state's attorney's office to pursue felony official misconduct charges against Peterson, said Lt. Ken Teppel, the department's spokesman. State Police also are probing the mysterious March 2004 death of Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:37:32 GMT -6
www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7402707&nav=menu593_2FBI asked to join search for Stacy Peterson Associated Press - November 24, 2007 10:14 AM ET JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A prosecutor's spokesman says the FBI has been asked to join the search for Stacy Peterson. Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney, says the FBI's involvement would make it possible for the U.S. Navy to provide technical assistance. It has been four weeks since 23-year-old wife of former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson vanished. Authorities have said they believe the 2004 death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, was a homicide staged to look like an accidental drowning. Peterson has not been called a suspect in Savio's death, but authorities have said they suspect him in Stacy Peterson's disappearance.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:37:52 GMT -6
cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.barrel.2.594658.htmlNov 24, 2007 9:49 am US/Central Stacy Peterson Search Turns To Lakes, Rivers Report: Drew Peterson Seen Loading Blue Barrel Onto SUV Just After Wife Disappeared BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― The search for Stacy Peterson resumes Saturday morning, as authorities wonder whether a large blue barrel might hold the answer to her disappearance. As CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, volunteers were to gather at 9 a.m. at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Center, at 200 S. Lindsey Lane in the southwest suburb. The search will focus on lakes, rivers and other bodies of water in the area, after revelations that Stacy's husband, former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, was seen loading a large barrel into his sport-utility vehicle. The barrel contained chlorine used to clean the family's pool. Stacy Peterson's sister, Cassandra Cales, recalls seeing the large blue barrel in the Peterson garage before her sister vanished. The missing barrel may be the reason why investigators are now focusing their search efforts around lakes and rivers close to the Peterson home. "Day and night they're working on it, and I know that they have their own search and rescue teams out there that they are working with, so they are conducting searches along with the investigation," said Pamela Bosco, Stacy Peterson's family spokeswoman. Sources close to the family say Illinois State Police are looking for a man who was helping Drew Peterson load the blue barrel into the back of his SUV, which has since been confiscated by police. The Chicago Sun-Times reported the two men were seen putting the barrel in the SUV only hours after Stacy Peterson was last seen alive. "Somebody saw Drew Peterson carrying a barrel with somebody you know, we don't know," said family friend Pamela Bosco. "It's been a while since we heard that, so why it's coming to the surface now, is there any value in it? I don't know. I sure hope it leads to something." In addition to the missing blue barrel that police have told the family they're looking for, sources say scuba diving weights are also missing from Drew's house. That may have led investigators to search numerous ponds, including one near Clow Airfield where sources say cadaver dogs hit on something. Sources say the dogs also hit on something in an upstairs bedroom of the Peterson house -- the same bedroom where sources say a nightstand is believed to have turned up missing. That's led investigators to question recent visitors to the Peterson home about what furniture they recalled seeing in that room. Since Stacy Peterson was reported missing to state police by her family, troopers executed a pair of search warrants at the couple's Pheasant Chase Court home, seizing property and two automobiles, including the SUV. A police source said tests conducted on the vehicle at the state police laboratory have not been completed. But another source said police located pieces of blue plastic on the back end of the car. Meanwhike, a prosecutor's spokesman says the FBI has been asked to join the search. Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney, says the FBI's involvement would make it possible for the U.S. Navy to provide technical assistance. Stacy Peterson, 23, vanished Oct. 28. She allegedly was on her way to help the boyfriend of her sister, Cassandra Cales, paint a house in Yorkville, but never arrived. Drew Peterson has repeatedly insisted Stacy ran off with another man. Drew Peterson has not been charged with any crimes, but police have named him a suspect in his wife's disappearance. They have also said Stacy Peterson is likely dead, and that her death was a homicide. In addition, police and prosecutors are investigating the death of Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, who was found deceased in a bathtub three years ago. Her death was originally ruled accidental, but her body was recently exhumed for a new autopsy.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:38:27 GMT -6
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g9LSLrzFQGStXb1io5FdErAtFFKgD8T49OK01FBI Joins Search for Missing Ill. Wife By CARLA K. JOHNSON 15 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) The FBI will join the search for the wife of a former suburban police sergeant, whom authorities have called a suspect in her disappearance nearly a month ago, a spokesman for the federal agency said Saturday. The FBI's involvement comes at the request of the Illinois State Police, which is leading the investigation into the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, 23, from the couple's home. The case has led prosecutors to re-examine the 2004 death of Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio. Authorities have said her death may have been a homicide staged to look like an accidental drowning. Savio's body was exhumed for a new autopsy. The state's attorney's office said it could be a couple weeks before investigators have results from tests on her remains. Peterson, 53, who has not been called a suspect in Savio's case, has denied any wrongdoing in her death and has proclaimed his innocence in Stacy Peterson's disappearance. He has said he believed his 23-year-old wife left him for another man. FBI spokesman Ross Rice said the agency has no reason to believe federal laws were broken, which would give it jurisdiction. But it has agreed to help in the case, he said. Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney, said FBI investigators will be briefed Monday by the state police. The FBI's involvement will add manpower to the investigation and provide technical assistance during water searches, he said.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 9:38:51 GMT -6
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_25nov25,1,2475577.story Search for missing woman resumes, hampered by cold Tribune staff report November 25, 2007 The family of Stacy Peterson searched for the missing woman again Saturday, but the cold weather made the outdoor hunt more difficult. About 75 people scoured a park near Peterson's Bolingbrook home, but the brush was thick and had ice in some patches, said Beverly Baridon, 53, a volunteer from Wheaton. "It was cold and we all had runny noses, but everyone wants to find Stacy and bring her home," Baridon said. The group started at 9 a.m. at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex at 200 S. Lindsey Lane and by the afternoon had called off the search without finding anything. The FBI is expected to join the search for the missing mother of two early this week, opening the possibility of "technical assistance of the U.S. Navy" if needed, officials said Friday. Investigators asked the federal agency for help in providing manpower and to lend its expertise, if required. Peterson disappeared Oct. 28. Her husband, former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, has been named a suspect. Investigators also recently exhumed the body of Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, to perform a new autopsy and see whether there was evidence of a homicide. Savio's death had been ruled accidental at the time. Peterson, 53, has denied involvement in both cases.
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