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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:37:01 GMT -6
    We’ve left the house pretty much like it was when Stacy left," Drew says. "If you look at all the pictures of Stacy, she looks like a different person in every one. Everybody says, ‘How can she hide being so well known?’ Well, women can really change their appearance, so her hiding out isn’t as farfetched as some people are trying to say.” Drew shows off the bathroom, which features foliage on the ceiling, and painted giraffes, tiger cubs and other wildlife on the walls. “Stacy did all of this. The bathroom’s a jungle room, which I thought had a kind of a unique look to everything," he says. “All her clothes in the bedroom are just like they were the day she left,” he says switching on the light in a walk-in closet. “These are all her clothes, and basically nothing’s been changed or moved around. I don’t know if I can’t bring myself to do it or haven’t had the time. It’s just like I’m kind of hesitant to move anything or change anything, and I can’t figure out why. I’ll leave everything the same as I can to give the kids their sense of normalcy. “I really feel, after the state police came in here and did a search warrant, I really feel kind of like a rape victim would feel — dirty because they were in here violating my home,” he continues. “I found out the other day there is, like, an 8 x 8-inch hole I found in the back of my mattress that they tried hiding.” Drew gestures to the floor board behind his bed. “I got a big chunk of rug cut out. We spilled red juice. I don’t know if they thought it was blood or whatever they think it was,” he says with a sarcastic laugh. "I have a little bit of a problem with a forensics expert coming in and can’t tell the difference between blood and red juice. “They took a Rug Doctor I used for cleaning up after the kids. They took cameras; they took my guns," Drew continues. "I think the house is totally wired and miked up, which is fine. I’ve got nothing to hide." |
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:37:52 GMT -6
 Drew Peterson maintains his innocence in the disappearance of his 23-year-old wife, Stacy, yet many consider him a suspect. The Dr. Phil show covered the story when it first broke, and a year later, it's still making headlines. “The last year of my life has been really turned upside down. I went from having a wife and a happy family to being a single father," says Drew. "I had media camped out in front of my house from 3:00 in the morning until about midnight. This pretty much hinders everything I do.” The former lawman says he has developed a unique way to deal with his detractors. “When people look at me and say, ‘You did this to your wife,’ I just look at them and laugh and say, ‘Thank you.’ You know? ‘Go screw yourself.’ I normally have a smart-ass remark for people like that,” he says. "Everybody is looking at me, and they’re concerned that I’m not curled up in a corner crying about all this or feeling bad about this," he continues. "I’ve been angry. I’m mad she ran off. I’m mad I’ve gotten all this publicity I don’t want. I think that’s a normal reaction. That’s what my life has become, and it’s kind of commonplace to have these silly things happening to me.” |
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:38:26 GMT -6
Noting that Drew had a long career in law enforcement, Dr. Phil asks, “If you were involved objectively in this about someone else, would you be suspicious of you?”
“Of course,” Drew replies. “Normally, the spouse is always looked at as the one who is responsible for it, and there were circumstances surrounding these things that people would tend to think gave me some sort of motive.”
"Do you think your behavior has fed the media scrutiny?"
"In this type of situation, I was very nervous and under a lot of scrutiny, and so it came across as gallows [humor] or unconcerned.”
Dr. Phil is baffled by Drew's stoic demeanor. “Even if I had problems in my relationship with my wife, if the mother of my children went missing, I just have to think that would become a focal point of my life to try to find her. Have you looked for her?” Dr. Phil asks.
“We have private investigators that are, in fact, looking for her. But again, we have very limited resources to do that search,” Drew replies.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:39:12 GMT -6
As you sit here today, what do you think happened here?” Dr. Phil asks.
“I think Stacy ran off with somebody else. I think she got tired of the life she was living. It was a little bit overwhelming for her. She had four kids. She was 23 years old. She just had a situation where her sister died a terrible death from cancer, and I think a combination of all those things was too much for her, and she ran off,” Drew responds.
“Did you have any theory about who she would have run off with at the time?” Dr. Phil inquires. "You weren’t aware of her having an affair?”
“Not when she ran off, no. Later we found out that she was seeing a few people. And to what extent she was seeing those people, I don’t know."
“Those few people, are any of them missing?”
“Not to my knowledge. That’s something the Illinois state police is keeping pretty tight to the vest," Drew answers.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:39:48 GMT -6
Dr. Phil is troubled by the circumstances of the case. “Does it defy logic that a mother of four, without a tremendous amount of resources, could just walk away from her own children and then just disappear leaving no track, no trace, no electronic trail, no car trail, no money trail — any kind of trail that would lead to her being found?” he asks.
“Yes, it does, very much so. It’s something that defies logic in my mind, and I can see it defying logic in everybody else’s mind,” Drew replies.
“Just so we’re clear with everybody here, it is your unwavering position that you had nothing to do with her disappearance?” Dr. Phil inquires. “You did not do anything to her detriment, anything untoward whatsoever?”
“That’s correct," Drew answers.
“Did you ever threaten harm to her?” Dr. Phil asks.
“Never.”
“We have accounts that have been reported in the media of her saying that you had threatened her, and that if something happened to her that looked like an accident, it wasn’t," Dr. Phil says.
“No. I never threatened her and never hurt her,” Drew reiterates.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:41:01 GMT -6
The death of Drew’s third wife, Kathleen Savio, was initially considered an accidental drowning, but has now been ruled a homicide.
“It is alleged that Stacy told one of her pastors that Drew killed Kathleen,” Dr. Phil says, reading from a graphic that appears on the big screen behind him. He turns to Drew. “Do you believe that happened?”
“I don’t know. I can’t even answer for that conversation," he replies. "I know for a fact that she had a deep crush on this pastor."
“Kathleen also addressed letters to prosecutors saying, ‘His next step is to take my children away or kill me instead.’ Did she do that?” Dr. Phil asks Drew.
"Kathy loved writing letters to people, and telling on people," he replies. "Whether she wrote these letters or not, I don’t know. I can’t answer for that."
“It’s alleged that Kathleen told her sister that if she died, it might look like an accident, but it wasn’t.”
“Again, I can’t answer for these conversations.”
Dr. Phil is puzzled. “These are two women in your life, years apart, that have people, that I assume don’t know each other, reporting the same thing," he observes.
“I can’t answer for any of these conversations.”
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:41:38 GMT -6
“Did you get physical with Kathleen?” Dr. Phil asks.
“No, never," Drew answers.
“Because she told her sister, according to her sister, that she was beaten against a wooden table,” Dr. Phil says.
“I was a policeman. Policeman do not get involved in physical confrontations with their wives, because if you do, you will lose your career," Drew explains. "I wasn't about to get involved in any physical confrontation with them and take that chance."
“As a police officer, you’ve got to admit, this doesn’t look good,” Dr. Phil says.
“No, it doesn’t look good at all,” Drew admits.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:42:30 GMT -6
On a previous show, Drew’s ex-fiancée, Kyle Piry, discussed her misgivings about the former lawman. "Drew could have murdered Kathleen. Drew is probably responsible for Stacy being missing. I could have probably ended up like Kathleen or Stacy," she says. "After we had gotten engaged, he became a lot more controlling. Then it was a year and a half of him stalking. Sometimes he would just pull me over to harass me.”
When the videotape ends, Dr. Phil turns to Drew. “What do you think about what she said?” he asks.
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. I broke up with Kyle," he replies.
“You recognize this is three women and three separate sets of abuse allegations,” Dr. Phil points out.
“Then why wasn’t this reported when it was happening, and why wasn’t I arrested?”
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:43:35 GMT -6
Derek Armstrong
“I think Drew Peterson had everything to do with the disappearance of Stacy, whether it was because she ran away or because he harmed her. I think he is a sociopath," Derek says during a taped interview. He gives his impressions of the former sergeant. "He was there to talk about his past, his triumphs, how great of a cop he was, how great a husband he was. When people call him a monster in the media, I think Drew Peterson actually likes it. Any type of celebrity is fine by him, as long as you don’t call him a liar. He doesn’t mind being the villain, as long as he’s the famous villain.”
Derek joins Dr. Phil and Drew in the studio. “Did you come away with a feeling, a conclusion, about what you think happened in this case?” Dr. Phil asks.
“I haven’t reached a final conclusion. I’m actually still investigating. His interviews with me did not make him look particularly good,” Derek replies.
“Why did they not make him look good?” Dr. Phil inquires.
“One of the things he said to me — he boasted about it — was, ‘I’m pretty good at the con,’ and that came from his police days.”
Dr. Phil faces Drew. “Did you say that?” he asks.
“I don’t remember saying that,” Drew says. “When I was working undercover, I had a pretty good ability to con people into believing I was something other than what I was.”
“Can you con people?” Dr. Phil asks.
“I believe, yes," Drew answers.
“Are you conning the police now?” Dr. Phil inquires.
“No.”
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:43:57 GMT -6
Dr. Phil introduces Drew’s attorney, Joel Brodsky. “Is Drew a liar?” he asks.
“That’s an interesting question. When he did his undercover police work, obviously part of his job was to make the narcotic sellers believe he was a buyer,” Joel replies. “But I found that when he gives his version of what occurred regarding either Kathleen or Stacy, the facts, the evidence, backs him up. So I don’t find him to be a liar about these issues.”
Dr. Phil reveals that Drew recently submitted to a polygraph examination in an attempt to clear his name. He examines the polygraph results.
“On Sunday, October 28, 2007, did you last see your wife, Stacy, in your home before going to bed, after coming home from work?” he reads. “The answer was yes, and it was scored as a deceptive answer.”
“I answered truthfully, and I have no idea why it came up deceptive," Drew replies.
“Next question, do you know the whereabouts of your wife, Stacy? Answer: No. Results: Deceptive. Next question: Did you receive a phone call from your wife, Stacy, on the evening of October 28, 2007 telling you that she was leaving you? You answered yes, and the result was deceptive. Any thought, theory or idea as to why that would come up deceptive, if you were telling the truth?”
“I have no idea. I can’t even answer for it,” Drew replies
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:48:30 GMT -6
   Jack Trimarco Dr. Phil introduces renowned polygraph examiner Jack Trimarco. “What’s the reliability of this kind of test, and what’s the variability of this kind of test?” he asks. “Everything depends on the examiner. When a qualified, experienced, honest polygraph examiner conducts an exam, you expect, based on studies, a 93 percent validity rate,” he replies. Drew also answered the following polygraph questions, and no deception was found: Did you have any involvement in the physical removal of your wife, Stacy, from your home on Sunday, October 28, 2007? Did you, in any way, physically harm your wife, Stacy, during the time that she disappeared? Did your wife, Stacy, call you on Sunday, October 28, 2007 and tell you that if you wanted the car, it was parked at the Clow Airport? "I would like to know who hired the polygraph examiner," Jack Trimarco says. Joel defends his decision. “Lee McCord is the polygraph examiner that I hired. We paid him a standard fee of $500 per examination. He did them on two successive Sundays. He took two hours of pre-examination before he got into the questions,” he explains. “He’s been an examiner in Chicago for 34 years, was the chairman of the board who administers discipline to the polygraph examiners. He’s a man of impeccable reputation and impeccable qualifications.” |
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:55:37 GMT -6
“A lot of hard things happened, and I had to deal with a lot. Despite all that, I got through everything. I’m a lot stronger from it,” says 15-year-old Thomas. “He’s more of a friend than a dad, and at times, more of a dad than a friend. He’s a great guy.”
“He does good things. He buys us cool stuff,” says 14-year-old Kris.
Drew also has two children by his wife, Stacy: Anthony, 5, and Lacy, 3. “We’ve told Anthony and Lacy that their mom is on vacation. Child care specialists spent time with the kids, and they said that [excuse for Stacy's disappearance] was very age-appropriate. These specialists all said I have the most well-adjusted kids on the planet," he says.
“Overnight, I went from being a watch commander of an entire town to being a mother of four. I’ve got to tell you the mom job is much harder,” Drew jokes.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:56:24 GMT -6
When the taped segment ends, Dr. Phil faces Drew. “It’s been a year. During that time you really haven’t behaved or conducted yourself the way most people think they would in similar circumstances,” he says.
“We definitely looked for her with private investigators, but showing emotion? I’ve been a policeman for 32 years,” Drew says.
“But this isn’t about a case; this is about your wife.”
“Being a policeman for 32 years, you're trained and you live life not showing emotion.”
“Do you think she will ever reappear?” Dr. Phil asks.
“I hope so, but nobody makes it easy for her to reappear,” Drew says. “Why would anybody want to come back to this hell storm that’s been created?”
“You believe that she loved her children. That’s why she would want to come back.” Dr. Phil says. “Do you have private detectives looking for her now?”
“Yes," Drew answers. "Most of their efforts are done electronically, but again, my resources are very limited.”
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Oct 4, 2009 22:57:38 GMT -6
Dr. Phil expresses skepticism that Stacy simply vanished without a trace. “I think this defies all logic, I think it defies all common sense that she could or would just disappear, which makes me believe that there’s been foul play involved, if not you, then somebody,” Dr. Phil says.
“It’s a possibility, but I don’t know,” Drew says.
“I am very troubled by these repeated reports [regarding] two of your wives that reportedly said that if they died by accident, then people should look at you,” Dr. Phil says.
“I can’t answer for them,” Drew says.
“Is it that you can’t, or you won’t?”
“I can’t. I would if I could,” Drew says.
Joel shares his final thoughts. “There is no evidence that one could present in a court of law that Drew had any involvement in Kathleen Savio’s death, or had anything to do with Stacy’s disappearance," he replies.
At the end of the show, Drew maintains his innocence. "The biggest thing that bothers me is the misconception that Kathleen drowned in a dry tub. It's impossible," he says. "As far as Stacy's concerned, people do run away. It happens. This isn't really as unusual as people might think."
If you have any information regarding Stacy Peterson’s disappearance, contact the Illinois State Police at (815) 726-6377.
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Post by Lorie Taylor on Jan 24, 2010 15:50:23 GMT -6
POSTED BY FACSMILEY ON JUSTICE CAFE: RECAP:
January 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm | #79
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A couple of interesting comments from Dr. Phil
#1.
PHIL: In that you did have a pattern of calling each other all the time, why did you not call her the day she disappeared?
DREW: I did but she, there was…she wanted her space. She wanted her space so that day I gave her her space.
PHIL: Because there are those obviously who say you called her, you didn’t call her because you knew she couldn’t answer, but you’re saying you didn’t call her because you were giving her space.
DREW: Correct.
#2
Phil: Well the phone records show that you were near the Chicago sanitary and ship canal the day she went missing. Were you there?
Drew: Yes, I was driving through that area.
Phil: What were you doing here?
Drew: I was looking for her her at a couple spots I thought she might be and I was looking for my car that she was driving.
BUT…
Wikipedia:
…Drew Peterson claims that Stacy called him at 9 p.m. on Sunday to tell him that she had left him for another man and that she had left her car at Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport.
Polygraph Reply:
“To the question ‘Did your wife Stacy call you on Sunday, October 28th, 2007, and tell you that if you wanted the car it was parked at the Clow Airport?’ you answered Yes.”
Greta Van Susteren show:
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Now, what Cassandra has told us, What Stacy’s sister, had told us is that about 11:00 o’clock on the night of October 28, that she made a phone call to Drew Peterson, her brother-in- law. Is that the pinged phone call, at least as far as we can figure out from the leaks — I mean, we haven’t confirmed that ourselves yet at FOX News, but is that the pinged call that sends them to the canal?
ELMAN: Yes. She — Cassandra is saying that she was at — she was outside of Stacy and Drew Peterson’s home when she called Drew Peterson, frantic about Stacy, and that that was when — that is the ping that they’re using from his cell phone to — because he was saying he was home, and she knows he wasn’t there because she was outside his house.
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