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Disappearance of wife spurs interest in old case
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.
Stacy Peterson, 23, the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant, never showed up, police said.
She was last seen dressed in a red jogging suit at about 10 a.m. Sunday by her husband, Drew Peterson, 53, a 29-year veteran of the Bolingbrook department, he told authorities. He said he later heard from her by phone at about 9 p.m.
Her family spent Sunday trying to reach her by phone, said Bolingbrook police Lt. Ken Teppel. When they couldn't, they went to the Illinois State Police at 4 a.m. Monday to report her missing.
Teppel said there were no signs of foul play and that investigators were treating the disappearance as a missing person case.
He said state police are investigating the case because it involves a member of an officer's family.
"Sgt. Peterson is cooperating fully with the state police," said Teppel, who added that Peterson is taking personal time to be with family. "Obviously, he's distraught."
Stacy Peterson is Drew Peterson's fourth wife. A previous wife, Kathleen Savio, 40, was found dead in an empty bathtub in her Bolingbrook home on March 1, 2004, officials said. At the inquest hearing, Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil said Savio drowned.
Although the bathtub was dry, her hair was wet when she was discovered and her fingertips were wrinkled from being in water.
Investigators speculated the water must have drained from the tub, and a coroner's jury ruled the death accidental. State police also investigated Savio's death. No charges were filed.
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."
A relative of Savio said Tuesday that Savio was nearing a divorce settlement at the time she died.
Glasgow would not say whether authorities had identified persons of interest in Peterson's disappearance, noting it is a missing person case, not a criminal investigation.
"Right now, we're at the very preliminary stages of the investigation, and that kind of comment would be inappropriate," he said.
On Tuesday, Peterson's family members gathered at the couple's home in Bolingbrook, where Halloween decorations dotted the yard. Peterson answered the door but declined to comment.
"I'm waiting for my attorney to advise me," he said. "If he feels I should make a statement, then I will. If he advises against it, then I won't."
Reached by phone later, his mother, Betty Morphey, said: "My son is very upset. She's just a lovely girl. They get along beautifully. They're loving and kind."
Morphey said Peterson is a stay-at-home mother of two children, ages 2 and 4.
The couple has been married for a few years, she said, and had no problems of which she was aware.
"What can we do, how can we help? We just don't know. We're just hoping they find her. If she went, we don't know why," she said.
Stacy Peterson is a student at Joliet Junior College, where she is majoring in pre-nursing, said Jeff Julian, a campus spokesman.
She has been a student on and off since 2001 and was enrolled in one class this semester, Julian said.
She is described as white with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 foot 2 and 100 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call 815-726-6377.
Disappearance of wife spurs interest in old case
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.
Stacy Peterson, 23, the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant, never showed up, police said.
She was last seen dressed in a red jogging suit at about 10 a.m. Sunday by her husband, Drew Peterson, 53, a 29-year veteran of the Bolingbrook department, he told authorities. He said he later heard from her by phone at about 9 p.m.
Her family spent Sunday trying to reach her by phone, said Bolingbrook police Lt. Ken Teppel. When they couldn't, they went to the Illinois State Police at 4 a.m. Monday to report her missing.
Teppel said there were no signs of foul play and that investigators were treating the disappearance as a missing person case.
He said state police are investigating the case because it involves a member of an officer's family.
"Sgt. Peterson is cooperating fully with the state police," said Teppel, who added that Peterson is taking personal time to be with family. "Obviously, he's distraught."
Stacy Peterson is Drew Peterson's fourth wife. A previous wife, Kathleen Savio, 40, was found dead in an empty bathtub in her Bolingbrook home on March 1, 2004, officials said. At the inquest hearing, Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil said Savio drowned.
Although the bathtub was dry, her hair was wet when she was discovered and her fingertips were wrinkled from being in water.
Investigators speculated the water must have drained from the tub, and a coroner's jury ruled the death accidental. State police also investigated Savio's death. No charges were filed.
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."
A relative of Savio said Tuesday that Savio was nearing a divorce settlement at the time she died.
Glasgow would not say whether authorities had identified persons of interest in Peterson's disappearance, noting it is a missing person case, not a criminal investigation.
"Right now, we're at the very preliminary stages of the investigation, and that kind of comment would be inappropriate," he said.
On Tuesday, Peterson's family members gathered at the couple's home in Bolingbrook, where Halloween decorations dotted the yard. Peterson answered the door but declined to comment.
"I'm waiting for my attorney to advise me," he said. "If he feels I should make a statement, then I will. If he advises against it, then I won't."
Reached by phone later, his mother, Betty Morphey, said: "My son is very upset. She's just a lovely girl. They get along beautifully. They're loving and kind."
Morphey said Peterson is a stay-at-home mother of two children, ages 2 and 4.
The couple has been married for a few years, she said, and had no problems of which she was aware.
"What can we do, how can we help? We just don't know. We're just hoping they find her. If she went, we don't know why," she said.
Stacy Peterson is a student at Joliet Junior College, where she is majoring in pre-nursing, said Jeff Julian, a campus spokesman.
She has been a student on and off since 2001 and was enrolled in one class this semester, Julian said.
She is described as white with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 foot 2 and 100 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call 815-726-6377.
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