Christina Raines

[Lorie Taylor]

Christina Raines is the 24-year-old 'fiancee' of Drew Peterson. Peterson is suspected in the 'potential homicide' of his missing fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. In May 2009, Peterson was charged with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.Chicago Sun-Times: Dad Afraid his daughter will be Drew's Next Wife (December 18, 2008)1 ABC News: Drew Peterson: Why I'm Getting Married Again (January 29, 2009)2

Before his arrest, Peterson and Raines were guests on the Today Show. Raines visited Peterson in jail after he was arrested.MyFoxAustion: Fiancee Visits Drew Peterson...3
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Fast Facts

1. Age: 24 years old in 2008
2. Christina Raines has two children
3. Engaged to murder suspect Drew PetersonChicago Tribune: Peterson's Ex Christina Raines on CBS's 'The Early Show (February 2, 2009)4
4. Moved into Peterson's home with her kidsChicago Tribune: Peterson's Ex Christina Raines on CBS's 'The Early Show (February 2, 2009)4
5. Christina Raines said the engagement was a "stunt" on Peterson's part in order to gain media attentionChicago Tribune: Peterson's Ex Christina Raines on CBS's 'The Early Show (February 2, 2009)4
6. About a week after calling the engagement "a stunt," Raines and Peterson were living together againChicago Tribune: Drew Peterson and his Alleged Fiance Living Together... (February 11, 2009)5
7. Works as a waitressHerald News: Dad Warns Drew Away From Fiancee (December 18, 2008)6
8. Ernie Raines said he saw Christina wearing an engagement ring on Friday, December 12, 2008
9. Ernie Raines wanted Christina Raines to break-up with Peterson
10. Christina Raines said she met Peterson when she was 15 years old but met him later at a barChicago Tribune: Peterson's Ex Christina Raines on CBS's 'The Early Show (February 2, 2009)4
11. Ernie Raines said Peterson has brought roses to Christina Raines and promised to buy her a carHerald News: Dad Warns Drew Away From Fiancee (December 18, 2008)6
12. Once took Raines to a Blue Man Group concertHerald News: Dad Warns Drew Away From Fiancee (December 18, 2008)6
13. Peterson is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife Stacy Peterson
14. Peterson's third wife drowned in a bathtub; the case was originally listed as an accidental death but was later reopened as a homicide case

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Drew Peterson's girlfriend packs up, walks out

Erika Slife and Mary Owen Chicago Tribune | Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:00 am | Loading…



buy this photo Former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson, center, with his attorney, Joel Brodksy, right, arrive at Illinois Appellate Court in Ottawa. Peterson's finacee, Christina Raines, 24, moved out of his home in Bollingbrook on Friday, hours after he spoke about his current and past relationships on a national television show. (AP Photo/The Times, Tom Sistak, File)

BOLINGBROOK - Drew Peterson is on the market again. The morning after his national appearance on ABC's "Nightline" - where the 55-year-old opened up about his relationship with his 24-year-old fiance - the woman packed her bags and moved out of his Bolingbrook home.

Christina Raines, her father, a CBS cameraman and police officers were on hand Friday as her belongings were stuffed in garbage bags, boxes and bins.

"He was starting to control her and make her completely dependent on him," said Raines' father, Ernie. "My daughter is safe now, and I'm going to keep my eyes on her."

The breakup is the latest development in Peterson's high-profile love life, which has captivated the media since his fourth wife, Stacy, went missing in October 2007. Authorities have named the former police sergeant a suspect in her disappearance. She was 23 at the time.

Police also are investigating the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, 40. Her body was found in an empty bathtub in her home. Authorities now believe she was killed.

Peterson hasn't been charged in either case.

Despite the unsolved mysteries of Peterson's wives, he has made no secret of his flirtatious escapades with the opposite -and always much younger -sex. One girlfriend, a 22-year-old tanning salon employee, was called before the grand jury that is investigating his wives' cases. Pictures of young, attractive women posing with Peterson in bars have surfaced on the Internet.

"I'm basically attracted to young, beautiful women with good personalities," he told "Nightline."

Peterson's wives, and his history of cheating on them, were discussed in detail on the program.

Ernie Raines said his daughter called Thursday, before "Nightline" aired but after snippets were circulating, and asked for help moving out. He said she returned the engagement ring Peterson bought her.

Raines said he thought Peterson's ABC interview sparked her decision. But during his Tribune interview, she yelled from the background: "I was leaving regardless."

The latest Peterson saga was also featured Friday on the "Dr. Phil" show. Peterson seemed bemused by the spectacle that is his love life.

"Isn't it hilarious that the citizens in the country are more interested in my love life than the impeachment of the governor?" he said. "Every time I go on a date they're more interested in that. I'm boggled. This is beyond me. It's like Drew TV."

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Peterson's ex Christina Raines on CBS's 'The Early Show'
Woman known as Drew Peterson's former fiancee tells "Early Show" co-anchor Julie Chen that the engagement was a stunt to keep his name in the news

DATE February 2, 2009
TIME 7:00-9:00 AM
NETWORK CBS
PROGRAM The Early Show

JULIE CHEN, co-host: Joining us are Christina and Ernie Raines, along with CBS News legal analyst Lisa Bloom.

Good morning to you all.

Christina, let me begin with you. Can you walk us through your relationship with Drew Peterson? When did you meet him and how did you meet him?

Ms. CHRISTINA RAINES (Former Fiance of Drew Peterson): I had met him at a bar, but before that I've known Drew Peterson every since I was like 15.

CHEN: So did you know his wife Stacy as well, then?

Ms. RAINES: Yes.

CHEN: OK, and how did this relationship with Drew get to the point where you were engaged to him?

Ms. RAINES: It started out as a friendship.

CHEN: I imagine it's very difficult.

Mr. ERNEST RAINES (Father of Drew Peterson's Ex-Fiance): I can--I can add a little bit to that. We moved to Bolingbrook when we were little. And Drew Peterson was a policeman, a sergeant at the time, and he helped me a lot, and I trusted him. And all of a sudden later on I got word that he was trying to date my daughter.

CHEN: That he was trying to date your daughter?

Mr. RAINES: Yeah.

CHEN: At what point, after Stacy had been reported missing?

Mr. RAINES: Yeah, after Stacy disappeared. And six months ago, I believe it was--my daughter works at a restaurant, and he was going in there and then going where she was hanging out at and just kept pursuing her.

CHEN: And how did you react to this?

Mr. RAINES: I wasn't happy. She knew how I was, how I felt about it. So what I--what I tried to do, I called the state police, they says that it's an ongoing investigation, there's nothing you can do. I called Bolingbrook, they sent a police car over to their house to do a track number, which is where I got the officer's name, badge number and report number. The next day another officer called me, fouled up on it and said, `I wish you luck, you know, but there's really nothing we can do.'

CHEN: Hm.

Christina, let me ask you this. OK, obviously your father wasn't happy finding out about you two dating. How would you describe Drew as a person? Was he kind to you?

Ms. RAINES: Yes, he was very kind to me.

CHEN: Was he ever violent towards you?

Ms. RAINES: No, not at all.

CHEN: How was he as a father to his children?

Ms. RAINES: He was a great father, and he was really good to my kids.

CHEN: Did you--did he ever talk to you about Stacy after she went missing?

Ms. RAINES: I don't feel comfortable answering that right now.

CHEN: You don't want to discuss it. What--you said you knew Stacy also. Do you think he had anything to do with her disappearing?

Ms. RAINES: I really don't feel comfortable answering that at all right now.

CHEN: Do you think he had anything to do with the mysterious death of his third wife?

Ms. RAINES: I don't want to answer any of those questions right now.

CHEN: What do you want the public to know about you or about Drew Peterson?

Ms. RAINES: Well, that I'm a good person and I have a good heart, and instead of following with my head I followed with my heart and...

CHEN: Do you love him?

Ms. RAINES: I don't love him.

CHEN: Did you love him?

Ms. RAINES: I thought I did.

CHEN: How did you become engaged to him? When did you become engaged to him?

Ms. RAINES: It was never an engagement, really.

CHEN: What was it, then?

Ms. RAINES: It was more like a stunt.

CHEN: A stunt?

Ms. RAINES: Yes.

CHEN: On whose part?

Ms. RAINES: On Drew, so could be in the media.

CHEN: Did you know it was a stunt when...

Ms. RAINES: Well, he had told me that his lawyer had wanted him to be in the media and wanted to propose to someone at a restaurant.

CHEN: And then what happened? So he said to you...

Ms. RAINES: Well...

CHEN: ...`We're friends, we're dating, you want to be a part of this stunt?' Is that how it went down?

Ms. RAINES: That's how it went down, but I would not go with it. I would not go along with it.

CHEN: What would you say to him?

Ms. RAINES: I told him no, and he had said, `Well, if it comes out that I'm engaged to someone, it's not really true.'

CHEN: So you were never engaged to him, is that what you're saying?

Ms. RAINES: No, I was never engaged to him.

CHEN: But he was putting it out there that he was engaged?

Ms. RAINES: That he was engaged.

CHEN: To you.

Ms. RAINES: He had--he had told me that he never said it was me. He never said that he was engaged to me.

CHEN: OK...

Ms. RAINES: But I have heard that, like, off camera he had told I think his producer or publicist that it was me.

CHEN: OK, let me ask you this. But you did live with him, correct?

Ms. RAINES: I did live with him.

CHEN: What was the breaking point? Why did you break up with him?

Ms. RAINES: All it was, was I moved in with him, and the reason why I left, I had went on a Monday to collect some of my items from my apartment...

CHEN: From your apartment that you shared with him, or your own apartment?

Ms. RAINES: My own apartment that I shared with my ex-boyfriend Mike.

CHEN: OK.

Ms. RAINES: And he had sat me down...

CHEN: Who sat you down?

Ms. RAINES: Mike.

CHEN: OK.

Ms. RAINES: And he was telling me, you know, `This is not right. He's not a good guy.' Just kind of opened up my eyes, and a lot of things made sense. And he guided me from Monday through Thursday, and Thursday's when Mike had asked me to move back in...

CHEN: With him.

Ms. RAINES: ...with him. Lisa, let me bring you in. From a legal standpoint, let's say--just say Drew Peterson does propose to someone, anyone.

Ms. LISA BLOOM (CBS News Legal Analyst): Mm-hmm.

CHEN: Can he even legally get married to a woman right now, because isn't he still considered married even though is last wife is nowhere to be found?

Ms. BLOOM: Yeah, you really put your finger on it. He can get engaged, but legally he cannot get married. He is still legally married to Stacy Peterson, who is missing, been missing for over a year. And her clothes are still in that house, right, Chrissy? I mean, they're still in the closets. She's still a presence in that house.

CHEN: In the final seconds, Lisa, what do you make of all this? If you were advising Drew Peterson, if you were his attorney, what would you say?

Ms. BLOOM: Well, I wouldn't be advising Drew Peterson. I think he's getting bad advice. And I've been very happy to be advising Ernest, and he--I want to give hats off to Ernest for being the dad in this situation, for staying close to his daughter.

CHEN: Yeah.

Ms. BLOOM: For being there for his daughter and for helping her to get out of this bad situation. It really is a success story. We don't see a lot of these.

CHEN: Lisa Bloom, Ernie, Christina, thank you for all coming on.

Mr. RAINES: I just want--I got one comment to make. Johnny Cash came out with a song that Kris Kristofferson wrote, but Johnny Cash sang it...

CHEN: And?

Mr. RAINES: ...and it was called "Beat The Devil." And that's what we did. We beat the devil.

CHEN: Ernie, we thank you. Thank you all.

Mr. RAINES: And I want to holler out to Phil, Dr. Phil. I want to thank him so much...

CHEN: All right. Thank...

Mr. RAINES: (To Bloom) And I want to thank her.

CHEN: Thank you.

Mr. RAINES: Because if it wasn't for them...

Ms. RAINES: Mike.

CHEN: Yeah.

Mr. RAINES: And Mike. Hats off.

CHEN: All right. We got to go. Ernie, thank you so much.

Mr. RAINES: You're welcome.

CHEN: Christina, we're glad that your dad is happy and that you feel that you're safe.

Mr. RAINES: Oh, I'm happy, I'm happy.

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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Christina Raines, Drew Peterson Engaged

Christina Raines is Drew Peterson's new fiancée. The 24-year-old waitress would be the suspected murderer's fifth wife after his third wife, Kathleen Savio, was murdered in March 2004 and his fourth wife, 23-year-old Stacy, went missing in October 2007. Peterson is a 54-year-old retired police sergeant and lives in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

First meeting at a coin-operated laundry several years ago, Christina Raines and Drew Peterson started dating months ago. He took her to see the Blue Man Group, promised to buy her a car, and got her roses.

Christina's father, Ernie Raines, heard of their engagement and drove to Peterson's house to deliver a message: "I (told him), 'You know me, I'd kill for my kids, you know that. He told me, 'I will never do nothing to hurt your daughter, that's why I didn't put her name out.'"

Ernie Raines is "doing everything I can to try to get her away from him."

Before meeting Christina Raines, Drew Peterson was dating a 22-year-old tanning salon worker, Kim Matuska. Their relationship ended because of media pressure and publicity, and she was even called to testify before a grand jury over Stacy's disappearance.

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Feb 2, 2009 10:15 am US/Pacific
Woman: 'Engagement' To Drew Peterson Was 'Stunt'
Most Recent Ex Says They Were Never Engaged, He Just Wanted It To Look That Way
4th Wife Missing; 3rd A Homicide Victim


A woman who has just broken up with Drew Peterson says, contrary to what he wants the world to believe, they were never engaged.

Christina Raines, 24, removed her belongings from Drew Peterson's home as the woman's father, Ernest Raines, looked on, along with an Early Show camera crew and officers from Peterson's former department.

Peterson, 55, had reached the rank of sergeant with the Bolingbrook, Ill. police.

Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson disappeared in October 2007. She was 23. Peterson hasn't been charged, but authorities have said they are investigating the disappearance as a possible homicide.

Peterson has denied any involvement in the disappearance and has maintained he believes she left him for another man.

Authorities also are investigating the death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose body was found in an empty bathtub in her house in 2004. After Stacy Peterson disappeared, authorities reopened the investigation of Savio's death, which was originally classified as an accident. Her body was exhumed and her death was reclassified as a homicide following an autopsy.

On Friday, Peterson initially refused to allow Christina to take her belongings from her home, despite Ernest's angry demands that Peterson do so, as CBS Early Show cameras rolled from a distance. Ernest, angrily shouting through the front door to Peterson that he was "fooling with the wrong guy," called police.

Peterson then let Christina remove her things from his home.

Referring to the incident on The Early Show Monday, Ernest quoted an old Johnny Cash tune in saying he and Christina had beaten the devil. "That's what we did," Ernest told co-anchor Julie Chen "We beat the devil."

An emotional Christina, frequently pausing for long periods, told Chen she first met Peterson when she was 15, but met him again more recently at a bar.

Ernest says Peterson began pursuing a relationship with his daughter, who wound up moving in with Peterson.

"He was very kind to me," and was never violent toward her, Christina told Chen. He was also a "great father," Christina added.

Christina said he didn't "feel comfortable" answering Chen's questions about Stacey Peterson or any possible Drew Peterson role in her disappearance. Christina said she had met Stacey Peterson.

"I'm a good person and I have a good heart," Christina remarked. "And instead of following with my head, I followed with my heart," and allowed the relationship with Drew Peterson to grow. "I don't love him," though at one point, "I thought I did," Christina continued.

When asked how she had come to get engaged to Peterson, Christina responded, "It was never an engagement."

"What was it, then?"

"It was more like a stunt."

"A stunt?"

"Yes."

"On whose part?"

"On Drew's, so he could be in the media," Christina said. "He had told me that his lawyer had wanted him to be in the media and wanted to propose to someone at a restaurant."

Peterson encouraged Christina to become part of the setup, Christina told Chen, saying, "That's how it went down, but I would not go with it. I would not go along with it. I told him 'no.' And he had said, 'Well, if it comes out that I am engaged to someone, it's not really true." '

"So," Chen asked, "you were never engaged to him, is that what you're saying?"

"No," Christina replied, "I was never engaged to him."

"But he was putting it out there that he was engaged?"

"That he was engaged."

"To you?"

"He had told me that he never said it was me, (that) he never said that he was engaged to me. But I have heard that, like, off camera, he had told a producer, a publicist, that it was me."

Christina said it was several days of conversation with an ex-boyfriend with whom she'd been living, Mike, that led to her moving out of Peterson's house.

"(Mike) was telling me, you know, 'this is not right. He's not a good guy.' (It) just kind of opened up my eyes. A lot of things made sense. And he guided me from Monday through Thursday. And Thursday's when Mike had asked me to move back in."

CBS News legal analyst Lisa Bloom told Chen Drew Peterson "can get engaged, but legally, he cannot get married. He is still legally married to Stacey Peterson, who is missing, been missing for over a year. And her clothes are still in that house. ... They're still in the closets. She's still a presence in that house."

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CBS "The Early Show" / February 2, 2009

Christina Raines, Drew Peterson's former 24-year-old girlfriend appears on CBS' "The Early Show," and answers the question on the minds of a large segment of the public: What in the world were you thinking? Raines, who was accompanied on the show with her father, Ernie Raines, packed up her bags and moved out of Peterson's Bolingbrook house on Friday, January 30, 2009. She said she and Peterson had started their relationship at a bar but said she has known him since she was 15.

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Peterson's ex-fiance testifies before grand jury
February 6, 2009 6:12 AM | No Comments

Less than a week after moving out of Drew Peterson's home, Christina Raines testified before a grand jury investigating the disappearance of his fourth wife and the death of his third, the Sun-Times reports.

Peterson's ex-fiance appeared Thursday in Joliet before the grand jury, which has been meeting since November 2007 in an effort to determine what happened to the former Bolingbrook Police officer's last two wives.

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Drew Peterson’s Lawyer Makes Accusations!
July 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Well it’s been extremely quiet on the “Drew Peterson Crazy Train” of late! The judge put a sock in Drew Peterson’s mouth, and that of his lawyer Joel Brodsky at the last court date. Thank goodness! No news means good news to us, but Joel Brodsky and the rest of the Drew Peterson camp must have been ancy because after this past Tuesday’s court date, Brodsky had something to say.

It has been reported in several of the local news agencies that the Peterson Team came out and accused Christina Raines of trying to date another police officer. Christina Raines is being represented by famous lawyer Gloria Alred, and she has issued a written statement from her office. Her statement that was released said ” Chrissie has not had dinner with or gone to the movies with any police officer other than Drew Peterson, and she has no interest in doing so.” She continued in her statement to say “She does not feel she was “hit-on” by any police officer, We do not think there is a bias for filing a complaint against any officer and we have no plans to file such a complaint.”

Brodsky announced that he intended to file a motion regarding this. According to Brodsky some unknown detective asked Christina Raines on a date during the investigation of Peterson for murder of third wife Kathleen Savio and disappearance of the fourth wife, Stacy Peterson.

The State’s Attorney’s office spokesperson has refuted what Joel Brodsky has aleged. The office further stated that Brodsky accusation is “preposterous and disingenuous”. Meanwhile, after hearing such nonsense, Ernie Raines, who is Christina Raines’ father has stated that Joel Brodsky is a scumbag. He also let loose a couple expletives as he claimed with his threat that he is going to kick the bleep out of him!

It is a free country and I guess if Christina Raines wants to date another police officer, I guess she can. It would be easier if it wasn’t one that was investigating her ex-boyfriend-ex-fiance’-! It appears that everyone, and anyone according to Brodsky/Peterson is a liar, cheat, slut, low-life, drug abuser, mentalcase, and criminal!

Too bad for them, they surrounded themselves with people like that! Drew Peterson is shining! He is a superstar among the scum!!

I have but one thing to say- WAKE-UP! We all know that Peterson is all of those mentioned above! And while he did travel in circles of the under-belly, and he shines in no ones eyes but his own. This writer is once again glad to say that I am so glad he is safely tucked away in his small cell and is as quiet as a church mouse!

No news is good news to me!

Just my thoughts, just my opinions, and always in a conversationalTone.

Mary Caliendo

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Steph says for $200,000 Joel Brodsky attempted to sell him a 'package' about the Chrissy/Drew engagement complete with the opportunity to videotape them together. Says if Joel is acquited he'll just "rejoin the media circus".
Visit: petersonstory.wordpress.com/ for more info.

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www.scribd.com/doc/12548186/WLS-interview-with-Drew-Peterson-and-Christina-Raines

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Christina and Drew admitted on Mancow Show that he knew Christina Raines since she was 15 yrs old. Said he used to be friends with her Father.

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Peterson's ex Christina Raines on CBS's 'The Early Show'
Woman known as Drew Peterson's former fiancee tells "Early Show" co-anchor Julie Chen that the engagement was a stunt to keep his name in the news

DATE February 2, 2009
TIME 7:00-9:00 AM
NETWORK CBS
PROGRAM The Early Show

JULIE CHEN, co-host: Joining us are Christina and Ernie Raines, along with CBS News legal analyst Lisa Bloom.

Good morning to you all.

Christina, let me begin with you. Can you walk us through your relationship with Drew Peterson? When did you meet him and how did you meet him?

Ms. CHRISTINA RAINES (Former Fiance of Drew Peterson): I had met him at a bar, but before that I've known Drew Peterson every since I was like 15.

CHEN: So did you know his wife Stacy as well, then?

Ms. RAINES: Yes.

CHEN: OK, and how did this relationship with Drew get to the point where you were engaged to him?

Ms. RAINES: It started out as a friendship.

CHEN: I imagine it's very difficult.

Mr. ERNEST RAINES (Father of Drew Peterson's Ex-Fiance): I can--I can add a little bit to that. We moved to Bolingbrook when we were little. And Drew Peterson was a policeman, a sergeant at the time, and he helped me a lot, and I trusted him. And all of a sudden later on I got word that he was trying to date my daughter.

CHEN: That he was trying to date your daughter?

Mr. RAINES: Yeah.

CHEN: At what point, after Stacy had been reported missing?

Mr. RAINES: Yeah, after Stacy disappeared. And six months ago, I believe it was--my daughter works at a restaurant, and he was going in there and then going where she was hanging out at and just kept pursuing her.

CHEN: And how did you react to this?

Mr. RAINES: I wasn't happy. She knew how I was, how I felt about it. So what I--what I tried to do, I called the state police, they says that it's an ongoing investigation, there's nothing you can do. I called Bolingbrook, they sent a police car over to their house to do a track number, which is where I got the officer's name, badge number and report number. The next day another officer called me, fouled up on it and said, `I wish you luck, you know, but there's really nothing we can do.'

CHEN: Hm.

Christina, let me ask you this. OK, obviously your father wasn't happy finding out about you two dating. How would you describe Drew as a person? Was he kind to you?

Ms. RAINES: Yes, he was very kind to me.

CHEN: Was he ever violent towards you?

Ms. RAINES: No, not at all.

CHEN: How was he as a father to his children?

Ms. RAINES: He was a great father, and he was really good to my kids.

CHEN: Did you--did he ever talk to you about Stacy after she went missing?

Ms. RAINES: I don't feel comfortable answering that right now.

CHEN: You don't want to discuss it. What--you said you knew Stacy also. Do you think he had anything to do with her disappearing?

Ms. RAINES: I really don't feel comfortable answering that at all right now.

CHEN: Do you think he had anything to do with the mysterious death of his third wife?

Ms. RAINES: I don't want to answer any of those questions right now.

CHEN: What do you want the public to know about you or about Drew Peterson?

Ms. RAINES: Well, that I'm a good person and I have a good heart, and instead of following with my head I followed with my heart and...

CHEN: Do you love him?

Ms. RAINES: I don't love him.

CHEN: Did you love him?

Ms. RAINES: I thought I did.

CHEN: How did you become engaged to him? When did you become engaged to him?

Ms. RAINES: It was never an engagement, really.

CHEN: What was it, then?

Ms. RAINES: It was more like a stunt.

CHEN: A stunt?

Ms. RAINES: Yes.

CHEN: On whose part?

Ms. RAINES: On Drew, so could be in the media.

CHEN: Did you know it was a stunt when...

Ms. RAINES: Well, he had told me that his lawyer had wanted him to be in the media and wanted to propose to someone at a restaurant.

CHEN: And then what happened? So he said to you...

Ms. RAINES: Well...

CHEN: ...`We're friends, we're dating, you want to be a part of this stunt?' Is that how it went down?

Ms. RAINES: That's how it went down, but I would not go with it. I would not go along with it.

CHEN: What would you say to him?

Ms. RAINES: I told him no, and he had said, `Well, if it comes out that I'm engaged to someone, it's not really true.'

CHEN: So you were never engaged to him, is that what you're saying?

Ms. RAINES: No, I was never engaged to him.

CHEN: But he was putting it out there that he was engaged?

Ms. RAINES: That he was engaged.

CHEN: To you.

Ms. RAINES: He had--he had told me that he never said it was me. He never said that he was engaged to me.

CHEN: OK...

Ms. RAINES: But I have heard that, like, off camera he had told I think his producer or publicist that it was me.

CHEN: OK, let me ask you this. But you did live with him, correct?

Ms. RAINES: I did live with him.

CHEN: What was the breaking point? Why did you break up with him?

Ms. RAINES: All it was, was I moved in with him, and the reason why I left, I had went on a Monday to collect some of my items from my apartment...

CHEN: From your apartment that you shared with him, or your own apartment?

Ms. RAINES: My own apartment that I shared with my ex-boyfriend Mike.

CHEN: OK.

Ms. RAINES: And he had sat me down...

CHEN: Who sat you down?

Ms. RAINES: Mike.

CHEN: OK.

Ms. RAINES: And he was telling me, you know, `This is not right. He's not a good guy.' Just kind of opened up my eyes, and a lot of things made sense. And he guided me from Monday through Thursday, and Thursday's when Mike had asked me to move back in...

CHEN: With him.

Ms. RAINES: ...with him. Lisa, let me bring you in. From a legal standpoint, let's say--just say Drew Peterson does propose to someone, anyone.

Ms. LISA BLOOM (CBS News Legal Analyst): Mm-hmm.

CHEN: Can he even legally get married to a woman right now, because isn't he still considered married even though is last wife is nowhere to be found?

Ms. BLOOM: Yeah, you really put your finger on it. He can get engaged, but legally he cannot get married. He is still legally married to Stacy Peterson, who is missing, been missing for over a year. And her clothes are still in that house, right, Chrissy? I mean, they're still in the closets. She's still a presence in that house.

CHEN: In the final seconds, Lisa, what do you make of all this? If you were advising Drew Peterson, if you were his attorney, what would you say?

Ms. BLOOM: Well, I wouldn't be advising Drew Peterson. I think he's getting bad advice. And I've been very happy to be advising Ernest, and he--I want to give hats off to Ernest for being the dad in this situation, for staying close to his daughter.

CHEN: Yeah.

Ms. BLOOM: For being there for his daughter and for helping her to get out of this bad situation. It really is a success story. We don't see a lot of these.

CHEN: Lisa Bloom, Ernie, Christina, thank you for all coming on.

Mr. RAINES: I just want--I got one comment to make. Johnny Cash came out with a song that Kris Kristofferson wrote, but Johnny Cash sang it...

CHEN: And?

Mr. RAINES: ...and it was called "Beat The Devil." And that's what we did. We beat the devil.

CHEN: Ernie, we thank you. Thank you all.

Mr. RAINES: And I want to holler out to Phil, Dr. Phil. I want to thank him so much...

CHEN: All right. Thank...

Mr. RAINES: (To Bloom) And I want to thank her.

CHEN: Thank you.

Mr. RAINES: Because if it wasn't for them...

Ms. RAINES: Mike.

CHEN: Yeah.

Mr. RAINES: And Mike. Hats off.

CHEN: All right. We got to go. Ernie, thank you so much.

Mr. RAINES: You're welcome.

CHEN: Christina, we're glad that your dad is happy and that you feel that you're safe.

Mr. RAINES: Oh, I'm happy, I'm happy.

[Lorie Taylor]

Check out Christina Raines on Facebook! Certainly the party girl!

Basic Information


Sex:
Female
Birthday:
August 12, 1984
Hometown:
Bolingbrook, IL
Relationship Status:
Single
Interested In:
Men
Looking For:
Friendship


About Me:
I am a 25 have two wonderful kids a boy and a girl. I enjoy shopping, hanging out with my friends, going to the movies and of course going out to the bars wih the girls. I enjoy spending time with my on again and off again boyfriend mike for the moment we are going strong and hopefully it will stay that way. Looking for new and interesting people to meet so if u would like to get to know me better send me a messages cause i am one of a kind and you can hold me to that.

High School:

* Bolingbrook High School '03
*



Employer:
tji fridays



Member of:
TGI Friday's in Joliet - Bar


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[Lorie Taylor]

well after looking at the updates and scrolling the history on FB looks as though Christina Raines is not with Mike anymore and dating someone else. She also has a really nasty mouth and seems to be doing ALOT of drinking.


Christina Raines im sick have not felt right for the past two days.... fuck hate being sick



Randy J Bowling Yay you finally got rid of that asshole. I hope you start enjoying yourself. You look amazing now that your not down all the time.
January 13 at 8:29am


Christina Raines hanging out with my new boyfriend sososo hot........
January 4 at 5:28pm


Tabitha Yauk
Tabitha Yauk
thanks god mike gone woooo hooooo ;party time
January 4 at 6:28pm


Christina Raines
Hahahah going to have fun and enjoy myself with out havin some one putting me down all the time or checking up on me at all time done for good so lets party
January 4 at 6:31pm


Michelle Taylor I would like to visit with lacey and anthony.. Miss them both.
January 3 at 12:15am


Christina Raines gotta love when ppl talk shit especially when they are to much of a pussy to call you out or when you dont give them the time or day...... dont be mad
December 29, 2009 at 4:47pm via Mobile Web


Christina Raines Having a drink with my baby melissa...... talking about how drunk we are going to get on friday night cant wait.....
December 23, 2009 at 11:28pm via Mobile Web


Kim Raines HEY BITCH WHATS UP!!! SO YOU FINALLY MADE A FACEBOOK..UHMM DONT LET YOUR STALKER B.F MIKE GET YOUR INFO,,HEY WHOS THAT MAN BESIDE YOU DAMNNNN!!!!
November 5, 2009 at 2:05pm

[Lorie Taylor]

In case any of you dont know who Michelle Taylor is that is her mother. She seems to be involved with it all and goes along with whatever Christina wants to do , and joins in like she is her friend instead of a mother.

Christina Raines mother

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