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Post media links here without discussion. Thanks!

[Tom'sGirl]

http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=182390 (http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=182390)

[Indy Gal]

Lots of video links here

http://cbs2chicago.com/local

[Indy Gal]

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

[Tom'sGirl]

http://colbyfiles.blogs.foxnews.com/ (http://colbyfiles.blogs.foxnews.com/)

[arielilane]

'He was a knight in shining armor'

ROUGH LIFE ON THE ROAD | 'We had a - - - - - - up childhood,' says Stacy Peterson's sister, who fears she is dead. 'I'm not going to give up until I find her,' the sister vows.


November 11, 2007
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/644521,CST-NWS-boling11.article

[arielilane]

Geraldo interviews Drew Peterson




November 11, 2007
BY DAN ROZEK (drozek@suntimes.com) Staff Reporter/drozek@suntimes.com

With the media camp growing outside his Bolingbrook home, Sgt. Drew Peterson took his case to Geraldo Rivera Saturday. Off-camera, he insisted he had nothing to do with his wife’s disappearance and complained to the Fox Network broadcaster that stress caused by media coverage has caused him to lose 25 pounds.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/645271,cst-nws-bolingtv11a.article

[arielilane]

Missing Illinois Mom's Neighbor Reports Cop-Husband's Odd Behavior to Police

Saturday, November 10, 2007
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — A neighbor of an missing Illinois woman filed a police report against the woman's husband and recalled seeing the mother of two sitting at the end of her driveway in tears a week before she disappeared, she told FOX News.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310405,00.html

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Searchers have been passing out flyers in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson. The wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant has been missing for two weeks now.

Another big search will be launched for the 23-year-old mother Monday.

Sgt. Drew Peterson did leave his home for a while to avoid the media, but he was back home Sunday night, and his family remained by his side.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5756198

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Search Organization Seeking Donations; Family Says They Will Never Give Up

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― The focus of the search for Stacy Peterson is now shifting from land to water; her family says no matter how long it takes, they will never give up.

After spending Sunday distributing flyers with Stacy's picture on them – the missing 23-year-old's stepsister and brother-in-law acknowledged that after two weeks, it is not likely Peterson is still alive.

"If she was out there and saw all this I'm pretty sure she'd come forward and say 'hey I'm OK,'" said Debby Forgue, Peterson's stepsister. "I know she would not want to see her family go through this."

Drew Peterson has made only brief appearances outside his home this weekend, where he is caring for the couple's two small children.

"Whatever might have happened to her, we will find justice and we will find Stacy as a family," said Matt Simmons, Stacy Peterson's brother-in-law.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.stacy.2.564863.html

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The director of a national search firm that has been scouring fields and woods for Stacy Peterson said Sunday he is leaving Illinois to start searches for two missing teens in the South.

Tim Miller, founder and director of Texas EquuSearch, has been organizing daily searches for the mother of two who was last seen by her husband Oct. 28.

Miller said he spent Sunday reviewing last week's findings, including hundreds of aerial images. In the coming days, volunteers will scale back the ground search and concentrate on bodies of water before icy temperatures make those searches impossible, he said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson12nov12,0,1702856.story?coll=chi_tab01_lay out

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Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson has maintained since the first day of his young wife's disappearance that she ran off with another man.

But an unnamed source told the Chicago Sun-Times that Peterson has been vague about his whereabouts Oct. 28, the day Stacy Peterson went missing, and his "timeline doesn't make sense."

Stacy Peterson, 23, was supposed to meet a family friend for a painting project that morning but never showed. Unsuccessful in their attempts to reach her, family reported her missing by 4 a.m. the following morning.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/644925,4_1_JO11_MISSING_S1.article

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Volunteers and friends searching for a missing mother of two from suburban Chicago took the day off to regroup and raise awareness about Stacy Peterson.

Searchers were passing out fliers at area malls and grocery stores Sunday.

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The volunteer group Texas EquuSearch spent the day reviewing more than 2,500 high-resolution images taken from an airplane as it flew over a 25-mile diameter around Bolingbrook.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14567761/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[Mysticchic]

CBS The Early Show
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/05/national/main3451947.shtml?source=search_story

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3444646n?source=search_video

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Growing up, Stacy Peterson was on the move.

But no matter where her family went, trouble followed.

There was an absent mother. Alcoholism. Domestic violence. Troubled finances. Two sisters who died young. A brother in prison. More than 20 addresses, and with them, new schools.

Her younger sister, Cassandra Cales, 22, revisits the family's history bluntly.

"We had a - - - - - - up childhood," she said. "It was tough."

Out of this chaos emerged Stacy, quiet, maternal, organized, crafty, pretty, a good student who graduated early from Romeoville High School, a young woman forced to grow up too soon.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/644521,CST-NWS-boling11.article

[chicoliving]

November 12, 2007 - Teams plan to focus the search for Stacy Peterson, 23, on bodies of water in the area. The Bolingbrook woman has been missing for more than two weeks.

Monday morning, volunteers met at a church near Peterson's home. They will be searching nearby bodies of water before they ice over.

Bonnie Johnson from Winfield does not know Stacy Peterson personally, but -- like dozens of volunteers -- feels the need to help out with the search.

"It's on my mind all the time, wherever I am. So I just know that if somebody I loved was gone, I would want as many people out there as I could gather," said Bonnie Johnson, volunteer.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5756328

[chicoliving]

Even on a Sunday, there will be no rest for those trying to find Stacy Peterson.

Two plainclothes officers with the Illinois State Police stopped by a number of homes here in Peterson's neighborhood to interview residents. Their every move, outside at least, was documented by the growing pack of camera crews which, as the days pass here, seem increasingly bent on chronicling every gust of wind in what’s presumably become the most closely watched cul-de-sac in America.

Here’s where I have to be careful, because television news is my life, and you won’t go anywhere in this business if you’re not aggressive. But I think it got to the point of overkill when I saw a reporter from a competing station interview a 9-year-old boy, who had just skateboarded to a buddy’s house, only to learn state police were inside the home of his playmate.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310600,00.html

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Search teams will focus on lakes and waterways around a Chicago suburb Monday for any trace of missing 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, who disappeared two weeks ago after she didn't show up at a friend's house.

Authorities named Bolingbrook, Ill., Police Sgt. Drew Peterson, who is married to Stacy, a suspect last week in his wife's disappearance. The body of Peterson's third ex-wife will be exhumed later this week to review her death.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310601,00.html

[chicoliving]

Authorities are moving forward with their investigation into the disappearance of a missing Bolingbrook woman and could exhume the body of her husband's previous wife on Monday to take another look at her mysterious death.

Volunteers continued their search efforts at 10 a.m. Monday, hoping to find a clue to the disappearance of 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Meantime, authorities have been planning to exhume the body of Kathleen Savio, the third wife of Stacy's husband, Drew Peterson, who has officially been named a suspect in Stacy's case.

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/stacy.peterson.search.2.565518.html

[chicoliving]

Investigators are reviewing the death of Sgt. Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, who was found dead in her bathtub in 2004. NBC5's Kim Vatis reported Monday that investigators will exhume Savio's body to further the investigation.

A spokesman for the Will County State's Attorney's Office isn't saying when the exhumation will occur.

State's Attorney James Glasgow said evidence strongly suggests that someone killed Savio and tried to make it look like an accident in 2004. At the time, her drowning was called accidental.

Glasgow moved to exhume the body in the hopes of gathering more information in the case and on Friday a judge signed his petition to exhume the body.


http://www.nbc5.com/family/14570464/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[arielilane]

Drew Peterson: 'Media Is Terrorizing My Children' (http://www.nbc5.com/family/14548103/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news)
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. -- Drew Peterson, the husband of a missing Bolingbrook woman, broke his silence and spoke to reporters Thursday night. That came as new information is surfacing about one of his previous wives and her death. A neighbor who...
http://www.daylife.com/article/00Ty5nzcGMgzG

[arielilane]

http://www.daylife.com/topic/Tim_Miller

[arielilane]

Speaking Out (javascript:newVideo('110707/110707_greta_bosco','On_the_Record','Speaking%20Ou t','Speaking%20Out','On%20The%20Record','-1','Shows','222.154','','');)
http://media2.foxnews.com/thumbnails/110707_110707_greta_bosco_50x50.jpg (javascript:newVideo('110707/110707_greta_bosco','On_the_Record','Speaking%20Ou t','Speaking%20Out','On%20The%20Record','-1','Shows','222.154','','');) http://www.foxnews.com/video2/playerImgs/envelope.gifhttp://www.foxnews.com/video2/playerImgs/list_add.gif

Stacy Peterson's close friend talks about Sgt. Drew Peterson
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player06.html?110707/110707_greta_bosco&On_the_Record&Speaking%20Out&Speaking%20Out&On%20The%20Record&-1&Shows&222.154&&&exp

[Indy Gal]

Ric talking with Greta, Thanks Suz

http://gretawire.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/ric-mims.mp3

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As the search for a missing Bolingbrook woman enters its third week, officials plan to exhume the body of her husband's third wife.

Kathleen Savio's grave is covered by a tent as officials prepare to exhume her body on Tuesday. Savio, who drowned in 2004, is the third wife of Bolingbrook Police Sergeant Drew Peterson.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5756328

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Authorities are moving forward with their investigation into the disappearance of a missing Bolingbrook woman and could exhume the body of her husband's previous wife on Monday to take another look at her mysterious death.

Investigators are preparing to exhume Kathleen Savio's body. With her ex-husband, Drew Peterson, a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, close friends are struggling to believe his story.

As CBS 2's Katie McCall reports, the people who searched for Stacy Peterson Monday are certainly focused on finding her, but they are also interested in finding out what happened to Savio, Drew Peterson's third wife.

Reporters stationed outside the Peterson home Monday were greeted by a man who appeared to be Drew Peterson's brother. He brought out a video camera, took a few shots, then went back inside.

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/stacy.peterson.search.2.565518.html

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As authorities erected a maroon tent near Kathleen Savio's grave in Hillside Monday to exhume her body, family members found themselves grappling with mixed emotions: relief that authorities were reinvestigating but also a fresh onslaught of grief.

For one thing, said Melissa Doman, Savio's niece, how do they rebury her?

"When we have a good idea, we'll call together family members and go from there," she said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_13nov13,0,6934274.story?coll=chi_tab01_la yout

[Tom'sGirl]

MARSEILLES - Christina Michelle Ryan, 30, of Marseilles, formerly of Downers Grove, died Sunday, Sept. 17, at her home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles with the Rev. Charles Jones of the Rock Regional Church in Ottawa officiating. Burial will be in Nichol Cemetery in Marseilles. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Mrs. Ryan was born Nov. 12, 1975, in Long Beach, Calif., to Christie Toutges. She married James P. Ryan of Downers Grove in 2003.

She was a member of Rock Regional Church.

She is survived by her husband; two sons, Tyler and Colin at home; six sisters, Kerry (Matt) Simmons of Riverside, Debby (Martin) Forgue of Westchester, Stacy (Drew) Peterson of Bolingbrook, Cassandra Cales of Bartlett, Erin Kokas of Redland, Calif., and Brittany Kokas of Ottawa; and a brother, Yelton Cales of Downers Grove.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Jessica and Lacy Cales.
~snip
http://mywebtimes.com/ottnews/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=267449 (http://mywebtimes.com/ottnews/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=267449)

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The families of a police sergeant's third and fourth wives have banded together to get to the bottom of what befell their loved ones.

"I like to think of it as one big family," said Pamela Bosco, a longtime acquaintance of police Sgt. Drew Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, who has been missing from her Pheasant Chase Court home for 16 days.

Bosco feels Stacy Peterson's relatives, for whom she is acting as a spokeswoman, and that of Peterson's third wife, share a family bond in dealing with "terrible things happening to women."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/647167,4_1_JO13_MISSING_S1.article

[Indy Gal]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311156,00.html


Authorities in a Chicago suburb exhumed a body in the investigation of a local woman's disappearance.
Investigators dug up the body of Kathleen Savio Tuesday morning in their continuing investigation of Stacy Peterson’s disappearance. Her husband, Drew Peterson, has been named a suspect in the case.

[mysteriew]

A strongly worded commentary on the death of Kathleen Savio, the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, and the suspect Drew Peterson. And a call for a review of other cases!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/647052,CST-EDT-edit13a.article

[mysteriew]

A noted forensic pathologist says a new autopsy of Kathleen Savio may not shed much new light on her mysterious death.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/647486,CST-NWS-exhume13.article

Interview with Cyril Wecht

[SuziQ]

Lisa, daughter of Wife#2 speaks to Greta. Go to link and video is on the right side under Fox News Video:

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

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~snip~

The body was exhumed in the 7 a.m. hour Tuesday. After a back hoe and two men with shovels opened the grave, a crane was used to hoist Kathleen Savio's casket from a plot at the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in west suburban Hillside. A little more than an hour later, the casket was placed in a van that took the body for a new autopsy at the Will County coroner's office.

The Will county coroner and state's attorney were present for the disinterment, along with Illinois State police investigators. Also present was the Rev. Chris Groh, who is chaplain of the Joliet Police Department. He came because Savio's family had requested a Roman Catholic priest, and led officials in a brief service.

Will County law enforcement did not want anyone in attendance other than investigation officials. That included Savio's family members, who expressed disappointment that they could not attend.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/kathleen.savio.exhumation.2.566281.html

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The body of Kathleen Savio was exhumed this morning and taken to the Will County morgue, and authorities said an autopsy on the third wife of a Bolingbrook police officer whose fourth wife is missing will be conducted later today.

Results of that autopsy are not expected to be available to investigators for several days and will not be released to the public, the Will County state's attorney's office said in a statement.

Savio's body was exhumed at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in west suburban Hillside.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-exhume_webnov14,0,4043836.story?coll=chi_tab01_lay out

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An autopsy is being performed on Kathleen Savio, the third-wife of Bolingbrook Sergeant Drew Peterson. Peterson's current wife, Stacy, has been missing for two weeks.

After a Catholic priest offered a prayer at the site, Savio's body was exhumed from her grave early Tuesday morning.
"We were all raised Catholic. And it's something very sacred, which is why we wanted complete privacy when this was done," said Melissa Doman, Kathleen Savio's niece.

News helicopters hovered overhead as Savio's casket was lifted out of the ground and placed in a vehicle headed to a morgue. An autopsy will be performed by an independent medical examiner.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5758346

[dee10134]

Link to a well put-together website that includes case documents and timelines: http://www.acandyrose.com/stacy_peterson_timeline.htm

[cricket]

I just saw a promo for tomorrow's Today Show - it said Matt Lauer was going to interview Drew Peterson. Hmmmm.

The Today Show starts at 7 AM EST - it's on NBC.

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Crews Tuesday morning exhumed the body of suspended Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson's third wife. The coroner said the autopsy was completed Tuesday night and the cause of death was still ruled as drowning.

The expert pathologist brought in to do the autopsy has completed 9,000 in his career. No ruling has been made yet about the manner of death, but authorities expect a ruling will be made within a couple of weeks at which point it should be known whether Savio died by accident, homicide or an unknown reason.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/kathleen.savio.exhumation.2.566281.html

[SuziQ]

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=98456f87-5fda-422e-a4c2-285b8e94a648

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=ca576dfa-87a0-45e2-8542-46baa69f8c75

[SuziQ]

At the below link is Greta's interview with a juror that served on the coroners inquest. Go to the link, scroll down, in the blue box on the right, titled Fox News Video, click on Inside the Jury.

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

[SuziQ]

Peterson's Brother Subpoenaed by Grand Jury
http://www.chicagotribune.com/video/...tersonvideo-wn (http://www.chicagotribune.com/video/?slug=chi-petersonvideo-wn)

[KatK]

Officer: Missing wife wanted divorce (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071114/ap_on_re_us/police_officer_s_wife;_ylt=AvwiEGpiZGHvzGhbA_R15Ih H2ocA)


NEW YORK - An Illinois police officer who is suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife said Wednesday that she had asked him for a divorce — but he thought it was due to hormones.

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Drew Peterson, a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, has resigned from the Bolingbrook Police Department. He pleaded with Stacy Peterson to come home during an on-camera interview today.

On Monday, the Bolingbrook Police Department received a letter from Drew Peterson, expressing his intent to resign as sergeant.

Wednesday morning, Drew Peterson appeared on NBC's "Today" show. When asked to send a message to his wife, Stacy, he said: "Come home. Tell people where you are."

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5761304

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While authorities search for Drew Peterson's fourth wife and re-investigate the death of his third, the former Bolingbrook police sergeant is again saying he had nothing to do with either incident, and blaming the media for his troubles.

Peterson's current wife, Stacy, 23, has been missing since Oct. 28. Peterson has been named a suspect in the case, and authorities suspect Stacy might have died in a homicide. Meanwhile, the body of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, has been exhumed after the Will County state's attorney's office called for a new investigation of her 2004 death.

On Monday, Peterson submitted a letter to the Bolingbrook Police Department expressing his intent to resign effective immediately. Police chief Ray McGury forwarded the letter to the suburb's board of fire and police commissioners, according to a news release.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/kathleen.savio.autopsy.2.567280.html

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A suspect in his fourth wife's disappearance, suspended Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson this morning denied any guilt.

Peterson was interviewed on NBC's "Today" show, a day after the body of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, was exhumed for another autopsy.

"I can look right in your eye and say I had nothing to do with either of those incidences," Peterson told show host Matt Lauer.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson-interview_webnov15,0,508730.story?coll=chi_tab01_l ayout

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In an exclusive interview today with NBC's Matt Lauer, Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson said he believes his missing wife, Stacy, isn't dead, but has run off with another man.

"If you were me, or if you were the average citizen on the street who's read about this case or seen it on TV, would you think you're guilty?" Lauer asked.

"Based on the media coverage, I'm as guilty as they come," Drew Peterson said.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/649743,JO14_DREWTALKS_WEB.article

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Bolingbrook police received a letter Monday from the husband of missing Bolingbrook woman Stacy Peterson stating his intention to resign from the police force.

The department received a letter from former Sgt. Drew Peterson stating that he was resigning, effective immediately, according to a release from Bolingbrook police.

Chief Ray McGury has forwarded the letter to the Bolingbrook Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for consideration, the release said.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14594692/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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

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

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

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311712,00.html

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

Also on Wednesday, Peterson's appearance on a network TV morning show to discuss the disappearance of his wife, Stacy, and the mysterious death of his ex-wife fueled more turmoil in his Bolingbrook neighborhood.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_15_nov15,0,5083205.story?coll=chi_tab01_l ayout

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Continued dissection of an interview that a Bolingbrook police sergeant gave to the "Today Show's" Matt Lauer on Wednesday has included comments from friends and neighbors of Stacy Peterson, the officer's wife.

Drew Peterson flew to New York to appear on the morning news show and share his side of the stories of his missing fourth wife and the death of his third wife, whose body was exhumed Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation.

Peterson has been named as a suspect in the 2004 death of Kathleen Savio, and a second autopsy is to be performed on her body.

On Thursday, Stacy Peterson's uncle, Kyle Toutges, spoke with NBC5's Dick Johnson and Zoraida Sambolin about his impressions of the Today Show interview.

http://www.nbc5.com/family/14606104/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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The St. Louis County search and rescue squad has been called to assist in one of the most talked about cases in the country today.
23–year–old Stacy Peterson of Illinois has been missing for over two weeks.

The Illinois State Patrol contacted the St. Louis County Rescue Squad due to its expertise and advanced equipment.

"We've been very successful in search efforts here in St. Louis County and in Northeastern MN and I think the authorities in Illinois are aware of our track record," said St. Louis County Sheriff Ross Litman.

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/11252616.html

[SeriouslySearching]

JOLIET -- Although we don't know much about Stacy Peterson's disappearance, we know other things.
They are found in files at the Will County Courthouse.

A will emerges

A year after Savio's death and the beginning of the legal proceedings to settle her affairs, a will emerged. It was submitted in court on March 23, 2005. Hand-written in capital letters, it was scrawled across two pieces of lined notebook paper and witnessed by Alex J. Morelli and Gary L. Marcolina.

Division of property issues

The will names James B. Carroll, Drew Peterson's uncle, executor of the estate, according to a document filed in court by Kavanagh, who apparently had some concerns.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/636553,4_1_JO06_MISSING_S2.article

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

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

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5763105

[i.b.nora]

Stacy's sweetheart speaks out (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/651815,CST-NWS-boyfriend15.article)
3-YEAR ROMANCE | 'She was so heartfelt with everything. She was really concerned'

November 15, 2007
BY KARA SPAK Staff Reporter/kspak@suntimes.com

"Stacy Peterson wasn't the type to date around.

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

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

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

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

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

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5764203

[philamena]

Peterson to Draw Full Benefits
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=l...&id=5764203 (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5764203)November 15, 2007 - A police pension board met Thursday over whether Drew Peterson is entitled to his police pension. Peterson turned in his resignation as a Bolingbrook Police sergeant after he was named a suspect in the disappearance of his wife. Stacey Peterson has been missing for more than two

[i.b.nora]

Peterson Returns From New York As Others Come Forward (http://www.nbc5.com/news/14610863/detail.html)
Stranger Says Stacy Peterson Told Him Of Physical Abuse
UPDATED: 10:09 pm CST November 15, 2007

CHICAGO -- "The husband of missing woman Stacy Peterson told NBC5 on Wednesday at O'Hare airport the media is still terrorizing his family.

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

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

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

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

[i.b.nora]

Peterson's second wife tells her story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/chi-peterson_16_nov16,0,1765221.story)
She recalls he threatened to kill her, make it look like an accident

By Erika Slife |Tribune staff reporter
11:16 PM CST, November 15, 2007

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

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

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

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

A long article with lots of information on their relationship.

[SuziQ]

Dan Abrams video:

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...d-8c5c1d6e556e (http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=e57e3968-a5c3-4a17-92bd-8c5c1d6e556e)

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A noted forensic pathologist is expected to conduct a private autopsy of a Bolingbrook police sergeant's third wife, who drowned mysteriously in 2004.

Michael Baden, the former New York City chief medical examiner, was brought in at the request of Kathleen Savio's family.

"It's not for law enforcement purposes; it's for the benefit of the family," said Charles Pelkie, spokesman for Will County State's Atty. James Glasgow.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-petersonpath_webnov17,0,461447.story?coll=chi_tab0 1_layout

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A man who found the body of former police officer Drew Peterson's third wife in a bathtub three years ago says when Peterson saw the woman for the first time he was obviously surprised — and distraught.

"He checked her pulse right away to see if she was dead or alive. Then he was, 'Oh my god, what am I gonna tell my kids? What am I gonna tell my kids?'" Steve Carcerano said today.

http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x799509649

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Disgraced Bolingbrook Police officer Sgt. Drew Peterson opened the floodgates on November 14th when he went on both NBC's Today and Dateline NBC, and now the once camera-shy suspect has spoken with AMW Correspondent Jon Leiberman.

Leiberman says Peterson was calm, cool, collected, and even cordial during their November 15 conversation. Leiberman started off by asking Peterson if he wanted his wife back. Peterson responded "Whether or not I want Stacy back now is questionable. It would take a lot of talking for me to take her back."

http://www.americasmostwanted.com/missing_persons/case.cfm?id=50297

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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 in an interview with Fox News personality Greta Van Susteren 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.

"I don't think there's any possibility this was an accident, and I don't think there's any indication this was suicide," Baden said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_17nov17,0,769297.story?coll=chi_tab01_lay out

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Dave Brown has Drew Peterson, in part, to thank for a fantastic 26-year marriage.

"I'm so glad Drew let her go," Brown said of his wife Carol, who was married to Peterson from 1974 to 1980. "She's the most leveled-headed and good-looking person on the planet."

Carol Brown, now 50, was the first wife of Peterson, the former Bolingbrook police sergeant named a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/654994,4_1_JO17_MISSING_S2.article

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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.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/kathleen.savio.homicide.2.570332.html

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Whether Drew Peterson was sitting in his squad car watching her as she left the mall or calling her eight times while she got a haircut, Stacy Peterson was accustomed to being the main object of her husband's attention, her family and friends say.

Ultimately, though, Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant, had a need to control his wife that got to be too much, they said. Last year, while her sister Tina was dying of cancer, Stacy would stay at her home, sometimes for long stretches. One day, Drew showed up unannounced to see if she was cheating on him, her sister Cassandra Cales said.

"That's when she said, 'You know, I can't do this anymore,' " Cales said.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-drew_bd_18nov18,1,2715802.story?ctrack=3&cset=true

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Drew Peterson is defending himself and talking to reporters Saturday about a pathologist's conclusion thathis third wife didn't die by accident.

Peterson says he's gotten used to the commotion, but referred any further questions to his attorney.

"Well you're just intimidating my family. Everyone's grown used to it, althought it's grown nuisancey," Peterson said Saturday about the media attention regarding his last two wives. "I'm just ready for anything that may come."

Peterson is responding 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."

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/kathleen.savio.homicide.2.570332.html

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Carol Brown was five months pregnant with Drew Peterson's first child when she had a miscarriage. She had been bed-ridden in the weeks before, and Peterson was by her side, bringing her food and "always being very supportive of me," she said.

It would have been the couple's first child, and Peterson was devastated, she said. Speaking publicly for the first time since the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, Peterson's fourth wife, Brown, 50, described her ex-husband's support during the traumatic pregnancy and painted a more nuanced portrait than the increasingly controlling and suspicious husband described by his second wife and relatives of other wives.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-brown_18_webnov18,0,7591973.story

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BOLINGBROOK--About 200 people, 50 members of the media and two black dogs made the walk Saturday evening from the residence of the late Kathleen Savio to Stacy Peterson;s house.

Friends and relatives arranged the candlelight vigil which covered the two blocks separating the residences of Drew Peterson's third and fourth wives.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/655875,JO17_petersonvigil_s1.article

[STEADFAST]

Video of Drew's reaction to the vigil and autopsy findings.

"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."

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5768354

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There are new comments from Drew Peterson Sunday morning. They come after a third autopsy was performed on his third wife, casting more doubt on the circumstances surrounding her death. CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports on what Peterson had to say.

Speaking to reporters outside his Bolingbrook home Saturday night, Drew Peterson said he's coping with his situation.

"I'm just ready for anything that may come," he said. "So I'm just working through the days. I'm doing fine. I'm just, uh, I lost 30 pounds. Jenny Craig has got nothing on me 'cause I lost 30 pounds through this ordeal, you know, it's very nerve-wracking."

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.stacy.2.570736.html

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Investigators in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson have turned an eye to a Shorewood man from her past she reached out to just three weeks before she vanished.

Searches have been conducted in the area around the home of 35-year-old Scott Rossetto, and authorities have called him before a grand jury this week, he said.

A police source, however, said investigators do not count him as a suspect in Peterson's disappearance. Instead, the source said investigators have speculated that Peterson's body may have been dumped near Rossetto's home in an effort to frame him as the killer.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14632199/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[i.b.nora]

Missing Mom's Early Romance Hid Dark Future Ahead (http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3882766&page=1)
Toward the End, Stacy Peterson Wanted a Divorce, Friends Say
By CHRISTINE BROUWER

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."

and

""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."

good long article

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Drew Peterson, a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, invited an ABC7 Chicago reporter inside his home Sunday night to show what life has like for him in recent days.

No cameras were allowed inside the home during the brief visit. It is possible that the whole purpose of inviting ABC7's Sarah Schulte inside was to try to show how normal life is inside of the Bolingbrook home.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5768354

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Drew Peterson, whose fourth wife, Stacy, has been missing since Oct. 28, will make a second appearance on the "Today" show Monday morning, according to the show's producers.

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


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

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For three weeks, volunteers have combed the landscape of the southwest suburbs looking for 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, but the search will be put on hold this week for Thanksgiving.

Roy Taylor, a family friend helping to lead the effort, said Sunday that searchers will continue to gather information, review maps of the area and coordinate a search planned for the weekend after Thanksgiving. Those who wish to continue looking for the missing mother of two are welcome to do so, Taylor added.

"We have volunteers that want to search, so we're not discouraging them . . . but we can't be liable if they're on someone's property or something," he said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson19nov19,0,4914134.story?coll=chi_tab01_lay out

[Tom'sGirl]

Web Extra Video: Drew Peterson's First Wife On TV (http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3885263&affil=wls)

Web Extra Video: Drew Peterson On 'Today' Show, Again (http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=a9b3497d-00c5-4529-99eb-b67547eec529)

(WBBM/CBS 2) - Drew Peterson plans a second appearance on TV’s "Today" show this morning while his first wife, Carol Brown, appeared on "Good Morning America"'.

[Tom'sGirl]

Aerial Search For Stacy Peterson (http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1315749909),

Ric Mims with Jon Leiberman aerial search

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1315749909 (http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1315749909)

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lawyer representing a former police officer suspected in the disappearance of his wife said Monday he does not believe his client will face charges stemming from the investigation.

Speaking on NBC's "Today" show, lawyer Joel Brodsky also criticized the media for their coverage of Drew Peterson, who resigned as a Bolingbrook police sergeant after his 23-year-old fourth wife, Stacy, vanished three weeks ago.

Police have named the 53-year-old Peterson as a suspect in her disappearance, and authorities have called the case a possible homicide. He has denied any involvement in her disappearance.

"We do not expect to be charged in these cases," Brodsky said. "This is out of control. It's a rush to judgment fueled by people, by entertainment and people seem to want to be entertained by what's going on."

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/drew.peterson.attorney.2.571154.html

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Former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson, named as a suspect in his fourth wife's disappearance, this morning disputed the findings of an independent pathologist that his third wife was murdered.

Or rather, his lawyer did.

In his second interview within five days on NBC's "Today" show, Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky, did most of the talking, clearly frustrating interviewer Matt Lauer.

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

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Drew Peterson said today he was "worried” about his missing wife Stacy but again maintained she has run away with another man.

Peterson, who has been named a suspect in his wife’s disappearance, was asked during an interview on NBC’s Today show if he was worried about Stacy.

"Well, of course," said Peterson. "Your wife leaves you. And I have three kids at home. And you’re very much worried about her," Peterson said.

Peterson also wanted Stacy, his fourth wife, to "publically show herself so we can clear all this up."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/657559,na19_petersontoday_s1.article

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A confident Drew Peterson, who is a suspect in his fourth wife's disappearance, went toe-to-toe with a small army of reporters at his house Monday and called on his missing wife to come forward and "clear all this up."

Peterson said he was worried about his wife, saying "your wife leaves you and I have kids at home, you're very much worried about her."

"I'd like to have her publicly show herself so we can clear all this up," Peterson said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312144,00.html

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Former Sergeant's Attorney: 'They're Not Going To Find Her In Bushes'
In an exclusive interview with NBC 5's Alex Perez, Drew Peterson said he feels like a victim of scrutiny and uninformed public opinion.

But Peterson now lets his attorney -- whom he found after putting out a call on the "Today Show" -- handle the tough questions.

It has been three weeks since Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, has vanished, and Peterson insists she left him for another man.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14643552/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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Of all the recent odd sights at the end of Bolingbrook's Pheasant Chase Court, one of the most surprising arrived in a shiny black jacket last week.

Greta Van Susteren.

The woman who attracts 1.4 million viewers nightly as host of Fox News' "On the Record" was hunched in Sharon Bychowski's kitchen, scratching a brown dachshund, Tootsie.

As a friend and next-door neighbor of Stacy Peterson—the mother of two whose disappearance has become the focus of massive searches and media coverage—Bychowski already had several brushes with fame, as evidenced by the Fox News salt and pepper shakers on her table and the navy blue "Good Morning America" baseball cap and T-shirt ensemble that lay on a nearby counter.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-circus_20nov20,0,531024.story?coll=chi_tab01_layou t

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Drew Peterson's mom, Betty Morphey, had strong words Monday for Stacy Peterson, who she believes left Peterson and their two children and ran off with another man, as her son contends.

"I would tell her I'm ashamed of her for putting the family through this," Morphey said. "She knows where she is."

In a lengthy interview, Morphey, 79, spoke about how heartbreaking she finds the insinuation that her son would harm anyone. Stacy's family believes the young mother would never have left her two children and fear she is dead.

"I could swear on a Bible that he would never hurt anyone at any time," Morphey said. "I'm proud he's my son and I feel so bad he's got to go through all this because of her. She was just too young." There is a 30-year age difference between Drew and Stacy Peterson.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/658589,4_1_JO20_DREWMOM_S1.article

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SPOKESWOMAN: DREW PETERSON'S TELEVISION APPEARANCES UPSET FAMILY OF HIS MISSING WIFE

BOLINGBROOK -- Drew Peterson retired from the police department but seems to have landed a recurring role on the "Today" show.

Peterson, the embattled former cop and husband of the missing Stacy Peterson, made his second guest appearance in a week Monday with Matt Lauer. Peterson, 53, was much less glib in his encore performance, staying mostly mum while his new lawyer, Joel Alan Brodsky, deflected Lauer's inquiries.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/658571,4_1_JO20_MISSING_S1.article

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Drew Peterson's new lawyer Joel A. Brodsky may have come off as a bit overbearing in his appearance with his client on the "Today" show Monday morning, letting his client answer few of the questions posed to him.

But in his 25 years of practicing law, Brodsky has shown he can be a persuasive advocate.

When Brodsky, 50, got in trouble for forging a dead man's signature to cash a $23,000 check four years ago, he convinced the state board that disciplines lawyers to suspend his license a mere three months instead of the three years originally proposed.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/658588,4_1_JO20_LAWYER_S1.article

[cheko1]

Hope this wasn't already posted :
Drew hitting on a reporter!!!! Sickening

http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=37416@wbbm.dayport.com (http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=37416@wbbm.dayport.com)

[STEADFAST]

Drew Peterson's Mother Speaks Out

Says She's "Ashamed" Of Stacy Peterson For Leaving Her Son; Says Son Wouldn't Hurt Anyone

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/drew.peterson.mother.2.591663.html

[SuziQ]

Has this been posted yet? Peterson/Brodsky interview with the Today Show:

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...b-b67547eec529 (http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=a9b3497d-00c5-4529-99eb-b67547eec529)

[SuziQ]

The Today Show
John Walsh on Drew Peterson:

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=e8ca8ed4-fcc8-4dda-a68a-cad94213a537

[SuziQ]

The Today Show
Not the Whack Job video, but...Star Jones discusses Drew Peterson:

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...1-55422b01677d (http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=b7fca54f-e439-4e16-a231-55422b01677d)

[SuziQ]

A good site for all info on the Peterson case:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/index.html

[SuziQ]

The Today Show
Star Jones calls Drew Peterson a whack job:

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...1-3f220f74190c (http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=c8c1a466-0b51-4f37-b021-3f220f74190c)

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Defense attorney Joseph Tacopina knows what Drew Peterson is trying to do by going on television time and again to proclaim his innocence in the disappearance of his wife and death of an ex-wife.

He knows the 53-year-old former Bolingbrook police sergeant is trying to battle growing suspicions being fed in the media by angry relatives, neighbors, an ex-wife and scathing words from the likes of television hosts John Walsh and Geraldo Rivera.

But he also believes comments Peterson made about his missing wife in interviews, combined with his behavior after she disappeared, could backfire.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5773939

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Drew Peterson may have some legal problems related to his old job. Bolingbrook's police chief has said Peterson brought shame to everyone wearing a badge.

As soon as Wednesday, the chief said he will meet with prosecutors to review a series of department violations that the chief says may rise to a level of criminal conduct.
Bolingbrook's top cop, Raymond McGury, says Drew Peterson, 53, has brought disgrace and disdain on his department while soaking up the national spotlight as a suspect in his 23-year-old wife Stacy's disappearance. McGury says his former sergeant has demonstrated conduct unbecoming an officer.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5777049

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Bolingbrook's chief of police lashed out Tuesday evening against former police sergeant Drew Peterson in a meeting to determine Peterson's future with the force. As CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports, it became official Tuesday – Peterson is off the force after his resignation was accepted.

The attorney for Bolingbrook's fire and police board said the board had no choice but to acknowledge Peterson's letter of resignation because state law does not allow them to not accept it. Peterson's former boss, however, was hoping the board would not accept Peterson's resignation because, in the chief's words, he wanted him fired.

"In my mind he has brought shame to this department," Bolingbrook Police Chief Raymond McGury said.

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/drew.peterson.mother.2.591663.html

[i.b.nora]

The woman who told Drew no (http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/660449,CST-NWS-boling21.article)
PETERSON CASE | 'A voice inside of me ... said there's something wrong'

November 21, 2007
BY STEFANO ESPOSITO Staff Reporter/

"Drew Peterson gave her an engagement ring.

Together, they picked out a china pattern.

In the end, though, Kyle Piry resisted the mature charms of a man who has persuaded four other women to become Mrs. Peterson. But rebuffing the Bolingbrook police officer in the early 1980s came with a price, Piry, 46, told the Chicago Sun-Times this week.

"He would follow me and stalk me after I broke up with him," Piry said. "He would pull me over on a Friday or Saturday night and give me tickets for stupid stuff, like bald tires. They were ridiculous things.""

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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.

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.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/660364,4_1_JO21_PETERSON_S1.article

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Bolingbrook's Board of Fire and Police Commissioners announced Tuesday night that because Drew Peterson submitted his unconditional resignation last week, they no longer have the authority to pursue any disciplinary action against him.

Peterson, who is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, submitted his immediate resignation to the village on Nov. 12.

The letter also stated that because he was no longer a member of the Bolingbrook Police Department he would not appear at the internal affairs investigative interview scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 13, a release from the village Tuesday night said.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14656184/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[i.b.nora]

Peterson stalked me, says ex-fiancee (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=nation_world&id=5778087)

Another article about the 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."

""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.""

[i.b.nora]

Stacy Peterson's Friend Testifies In Investigation
(http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/peterson.grand.jury.2.593585.html)
Scott Rossetto Said He And Stacy Flirted, But Never Dated

Reporting Mike Puccinelli

"JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) ― An old friend of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson's admits he flirted with her in the weeks before Stacy disappeared.

Scott Rossetto testified Wednesday before a grand jury investigating the case. As CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports, it was the third time Rossetto was called before a grand jury to testify about what he knows about Stacy's disappearance more than three weeks ago. The first two times he did not take the stand, but this time he did.

"They asked what kind of contact we had, conversations that she maybe had initiated," Rossetto sad. "Did she look afraid…Just generalized conversation.""


""I never dated her. She dated my brother, and she dated my best friend," Rossetto said. "I don't date friends."

But he said Drew Peterson apparently suspected otherwise. At least that's what the Bolingbrook cop said when he confronted the two while having dinner at a restaurant.

"He asked me how I would feel if my wife went off with another guy, and I told him honestly I would trust her until she gave me a reason not to," Rossetto said.

When asked if he feared that Drew Peterson might have hurt Stacy Peterson, Rossetto said he could not say, but also admitted that his gut says something is wrong.

"To tell you the truth I don't even know if I should refer to her to her in the past and present tense. It's kind of aggravating," Rossetto said. "I really, really hope she's OK. But common sense says she's not.""


There is a video of this report at the same site.

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Police Asking Prosecutors To Look At Peterson's File

CHICAGO -- Grand jury testimony continued on Wednesday in the case of a former Bolingbrook police sergeant suspected in the disappearance of his wife.

Drew Peterson is suspected in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, who disappeared four weeks ago. She has not been found.

One of the witnesses called before the grand jury was Steve Carcerano, who found Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, dead in a bathtub three years ago. Also called before the grand jury was a friend of Stacy Peterson's, who Peterson contacted just days before her Oct. 28 disappearance, NBC5's Alex Perez said.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14664615/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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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.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peoplemag_22nov22,0,1876517.story?coll=chi_tab01_l ayout

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Investigators probing the disappearance of a former Bolingbrook police sergeant's wife and the mysterious death of his third wife have uncovered evidence of possible unrelated crimes that could jeopardize his $72,000 pension, the Illinois State Police captain in charge of the case said Wednesday.

Meanwhile, a special grand jury heard testimony from a man who said he exchanged "flirty" text messages with former Sgt. Drew Peterson's wife, Stacy Peterson, before her Oct. 28 disappearance.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_22nov22,0,7065346.story

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TWINS DENY DATING A MISSING MOM, BUT SAID THEY 'FLIRTED' WITH HER


BOLINGBROOK -- Twin brothers testified to a grand jury about missing mom Stacy Peterson and one told of trading "perverted and flirty" text messages with the young woman.

Both twins -- male nurses Scott and Keith Rossetto -- denied any romantic entanglement with the 23-year-old Peterson, though Scott accused his brother of dating her for months and admitted himself to sending her lascivious messages.

"Some of the messages were quite perverted and flirty in nature, but it was all in fun," said Scott Rossetto, 35.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/662585,4_1_JO22_MISSING_S1.article

[SuziQ]

Drew Peterson’s exes speak out
Nov. 21: Three out of four of Drew Peterson exes now say he threatened them. Dan Abrams discusses new details in the case with WBBM radio’s Mary Frances Bragiel and attorneys Bill Fallon and David ...

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...1-7d91ba9a4781 (http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=adf7c6d9-9cb8-4fc8-bee1-7d91ba9a4781)

[SuziQ]

What is Drew Peterson’s defense?
Nov. 20: Sgt. Drew Peterson protests the media the same day he poses for a People Magazine cover story. Dan Abrams talks with Peterson’s attorney Joel Brodsky, psychologist Bethany Marshall, profil...

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...f-a21049bacf5a (http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=c8c6916e-6428-452e-bdef-a21049bacf5a)

[i.b.nora]

Attorney: Drew received letter about Stacy 'sighting' (http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/663347,peterson112207.article)
November 22, 2007
ASSOCIATED PRESS

"An attorney for former police sergeant Drew Peterson says Peterson received an unsigned letter yesterday giving a detailed description of a sighting of his missing wife, Stacy Peterson.

Attorney Joel Brodsky says Peterson opened the letter today and immediately called the Illinois State Police and his attorneys to notify them of the development.

The letter carried a Peoria (Illinois) postmark and was dated November 19th. It detailed an encounter the writer had with Stacy on November 12th at a Kroger grocery store in Peoria.

Brodsky says the letter is detailed and describes a man whom the writer said appeared to be in Stacy's company.

The attorney says Peterson hopes the letter will lead authorities to his wife.

Brodsky declined to release the letter itself, telling The Associated Press he doesn't want to do anything to ''impede the investigation.''"

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Drew Peterson's pension is in jeopardy after investigators discovered several crimes unrelated to the disappearance of the former police sergeant's wife and mysterious death of his third wife, according to a report in Thursday's Chicago Tribune.

Illinois State Police Captain Carl Dobrich told the Tribune 64 officers are now assigned full-time to investigate the disappearance of Stacy Peterson and the death of Kathleen Savio.

Dobrich said in the course of the investigation, detectives discovered evidence Drew Peterson may have violated Bolingbrook Police Department policies.

Dobrich would not describe the alleged violations, but told the Tribune they were serious enough to potentially trigger the loss of Drew Peterson's $6,000 monthly pension. Under state law, a police officer's pension may be denied or revoked only if the officer is convicted of a job-related felony.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.pension.2.593810.html

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Stacy Peterson's family received an anonymous call this week to a tip line reporting a sighting of the missing Bolingbrook mother in Florida, but they're not taking such reports seriously.

"I'm sure Stacy looks like a lot of people," family spokeswoman Pam Bosco said. "We want Stacy to come home. But this is anonymous, and we won't believe it until we get a call from police with Stacy in hand."

The Associated Press reported another possible sighting on Thursday, when Drew Peterson's attorney said her husband received an unsigned letter Wednesday giving a detailed description of his wife in Peoria, Ill. The lawyer, Joel Brodsky, would not provide the AP with the letter of the alleged sighting in Peoria, a two-hour drive from Bolingbrook.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_webnov23,0,983285.story

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Former police sergeant Drew Peterson received an unsigned letter describing a supermarket sighting of his missing wife, Stacy Peterson, and has turned it over to investigators, according to his attorney Joel Brodsky.

But a close friend of Stacy Peterson's family said she doubts the letter is a legitimate tip.

Drew Peterson received the letter Wednesday, and didn't open it until Thursday, the attorney said. Peterson, who has been named a suspect by authorities investigating his 23-year-old wife's disappearance, immediately called the Illinois State Police and his attorneys to notify them, Brodsky said.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14670222/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN WHO MAY HAVE LOADED RECEPTACLE INTO VEHICLE WITH EX-OFFICER


A neighbor told police he spotted Drew Peterson and a mystery man loading a large blue barrel into the disgraced cop's GMC Denali hours after his young wife was last seen alive, sources said.

The identity of the man accompanying Peterson was not known, a pair of police sources said.

"That's who we're looking for," one of the sources said, describing the barrel as blue and large.

"It's between 35 and 55 gallons," he said. "Big enough to put someone in."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/663574,4_1_JO23_PETERSON_S1.article

[arielilane]

Report: Neighbor Told Police He Saw Drew Peterson, 2nd Man, Loading Barrel Into SUV

Friday, November 23, 2007


A neighbor of Drew Peterson told police he saw the husband of missing mom Stacy Peterson and an unidentified man loading a barrel "big enough to put someone in" into the former cops SUV, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Sources told the paper that police are searching for the second man after the neighbor described the barrel as blue with a volume of between 35 and 55 gallons, the paper reports.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312607,00.html

[Tom'sGirl]

Do You Have a Tip about Stacy Peterson’s disappearance? Kathleen Savio’s death? Anything Related to the Investigations? (http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/11/23/do-you-have-a-tip-about-stacy-petersons-disappearance-kathleen-savios-death/)

~snip

Beginning Monday we will have an anonymous tip box set up RIGHT HERE on GretaWire…you can leave tips for us and no one will know (except us.)

…but until Monday, if you have a TIP about Stacy Peterson’s disappearance, or Kathleen Savio’s death, or any related part of the investigations, call 212 301-3587.



http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/11/23/do-you-have-a-tip-about-stacy-petersons-disappearance-kathleen-savios-death/#comments (http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/11/23/do-you-have-a-tip-about-stacy-petersons-disappearance-kathleen-savios-death/#comments)

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Family sources say a neighbor reported seeing Drew and an unidentified man loading the barrel into the back of his now-confiscated Yukon Denali.

"We had heard this before about Drew Peterson carrying a barrel with somebody," said Pamela Bosco, spokesperson for Stacy Peterson.

Based on that information, searchers have been on the lookout for the barrel for weeks. They've spotted more than 10 of them since Stacy disappeared. But so far there's been no sign of Stacy. Still Bosco says the search for the barrel will go on.

"I sure hope it leads to something. It sounds very interesting to me," Bosco said.

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.

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/drew.peterson.suspicion.2.594434.html

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PEORIA — Metamora-based District 8 Illinois State police are assisting in the search for Stacy Peterson, the missing mom who was reportedly spotted at an area Kroger store last week.

Peterson, 23, vanished Oct. 28 from Bolingbrook, a Chicago suburb more than 130 miles from here, while on her way to meet her sister. For the last month, sightings of Peterson — first in Florida, now in Peoria — have made headlines, sending the investigation into several directions.

Now an investigation has been launched locally to determine whether Peterson was actually seen at the Kroger grocery store in the Madison Park Shopping Center.

http://www.pjstar.com/php/index.php?/news/peoria_madison_park_krogers_likely_the_site_of_the _alleged_stacy_peterson_s/

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But as Tera Williams reports, a barrel isn't the only thing that could be missing from the Peterson home.

video at link

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5022226&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[i.b.nora]

Stacy Peterson Search Turns To Lakes, Rivers (http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.barrel.2.594658.html)
Nov 24, 2007 9:49 am US/Central
cbs2 Chicago

"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."


"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 (sic), 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."

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A prosecutor's spokesman says the FBI has been asked to join the search for Stacy Peterson.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5781706

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The FBI is expected to join the search for missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson early next week, opening the possibility of "technical assistance of the U.S. Navy" if needed, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney said Friday.

Charles Pelkie said investigators asked the federal agency for help in putting more searchers on the hunt and to lend its expertise if required.

Meanwhile, volunteers will resume looking for Peterson, 23, on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex, 200 S. Lindsey Lane. Although they will comb some ground that has been searched before, family spokeswoman Pam Bosco said she hopes the search will be even more thorough this time.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_24nov24,0,7982854.story?coll=chi_tab01_la yout

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The tightlipped law has kept a lid on a neighbor's report of Drew Peterson allegedly loading a large barrel into the back of his Denali soon after his wife vanished, but the former cop's brother says he didn't lend a hand.

"I don't know anything about it," said Paul Peterson, the brother of recently retired police Sgt. Drew Peterson, when asked about reports of a neighbor telling police that Drew and another man hauled a mysterious blue barrel from his residence to his Denali.


http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/665092,4_1_JO24_PETERSON_S1.article

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JOLIET, Ill. -- The FBI will join the search for Stacy Peterson on Monday.

Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney, said the FBI's involvement makes it possible for the U.S. Navy to provide technical assistance in water searches.

The Illinois State Police remains the lead agency in the investigation. Pelkie says the state police will brief FBI investigators on Monday.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14682388/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― Investigators want to know if anyone saw Drew Peterson's dark blue 2005 GMC Yukon Denali and Stacy Peterson's purple 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix on Sunday October 28, when Stacy Peterson was last seen alive -- or the next day Monday October 29.

The Illinois State Police want the public to help them in their search for a lead in the Peterson case and Stacy's stepsister, Kerry Simmons, is glad investigators are releasing the photos.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.drew.2.594789.html

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Photos of vehicles

Click on Images: Peterson family vehicles at this link
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5781706

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As the search for Stacy Peterson nears the one-month mark, Illinois State Police continue to ask for the public’s help Saturday, this time with any information regarding the Petersons' two vehicles.

State Police are enlisting the public for any information on either of the Petersons' vehicles that might have been seen between Sunday, Oct. 28 and Monday, Oct. 29, a release from ISP said.

The two vehicles are Drew Peterson’s dark blue 2005 GMC Yukon Denali with a sticker on the back, and Stacy Peterson’s purple 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix, the release said.

Both vehicles have been seized by police.


http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/666016,JO24_PETERSON_WEB.article

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HILLSIDE -- Henry Savio dropped a red rose on his daughter's white casket during an emotional funeral service this week as Kathleen Savio was returned to her grave.

Other family members and friends somberly followed suit, adding roses wreathed with baby's breath to the new casket that was reburied Monday at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/666151,4_1_JO25_MISSING_S1.article

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CHICAGO - The FBI will join the search for Stacy Peterson, the missing wife of a former suburban police sergeant, according to a Chicago-based spokesman for the federal agency.
The FBI's involvement comes at the request of the Illinois State Police, which is leading the investigation of the Bolingbrook mother's disappearance.

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, he said, just as it has with the ongoing investigation of another missing suburban woman: Lisa Stebic of Plainfield, who vanished April 30.

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/112507/REG_BF19KKJ0.052.php

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Reporting
Mike Puccinelli BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― Investigators want to know if anyone saw Drew Peterson's dark blue 2005 GMC Yukon Denali and Stacy Peterson's purple 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix on Sunday October 28, when Stacy Peterson was last seen alive -- or the next day, Monday, October 29.

The Illinois State Police want the public to help them in their search for a lead in the Peterson case and Stacy's stepsister, Kerry Simmons, is glad investigators are releasing the photos.

"Well maybe they found something in those cars that will be significant in finding evidence that something did happen with Stacy, Simmons said.

more at link

pics of vehicles at link

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.drew.2.594789.html

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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.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_25nov25,0,441615.story?coll=chi_tab01_lay out

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~snip~

The state police now ask that anyone who saw either of the Peterson’s two cars between Sunday, Oct. 28, and Monday, Oct. 29, please contact them. Drew Peterson has a blue 2005 GMC Yukon Denali, and Stacy Peterson has a purple 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. Police seized both cars weeks ago. Police ask that anyone with information call 815-740-0678.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14687311/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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Illinois State Police have appealed to the public, asking witnesses to report any sightings of the cars that belong to Stacy Peterson or her husband, Drew, around the time that the woman vanished.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen the vehicles on Oct. 28 or 29 — the time the 23-year-old Bolingbrook mother's disappearance — to come forward.

Police have released photos of the vehicles: A dark Blue 2005 GMC Yukon Denali belonging to Drew and the second a purple 2002 Pontiac Grand Am, belonging to Stacy, and asked the public to call its tipline at (815) 740-0678 or "America's Most Wanted" at (800) CRIMETV.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312792,00.html

[chicoliving]

Volunteers to focus resources on weekends, but FBI may join weekday police searches

Family and friends of Stacy Peterson are scaling back on volunteer searches during the week and will resume Saturday, a family spokeswoman said Sunday.

While volunteers will hold off until the weekend, the Illinois State Police will continue searching for the missing 23-year-old during the week, said Pam Bosco, a family friend. The FBI is expected to join the search for the Bolingbrook mother of two early this week, opening the possibility of "technical assistance of the U.S. Navy" if needed, officials said Friday.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson26_bothnov26,1,7795644.story

[Liz]

Is Drew trying to act, sound like a suspect?

http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/667052,CST-NWS-roep26.article

[Liz]

Like mother, like daughter?

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/667009,CST-NWS-bolingbrook26.article

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If Stacy Peterson left her family for another man, as her husband, Drew Peterson, claims, is this a case of history repeating itself?

Nine years ago, Stacy's mother, Christie Cales, disappeared, abandoning her family after the accidental deaths of two of her children in less than four years.

Both women suffered from depression. Both women married young, Stacy at 19 with an infant son and Christie at 21 and pregnant.

Both complained of troubled marriages.

But Stacy Peterson's family says that despite any similarities, there's one crucial difference between her and her mother: Stacy Peterson loved being a mother and would never have left her kids -- voluntarily.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/667000,4_1_JO26_PETERSON_S1.article

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The FBI joined the search to find Stacy Peterson, the Bolingbrook mother who has not been seen in a month.

Federal investigators are stepping in at the request of the Illinois State Police, the agency that has been running the investigation to this point.

It has been four weeks since the 23-year-old wife of former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson disappeared.

Also on Monday, a former fiancè of Drew Peterson appeared on the "Today Show" and was interviewed by Meredith Viera.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14692305/detail.html?dl=headlineclick

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Investigators say a feature this Saturday on "America's Most Wanted" has brought in dozens of new tips about the disappearance of Stacy Peterson. Anita Padilla has the lastest.

video at link
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5022226&version=11&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[i.b.nora]

Police request surveillance video in Peterson case (http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=69756)

PEORIA -- The Illinois State Police Department has requested surveillance video
from a Peoria Kroger store in connection with the Stacy Peterson investigation.

[TiaDaxxy1980]

man who helped move barrel tries to commit suicide~


http://www.myfoxchicago.c...ode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1 (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5045426&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1)

[i.b.nora]

Peterson's lawyer welcomes arrival of FBI in search for client's missing wife (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_27nov27,1,3393085.story?ctrack=1&cset=true)

"The lawyer for a former Bolingbrook police sergeant Monday hailed the arrival of the FBI in the search for the man's missing wife and said he hoped it would end the "witch hunt" against his client.

"I have no problem with them being involved," said attorney Joel Brodsky, who has been retained by Drew Peterson as authorities investigate the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, 23, and the 2004 drowning of his third wife.

FBI agents "are usually very intelligent, dedicated young men and women who could make a lot of money doing something else," Brodsky said. "I'm sure they're going to give this [investigation] a fresh look, and my hope is that this will move from the witch hunt that it has become and go back to a missing person case."

Brodsky would not identify who he believed was leading the witch hunt, saying only that "people can draw their own conclusions.""

[Camper]

ACandyRose post #322 on Blue Barrel thread

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=1.1.1

HOT video from last nights, on the case!! YALL MUST SEE THIS!!!!

Man who moved the barrel information
FBI has 64 agents active on the case and Savio case
Interview with Sharon Bychowski

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[SuziQ]

The Today Show
Did Stacy run away like her mom?

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...0-00a6c5b1812d (http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=73f397f9-e45c-46aa-b260-00a6c5b1812d)

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Nov. 27, 2007

Drew Peterson turns his own camera on the media following his every move.

http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=189323

[chicoliving]

Authorities Checking On Any Possible Links Between Missing Container And Disappearance Of Stacy Peterson

In the latest bizarre twist in the Peterson investigation authorities are reportedly looking into the disappearance of a barrel from the family's home, and if that has any connection with the disappearance of Stacy Peterson.

In the days before Stacy Peterson disappeared her sister, Cassandra Cales, noticed a large blue barrel in the Peterson garage. Cales asked her sister about it, who said it was a 30-gallon drum of chlorine they needed to clean their pool. Now, sources say, that barrel is missing, and police want to know why.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/peterson.disappearance.barrel.2.597160.html

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One of Drew Peterson's relatives overdosed on sleeping pills after helping the former Bolingbrook police sergeant load a large barrel into Peterson's SUV the day Stacy Peterson vanished, a police source said Tuesday.

The relative was hospitalized but survived what the source described as a suicide attempt.

The relative's wife called police, saying her husband heard of the disappearance, became distraught and feared he might have unwittingly helped dispose of Drew Peterson's wife's body, the source said.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/669960,boling112707.article

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With camera in hand, Drew Peterson put on a show for reporters today, but would not answer questions about his wife's disappearance.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5057086&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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The search for clues in the case of Stacy Peterson has led state police to a grocery store in Peoria. Investigators are checking out surveillance video from a store where a possible sighting of Peterson was reported.

Husband Drew Peterson is a suspect in her disappearance.
Illinois state police are reviewing surveillance tape from a Peoria grocery store. The person who sent an unsigned letter to Drew Peterson claims she spotted Stacy and another man there.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5788753

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After allegedly helping Drew Peterson haul a large container that was warm to the touch from a bedroom, a male relative of the former Bolingbrook police sergeant told a friend Oct. 28 that he was afraid he had just helped Peterson dispose of the body of his wife, Stacy Peterson, a source close to the investigation said.

The relative was so distraught that he was hospitalized two days later after an apparent suicide attempt, two sources close to the case said. The relative's name is being withheld by the Tribune; he has not been charged with a crime nor named as a suspect.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-071128peterson,0,7081292.story?coll=chi_tab01_layo ut

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According to published reports, one of the relatives of a former Bolingbrook police sergeant whose wife has been missing for almost a month overdosed on sleeping pills after helping the former sergeant load a large barrel into his SUV the day his wife vanished.

The Chicago Sun-Times' Web site reported that the relative of Drew Peterson was hospitalized, but survived what the sourced described as a suicide attempt. The relative was not identified.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14710779/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[chicoliving]

SOURCES: PETERSON RELATIVE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE BECAUSE HE MAY HAVE MOVED STACY'S BODY.

Thomas Morphey, Drew Peterson's stepbrother, overdosed on sleeping pills after helping the former Bolingbrook police sergeant load a large barrel into Peterson's SUV the day Stacy Peterson vanished, police sources told The Herald News on Tuesday.

Morphey was hospitalized at Edward Hospital in Naperville, according to reports, but survived what the source described as a suicide attempt. Morphey's wife called police, saying her husband heard of the disappearance, became distraught and feared he might have unwittingly helped dispose of Drew Peterson's wife's body, the source said.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/670084,4_1_JO28_PETERSON_S1.article

[tagalong]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-071128peterson,1,4934753.story?track=rss&ctrack=7&cset=true

[Liz]

Transcript from On the Record, Tuesday November 27th about the blue barrel and Thomas Morphey's 'suicide attempt:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313424,00.html

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Volunteers searching for Stacy Peterson have been told to look for a blue barrel the petite woman's body could fit in, according to police.

According to published reports, one Drew Peterson's relatives was seen helping the ex-police officer load a blue, plastic barrel into his SUV around the same time his wife went missing. Drew Peterson's attorney denies that report.
There are reports that the relative who helped Drew Peterson with the barrel tried to commit suicide after learning Stacy was missing, fearing he may have helped dispose of her body.

Searchers were told the barrel may be near a body of water. The leader of a private search group said police provided them with a picture of a similar barrel.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5788924

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Police sources say a relative of Drew Peterson's helped him load a large blue barrel onto the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's truck, then attempted suicide.

As CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports, no one has commented inside the Peterson home in Bolingbrook on the mystery of the blue barrel, but it has been quiet around the area, with the exception of activity from search teams. Drew's wife Stacy Peterson, 23, has been missing since Oct. 28.

Around 10 a.m., volunteer members of a boat team set out to find Stacy Peterson, a mission on which they have been unfalteringly faithful. They say the purpose is "to bring closure to the family."

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.barrel.2.597507.html

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Police Logs: Peterson's Relative Overdosed On Sleeping Pills

The lawyer for Drew Peterson is denying media reports that a family member helped his client move a large container out of his home the day Stacy Peterson vanished.

Attorney Joel Brodsky said Peterson's stepbrother, Thomas Morphey, has a history of mental problems, alcoholism and suicide attempts. Brodsky said he might be seeking attention or living in "a fantasy world."

"I don't know what world Thomas Morphey is living in, our world, his world or if he's veering back and forth between the real world and whatever fantasy world he's living in," Brodsky told the AP.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14710779/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[chicoliving]

The husband of Stacy Peterson did not show up to work on the night that the 23-year-old woman disappeared, FOX News confirmed Wednesday.

Stacy Peterson, a mother of two and Drew Peterson's fourth wife, was reported missing Oct. 29 by her family after she failed to show up to a friend's house.

Drew Peterson, who recently resigned as an officer from the Bolingbrook police department, was scheduled to work at 5 p.m. Oct. 28 but called in to take a personal or sick day, Bolingbrook police Lt. Ken Teppel told FOX News.

"Peterson called in sick for Sunday night (Oct. 28)," Teppel said. "The call was taken by a dispatcher in the afternoon."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313401,00.html

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A mysterious blue barrel remains the focus of the investigation into the disappearance of Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson. Drew Peterson has been declared a suspect in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, his fourth wife.

CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli stopped by the Bolingbrook home of the man who sources say helped Drew Peterson, move a large container from the Peterson home into Drew's truck on the same day Stacy was last seen alive. Sources say the man, who is related to Drew, attempted to take his life the next day out of fear that he had unwittingly helped dispose of Stacy's body.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.barrel.2.597507.html

[chicoliving]

Drew Peterson’s step-brother, whose name has surfaced in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, may have been used to try and frame a Shorewood man for her killing, police sources said.

Investigators suspect that Drew Peterson had his step-brother, Thomas Morphey, help him dispose of his wife’s body and also used Morphey in a plot to make it look as though her killer was Scott Rossetto, a man they suspect was Stacy’s boyfriend, sources said.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/672255,stacy112807.article

[chicoliving]

Several sources are painting a new picture of what Drew Peterson did the night his wife Stacy disappeared – at 2:30pm – 10pm , and just after 11:30pm.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5068901&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[chicoliving]

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — A relative of former police officer Drew Peterson reportedly helped him move a large, heavy container out of his suburban home the day his wife vanished, an allegation that sparked a furious denial from Peterson's attorney.

Peterson and his stepbrother removed the container from an upstairs bedroom and put it in his sport-utility vehicle, according to media reports that cited anonymous sources close to the investigation into Stacy Peterson's disappearance last month.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313655,00.html

[chicoliving]

According to published reports, a Bolingbrook woman who has been missing for a month told a clergyman that her husband had killed his former wife and made it look like an accident. Stacy Peterson has been missing for a month, and is married to former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson.

A source revealed the information to Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed, NBC5 reported Wednesday night. The source said Stacy Peterson told the clergyman last August that her husband had killed Kathleen Savio, who was his third wife.

The Sun-Times also reported that on Oct. 28, the day she disappeared, Peterson told her husband she was leaving him, and issued an ultimatum. Peterson told her husband that she was planning a divorce and wanted him out of the house by the following Wednesday.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14710779/detail.html

[chicoliving]

Crews say they now seek rectangular box

Volunteers searching for Stacy Peterson said Wednesday they would begin looking for a large, rectangular plastic container allegedly removed from her home by her husband and a relative, according to reports.

"Up until this date, we've been looking for a round, circular drum kind of container," Pam Bosco, a spokeswoman for Stacy Peterson's relatives, said at a news conference outside the Petersons' Bolingbrook home. "We are still looking for that container, but now we believe we might possibly have to look for a rectangular one."


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_29nov29,0,2276631.story?coll=chi_tab01_la yout

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STACY PETERSON REPORTEDLY KNEW TOO MUCH ABOUT A DEATH AND WANTED A DIVORCE.

Stacy Peterson told a clergyman in August that her husband had claimed to have killed his former wife, Kathleen Savio, and made it look like an accident, according to a source close to the investigation

The source said the 23-year-old, who had been pregnant and living with Peterson when Savio was found dead in an empty bathtub in 2004, also told two other people close to her about her husband's statements regarding Savio's demise.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/672616,4_1_JO29_PETERSON_S1.article

[Dobler]

Sneed's column from today Nov. 29.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/673072,CST-NWS-SNEED29.article

[close_enough]

Pam Bosco speaks

"someone who helped Drew"

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2007/11/28/bts.bosco.peterson.cnn

[close_enough]

Dan Abrams - MSNBC
(scroll down) - Discussion with attorneys (Brodsky included) of Drew Peterson's stepbrother as an unreliable witness:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22025190/

[DeltaDawn]

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/

Link to interview with Morphy's friend that Thomas called after helpiing Drew. Also includes picture of Morphy.

[chicoliving]

Stacy Peterson told her husband Drew she was leaving him on the same day she disappeared, according to a source close to the investigation.

The source told the Chicago Sun-Times that Stacy said if she disappeared it would not be her doing.

The Sun-Times also reports that in August, Stacy told a clergyman her husband claimed to have killed former wife Kathleen Savio and made it look like an accident.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5791236

[chicoliving]

Pictures taken outside Drew Peterson's Bolingbrook home Tuesday showed Peterson turning the tables on the assembled media, videotaping them with a hand-held camcorder.

A Wednesday morning segment on ABC's "Good Morning America" gave viewers another perspective on that camera showdown: the actual footage from the camera Peterson held.

A WLS-Ch. 7 report said the camcorder was given to Drew Peterson, a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, by "Good Morning America."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-abc_webnov29,0,3648242.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

[chicoliving]

Thomas Morphey is known in his Bolingbrook subdivision for his award-winning Christmas light display and meticulously striped lawn. But his home's tidy facade belies his messy history of substance abuse issues and a lengthy rap sheet.

Morphey, 40, was identified by police sources Tuesday as the man who said he helped Drew Peterson load a large barrel into Peterson's SUV on Oct. 28, the day Peterson's 23-year-old wife, Stacy, disappeared.

Around 11:20 p.m. Oct. 29, Bolingbrook police responded to a 911 call for an attempted suicide from Morphey's home. Since then, he hasn't been home in "several" weeks, his girlfriend Sheryl Alcox said Wednesday.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/672617,4_1_JO29_PETERSON_S2.article

[fran]

Exclusive: Friend of Drew Peterson's Step-brother Tells All


Step-Brother Felt He Helped Dispose of Stacy's Body

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=21650DF4F575DD22785E4B4F12650F23 ?contentId=5068901&version=6&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

[chicoliving]

Cassandra Cales Challenges Drew Peterson To Take Lie Detector Test

The sister of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson on Thursday threw down an angry challenge to Stacy's husband, Drew Peterson, over a mysterious blue barrel that has been investigated in connection with Stacy's disappearance.

As CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports, in the past 72 hours, Cassandra Cales has been getting angrier and angrier over Drew Peterson's attorney's claims that she started an idle rumor about the blue barrel. She believes attorney Joel Brodsky is blitzing the airwaves trying to turn fact into fiction.

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/peterson.missing.barrel.2.599133.html

[Tom'sGirl]

Pastor: Ex-Cop's Missing Wife Feared Him (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hR__et2iO3_VeYZOT9vg4YOldjXAD8T7OPJ80)
The Associated Press -


BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — The wife of a former police officer told a clergy member months before she disappeared that she feared her husband, a church official said Thursday, echoing comments the woman's sister made soon after she vanished.

Stacy Peterson requested a meeting in late August with a member of the Westbrook Christian Church pastoral staff when the church made a routine call to see why she and Drew Peterson had not attended recent services, Rob Daniels, the church's pastor of spiritual formation, told The Associated Press.

At the meeting, Peterson said "she feared for herself because of her husband," Daniels said.

He would not say whether Peterson was afraid her husband would kill her, only that she feared "bodily harm."

~snipped

[chicoliving]

Stacy Peterson's family demanded on Thursday that her husband, a suspect in her disappearance, take a lie detector test.

Stacy Peterson has been missing for more than a month, and is married to former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson. Stacy Peterson disappeared Oct. 28, and has not been seen since. Drew Peterson, who is a former Bolingbrook police sergeant, has said he has done nothing wrong, and that his wife ran off with another man.

Stacy Peterson's family told reporters Thursday night that if Drew Peterson has nothing to hide, he should take the lie detector test.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14710779/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[chicoliving]

Search set for Stacy and Lisa

Volunteers will comb new territory Saturday for any trace of two missing local women.

It has been more than a month since Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson vanished, and seven months since Plainfield mom Lisa Stebic disappeared.

Volunteers are asked to meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Westbrook Christian Church, 1175 Lily Cache Lane in Bolingbrook. State police will point them to new search areas, planners say.
Pam Bosco, a spokeswoman for Stacy's family, said they are planning to hold a candlelight vigil outside the Peterson house at 4 p.m. Saturday.

"We're not just looking for Stacy," Bosco said, mentioning Stebic.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/674695,4_1_JO30_PETERSON_S2.article

[chicoliving]

BOLINGBROOK -- Stacy Peterson told a clergy member two months before she disappeared that she feared her husband, a Westbrook Christian Church official said Thursday.

The clergyman made a routine check to see why Stacy Peterson and her husband, Drew Peterson, were no longer attending church. The troubled young woman asked for an opportunity to meet for a longer, face-to-face talk with the unidentified man of the cloth, Pastor Rob Daniels of Westbrook Christian Church told The Herald News.

She feared for herself because of her husband," Daniels said.

Asked whether Stacy Peterson was afraid her husband would kill her, Daniels would only say she feared "bodily harm." He would not say if Stacy Peterson said her husband confessed to killing his former wife.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/674376,4_1_JO30_PETERSON_S1.article

[fran]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_30_no2nov30,1,137061.story?track=rss

Peterson relative defended by friend

Pal says relative was allegedly paid by cop

By Matthew Walberg and Erika Slife | Tribune staff reporters
November 30, 2007

Drew Peterson allegedly paid a relative to help him move a large rectangular container from a bedroom Oct. 28, the day that his wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared from their Bolingbrook home, a friend of the relative said Thursday.

Walter Martineck, 40, of Bolingbrook, told the Tribune that on Oct. 29, Drew Peterson's relative tried to get rid of the money he said was payment for helping Drew Peterson remove the plastic tub. Drew Peterson's relative wanted to give it to Martineck, he said. Hours later, the relative allegedly tried to commit suicide, and Martineck said he went to the state police with his friend's story.

................MORE AT LINK

[fran]

Drew Peterson's attorney said Thomas Morphey's wife disappeared 10 years ago.

fran

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3557855n&channel=/sections/earlyshow/videoplayer500202.shtml

[Squishified]

"Did Cops Protect One of Their Own??"

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/30/missing.wife.ap/index.html

[chicoliving]

As authorities search the Illinois-Michigan Canal in Lockport for clues in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, her family is calling for her husband to take a lie detector test.

The missing woman's relatives say the test could prove Drew Peterson's theories surrounding his wife Stacy's disappearance. She was last seen October 28.

Drew Peterson, 53, has denied wrongdoing, saying he believes 23-year-old Stacy left him for another man and is alive. Peterson has since resigned from the Bolingbrook police force. He has not said if he will take a lie detector test.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5802370

[chicoliving]

New information has been revealed about the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, in an interview with the sister of a man under scrutiny for his possible role in the case.

As CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, the questions surround a relative of Drew Peterson's who is alleged to have helped him load a mysterious blue barrel onto Peterson's truck to dispose of it, then to have attempted suicide.

Drew Peterson and his attorney have repeatedly denied the story about the blue barrel, but that relative's sister said in a telephone interview with CBS 2 News that the relative insisted that he helped Drew Peterson removed a large container the night Stacy disappeared.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.barrel.2.599606.html

[chicoliving]

BOLINGBROOK — Former police officer Drew Peterson paid a relative to help him move a large container from a bedroom on the day Peterson’s wife vanished, according to a friend of the relative.

On the "Today" program Friday, Walter Martineck said the friend frantically told him the same night that he thought Stacy Peterson’s body was inside the rectangular container. Martineck also said his friend tried to give him the money that Peterson paid him, but said he did not know how much it totaled.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/675061,na30_stacy_s1.article

[chicoliving]

Lisa Stebic's family does not begrudge Stacy Peterson for catching the public eye.

The family of the Plainfield woman who went missing seven months ago says they are just amazed her case gathered national media attention. Now the spotlight should be on Peterson - a Bolingbrook woman who disappeared Oct. 28 - said family spokesperson Melanie Greenberg.

"I know it's amazing that we had the attention we did as long as we did, and it's only right that Stacy's case is getting the attention it's getting right now," Greenberg said.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/674256,6_1_NA30_STEBIC_S1.article

[chicoliving]

A new voice is being heard in the case of a missing Bolingbrook woman.

A friend of the relative of Drew Peterson who has said that he fears he helped the former Bolingbrook police sergeant dispose of Stacy Peterson's body is saying that Peterson paid for that assistance.

Walter Martineck Jr. appeared on the "Today" show Friday morning telling Meredith Viera that the man who is being portrayed as an instable alcoholic by Peterson attorney Joel Brodsky is actually a "down to earth" guy who has been Martineck's friend since the two were teenagers.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14735158/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[Tom'sGirl]

Stacy was not reported to be pregnant as the article states :doh:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3935918&page=1 (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3935918&page=1)

[chicoliving]

The mysterious case of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson is deepening as investigators look into stories that her husband, Drew Peterson, and a relative helped load a blue container onto Drew's truck to dispose of it on the day she vanished.

CBS 2's West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports that the sister of the man who said he helped Drew Peterson move the container is speaking out in an exclusive interview.

That sister said that on Friday, her brother was somewhere safe getting the help he needs to cope with what he fears he may have done.

While boats navigated the waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship canal looking for any sign of Stacy Peterson on Friday, her father sent a tow truck to Stacy's house to recover his Harley Davidson, a large tool box, a desk and a family Bible he had given to his now missing daughter.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.barrel.2.599606.html

[chicoliving]

The family of Stacy Peterson will team with the family of Lisa Stebic tomorrow to search for both women. It comes after investigators took to the waterways again today near Lockport in their search for Stacy.

video at link
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5092918&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[chicoliving]

Attorneys for Drew Peterson filed a motion Friday in Will County seeking the return of Peterson's property seized by Illinois State Police as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy.

Among items taken Nov. 1 were Peterson's 11 guns, ammunition, two iPods, a backpack with school supplies, computers and 23 CDs, according to the motion. Police also took the couple's 2005 GMC Yukon Denali and 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix.

The motion alleged that holding onto the vehicles "is done to merely vex the owner, prohibiting him from properly caring for his minor children, thus punishing them."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_01dec01,0,3793102.story?coll=chi_tab01_la yout

[chicoliving]

A former police officer's third and fourth wives had a history of animosity, including an incident where one allegedly punched the other in the face, according to a police call log released Friday.

Drew Peterson's ex-wife, Kathleen Savio, was later acquitted of charges that she struck Stacy Peterson in May 2002 because the younger woman was in the car during a child custody exchange.

Police responded to 19 calls for help in less than two years involving fellow officer Drew Peterson, Savio, his ex-wife who was found dead in 2004, and Stacy Peterson, his current wife who is missing and feared slain.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-071130peterson-log,0,63379.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

[chicoliving]

Not even relatives knew of alleged claim Drew killed third wife

Perhaps it was a secret so dark that Stacy Peterson felt she could confide in a man of the cloth and almost no one else.

That could be one explanation for why a close relative of the missing Bolingbrook mother said Thursday she never heard Peterson say her husband, Drew Peterson, claimed to have killed his previous wife.

"It was all new to us," said Pam Bosco, a spokeswoman for Stacy Peterson's family. "Anything you printed was very interesting. ... Stacy never said that to any of us."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/674456,CST-NWS-boling30.article

[chicoliving]

JOLIET -- Drew Peterson wants his guns back.

And his cars, his children's iPods, their compact discs, computers and school books.

His lawyers filed a request Friday in Will County court for items taken Nov. 1 by state police during a search of his home, 6 Pheasant Chase Court. The personal property includes eight handguns, three long guns and ammunition, all seized from a locked safe at the Peterson home, according to court documents. Will County Judge Dan Rozek will consider the matter at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 12 in courtroom 405.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/675980,4_1_JO01_PROPERTY_S1.article

[Liz]

From November 30th -

Pastor: wife "Feared" Cop Husband

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/30/national/main3557886.shtml

[chicoliving]

A former police officer's third and fourth wives had a history of animosity, including an incident where one allegedly punched the other in the face, according to a police call log released Friday.

Drew Peterson's ex-wife, Kathleen Savio, was later acquitted of charges that she struck Stacy Peterson in May 2002 because the younger woman was in the car during a child custody exchange.

Police responded to 19 calls for help in less than two years involving fellow officer Drew Peterson, Savio, his ex-wife who was found dead in 2004, and Stacy Peterson, his current wife who is missing and feared slain.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5806402

[chicoliving]

BOLINGBROOK -- The family of missing mom Stacy Peterson is still anxiously awaiting the young woman's return, but Friday they got back a motorcycle, a Bible and a toolbox.

A man identifying himself as a family friend backed a flatbed truck into the driveway of the Petersons' home Friday morning and departed with the red Harley-Davidson Super Glide, the large yellow toolbox, a chest of drawers and a black-covered Bible.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/675976,4_1_JO01_PETERSON_S1.article

[chicoliving]

Friends and family of the long-missing Lisa Stebic joined in the search for Stacy Peterson Saturday, as one of husband Drew Peterson's relatives talks about a mystery in the case involving a blue barrel.

But the search was called off early due to the snowstorm that blew in on Saturday afternoon.

Peterson, 23 and a mother of two, has been missing since Oct. 28. Her husband Drew, 53, has been named a suspect in her disappearance, and Illinois State Police have said they believe she died in a homicide.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.search.2.600115.html

[chicoliving]

An intense search for two suburban mothers who seemingly vanished without a trace was called off after four hours as snow and sleet began pelting the area Saturday.

For the fifth straight Saturday, an organized search was conducted in hope of finding Stacy Peterson. Each week the searches have gotten bigger and more organized.

Saturday’s searchers were out to find either Peterson, who disappeared just over one month ago, or Lisa Stebic, who disappeared just over seven months ago.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14746803/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[chicoliving]

~snip~

Members of both families say they're pleased with the turnout.
Despite the inclement weather, volunteers still planned to a
hold a candle light vigil for Peterson this afternoon.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5096508&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[Liz]

Drew: "Either get me or don't"

http://www.newsweek.com/id/73095

[chicoliving]

JOLIET, Ill. -- State police released a statement Saturday evening alleging that a man who may be Drew Peterson requested two trucker drivers haul a package to an undisclosed location.

On Oct. 29 at approximately 3:30 a.m., two truck drivers were approached by two men at a truck stop in Bolingbrook, according to a release from Illinois State police.

One of the two men is believed to be Drew Peterson and the other described as a white male in his early 50s with salt-and-pepper hair and a stocky build, the release said.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14748085/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[chicoliving]

A man believed to be Drew Peterson asked two truck drivers to transport a package to an undisclosed location the day after the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, Illinois State Police said Saturday.

The alleged incident took place at a Bolingbrook truck stop around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, Trooper Mark Dorencz said in a statement.

The man said to be Peterson was accompanied by a white male in his early 50s with salt-and-pepper hair and a stocky build, the statement said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-071201peterson,0,2362692.story

[chicoliving]

Friends and family of the long-missing Lisa Stebic joined in the search for Stacy Peterson Saturday, as one of husband Drew Peterson's relatives talks about a mystery in the case involving a blue barrel.

But the search was called off after four hours due to the snowstorm that blew in on Saturday afternoon.

More than 200 volunteers came to search for Stacy on Saturday despite high winds and freezing temperatures, according to Lisa Stebic's family representatives. The search was held in Romeoville near the Sanitary and Ship Canal. The turnout in suburban Romeoville was the biggest so far in the high-profile Peterson case, which police are investigating as a possible homicide.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.search.2.600115.html

[chicoliving]

CHICAGO — Two truckers said a former police officer suspected in his wife's disappearance may have asked them early on the day she was reported missing to carry a package for him, police said Saturday.

The truckers said two men, including a man they now believe was former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson and another man in his 50s with salt-and-pepper hair and stocky build, approached them at about 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 29 at a Bolingbrook truck stop, Illinois State Trooper Mark Dorencz said in a written statement.

The men asked the truckers to "transport a package to an undisclosed location;" after reaching the location, the men would "regain possession of the package and continue transporting it to a location not accessible by semi-trailers," the statement said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314521,00.html

[ThoughtFox]

Saturday search thwarted by snow:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_web4dec02,1,7715088.story

Chicago Tribune Editorial: "Peterson Isn't That Stupid"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-change_peterson_bd02dec02,1,5784764.story

As a former veteran police officer, Peterson knows exactly how spousal disappearances are investigated these days, and that detectives drag every last observation and scrap of information out of everyone in the community and extended family.

He also knows that the reason evildoers get caught is usually not because they've left a trail of physical evidence, but because they've somehow let others in on their secrets.

So I'm inclined to think that the proof of Peterson's guilt, if it exists or is ever found, will be far more subtle and surprising than witness accounts of him carelessly hauling around an improvised coffin.

[Liz]

Police: Truckers say Peterson sought aid

http://www.newsweek.com/id/67796/page/1

[chicoliving]

More than 200 people braved freezing temperatures to scour areas in Chicago's southwestern suburbs Saturday looking for signs of two missing mothers.

But the search for 23-year-old Stacy Peterson and Lisa Stebic, 38, was called off after four hours when snow and sleet thwarted the effort.

"We just hoped that one of our families would have closure today and one of our families might have some answers," said Melanie Greenberg, a cousin of Stebic, who vanished from her Plainfield home in April.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/676953,4_1_JO02_SEARCH_S1.article

[chicoliving]

CHICAGO — Drew Peterson denied reports Sunday that he and another man enlisted the help of two truckers to transport a package the morning his wife Stacy was reported missing.

In an interview with FOX News' Jamie Colby, Peterson's attorney Joel Brodsky said that such an encounter never took place.

"We dispute it because it did not happen. The incident doesn't make logical sense," Brodsky said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314521,00.html

[chicoliving]

Drew Peterson denies a police statement that the former Bolingbrook police sergeant approached two truck drivers about moving a container shortly after his fourth wife disappeared, CNN reported Sunday.

"There is absolutely, positively, 100 percent no validity to this," Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky, said in a statement, CNN reported.

The truck drivers "may have some motivation, trying to insert themselves into a high-profile case," CNN reported Brodsky as saying in the statement. "They may be concocting some sort of scheme to sell their story to a tabloid."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/677760,4_1_JO03_TRUCKER_S1.article

[chicoliving]

Police department alleges the former sergeant ran background checks on wife's friends

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. -- Drew Peterson is not only a suspect in his fourth wife's disappearance and his third wife's death, the former police officer is now under investigation for police misconduct, ABC News has learned.


The Bolingbrook Police Department, where the 53-year-old was a sergeant, has turned over evidence to prosecutors that alleges Peterson used department computers to track private citizens not under active police investigation.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=5810272

[chicoliving]

North Aurora firefighters were out in the Fox River early Monday morning, investigating a floating blue object.

Though details are scarce, reporters on the scene confirmed that firefighters were there at the request of the North Aurora Police Department, who suspected the object may be related to the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Stacy Peterson of Bolingbrook, missing since October.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/678606,AU03_BARREL_WEB.article

[chicoliving]

With each new element that's uncovered in the investigation of Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson, her family says they get a renewed sense of hope they'll find out what happened to her.

But as her husband, Drew Peterson, a suspect in her disappearance, returned home with groceries Monday evening, he complained about media coverage of the increasingly bizarre case.

"I'm waiting for my eighth grade prom date to show up and say I was a bad kisser," Drew Peterson said. "I don't think I was, but…"

As CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports, two "no trespassing" signs warned reporters to stay off the property.

"If the network would put some effort into helping these people losing their homes all over the country because of the poor economies, I think it would be a nicer thing rather than harassing me," Peterson said. "I guess I'm a big story."

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.stacy.2.601524.html

[chicoliving]

Prosecutors are reviewing an internal Bolingbrook
Police investigation to determine whether a former sergeant
suspected in his wife's disappearance could be criminally charged
for what the department alleges were instances of official
misconduct.

Police Lt. Ken Teppel declined Monday to provide any details of
Drew Peterson's alleged misconduct, but a "Good Morning America"
report that it included allegedly using police computers to find
information on friends of Peterson's missing wife brought strong
denials from Peterson's attorney.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5111143&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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Brodsky says it is not unheard of for people wanting to transport illegal contraband to ask truckers to drive it to locations for pick up. He says trucks aren't stopped and searched as much as other vehicles.

The attorney speculated a truck driver who had been so sought out had seen Peterson in the news and placed Peterson's face onto the guy who approached him.

http://www.wandtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7445474

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Attorney Says Peterson Denies Improper Usage, Truck Stop Reports

The investigation of former police sergeant Drew Peterson takes a new turn this week as police look back at his career as a cop and any misuse of his power.

But Peterson only had one thing to say to NBC5's Alex Perez on Monday.

"There are families out there losing their homes and people should put some effort into helping them rather than harassing my family," he said as he pulled away from his driveway.


http://www.nbc5.com/news/14764820/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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BOLINGBROOK -- Drew Peterson's attorney claims he knows why the police chief wants his client arrested, but the department shot back that the lawyer doesn't know what he's talking about.

The attorney, Joel Brodsky of Chicago, said he wrote a letter dated Nov. 26 to the Will County State's Attorney saying if they go after Peterson for allegedly misusing department computers, they should go after every Bolingbrook officer who ever worked the night shift.

But Charles B. Pelkie, spokesman for State's Attorney James Glasgow, said his boss is not going after anyone, including Peterson.

"There is no prosecution at this time," Pelkie said.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/679353,4_1_JO04_PETERSON_S1.article

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Drew Peterson never misused police databases to get information on family or friends, including a man with whom his missing wife, Stacy, traded sexually suggestive text messages, Peterson's lawyer said Monday.

But attorney Joel Brodsky said if authorities target his client for allegedly misusing department computers, they should go after every Bolingbrook officer who ever worked the night shift.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/679601,CST-NWS-boling04a.article

[i.b.nora]

Search conducted at Peterson home (http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/680839,petersonsearch120407.article)

December 4, 2007
FROM STAFF REPORTS

Officials executed a search warrant Tuesday evening at the Bolingrbook home of missing 23-year-old mother Stacy Peterson.

Drew Peterson was at the home at the time of the search, according to reports. During a search of his home Nov. 1, also on a warrant, Peterson spent most of the day at a neighbor's home.

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BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― State police Tuesday night served a new search warrant to former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson whose wife, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, has been missing for more than a month. Drew Peterson is considered a suspect in the case.

CBS 2's Mai Martinez spoke with Drew Peterson, who said state police had just given him some follow-up legal paperwork. But CBS 2 cameras were outside the Peterson home when state police arrived, and a spokesperson for Will County's state's attorney said the new warrant expands the scope of the original search warrant regarding items in Drew Peterson's vehicle. Two vehicles were earlier seized as part of the investigation.

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/drew.peterson.stacy.2.602734.html

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Ex-cop's lawyer says move could imperil state's case

State police served a third search warrant on Drew Peterson Tuesday night, focusing on items in the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's vehicles.

"There was a search warrant served tonight [that] expands the scope of the initial search warrant, specifically in regard to the vehicles," said Charles Pelkie, spokesman for Will County State's Atty. James Glasgow. "We're looking at additional materials inside the vehicles—items and materials that were not specified in the first search warrant."

Pelkie would not say what those materials were.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_05dec05,0,5628118.story?coll=chi_tab01_la yout

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CHICAGO — Authorities executed another search warrant late Tuesday in the case of a former suburban Chicago police sergeant suspected in his 23-year-old wife's disappearance.

The latest warrant dealt with items inside two vehicles already seized from Drew Peterson's home, said Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney's office.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315166,00.html

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BOLINGBROOK, IL -- Authorities executed another search warrant late Tuesday in the case of a former suburban Chicago police sergeant suspected of involvement in his 23-year-old wife's disappearance.

The warrant that Illinois State Police delivered to Drew Peterson's Bolingbrook home on Tuesday evening dealt with items inside two vehicles already seized from the residence, said Charles Pelkie, a spokesman for the Will County state's attorney's office.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=5814759

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LOCKPORT, Ill. -- Crews are using heavy machinery in their search for Stacy Peterson, which is focusing on the Illinois-Michigan Canal near the Lockport Lock.

Despite the winter weather, crews have three boats out in the canal and divers are in the water. They are trying to attach lines from a tow truck to something under the water.


http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=5815413

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Tow Line Seen Hooked To Something In Water; Authorities Say It's To Find Debris

LOCKPORT, Ill. (CBS) ― Illinois State Police have sent dive teams to search the waters at the intersection of two canals in Lockport as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 23-year-old Stacy Peterson.

Stacy Peterson has been missing since Oct. 28. Authorities have named her 53-year-old husband, Drew, a suspect in her disappearance, and they say she likely died in a homicide.

Three boats with divers on them were on the canal amid blowing snow and wind Wednesday.

A tow truck and police vehicles were alongside the canal, and divers appeared to try to hook a tow line from the truck to something in the water.

Authorities said the purpose of the tow line was to clear debris for a search for Stacy Peterson in the canals later.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.search.2.603126.html

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LOCKPORT, Ill. - Dive teams are searching waters at the intersection of two canals as part of the investigation into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's 23-year-old wife.

Three boats with divers aboard worked amid blowing snow and wind. A tow truck and police vehicles were alongside the canal, and divers appeared to try to hook a tow line from the truck to something in the water.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-il-policeofficerswi,0,1441064.story?coll=chi_tab01_la yout

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BOLINGBROOK -- The hum of the satellite uplink trucks on Pheasant Chase Court is near constant. Each morning, reporters lift their paper coffee cups to one another in wordless greeting. And the goings-on at the house marked "6" are scrutinized by a dozen lenses day after day after day.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/681033,4_1_JO05_PETERSON_S2.article

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LOCKPORT, Ill. -- Dive teams are searching waters at the intersection of two canals as part of the investigation into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's 23-year-old wife.

Stacy Peterson was last seen October 28. Authorities have named her 53-year-old husband, Drew Peterson, a suspect and said the case is a potential homicide.

Three boats with divers aboard worked amid blowing snow and wind. A tow truck and police vehicles were alongside the canal, and divers appeared to try to hook a tow line from the truck to something in the water.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14777153/detail.html?dl=mainclick

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Phone Message Posted On Web Site On Same Day Dive Teams Search 2 Canals For Her

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― For the first time the public gets to hear the sound of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson's voice. Her family released on Wednesday a voice mail message they say she left for her father just days before she disappeared.

Stacy Peterson's family spokesperson, Pamela Bosco, said the message had her in tears all Wednesday afternoon.

Posted on the Web site FindStacyPeterson.com, Stacy Peterson left the message for her father, giving him her new phone number, just 11 days before she disappeared

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.search.2.603126.html

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Dive teams from the Illinois State Police and other agencies began searching the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Romeoville and Lockport this morning for evidence that could be linked to the Stacy Peterson investigation.

State police were assisted by the Coast Guard, the FBI, the Defense Department, the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Insurance Crime Bureau, local police and fire departments and other agencies, according to a statement by state police. Towing companies also assisted with the recovery efforts, state police said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson06_webdec06,0,3206859.story?coll=chi_tab01 _layout

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LOCKPORT, Ill. -- Dive teams were searching waters at the intersection of two canals Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's 23-year-old wife.

They'll pick up where they left off on Thursday, officials said.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/14777153/detail.html?dl=mainclick

[i.b.nora]

Peterson probe narrows (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson06_webdec06,0,3206859.story?coll=chi-leisureadvice-col)
Warrants focus on physical evidence, GPS

By Matthew Walberg | Tribune staff reporter
10:35 PM CST, December 5, 2007

"Authorities probing the disappearance of Stacy Peterson appear to be focusing not only on trace physical evidence, but also on a GPS system in her husband's sport-utility vehicle, according to search warrants obtained Wednesday by the Tribune.

A search warrant served Tuesday night on Drew Peterson called for, among other things, the seizure of items containing plastic shavings, blood, bodily fluids, fingernail scrapings, chemicals that may alter the decomposition of a body and "biological material that may be evidence of the offense of first-degree murder.""

"Other items listed in the newest warrant were:

•Objects that contain or have traces of "blue plastic, lead weights, plastic shavings, plastic scuff marks, circular impressions or carpet indentations, and any other indication of the carrying, placing, movement or collision of a plastic or barrel-like object or large storage container."

•Materials on the vehicles including "dirt, gravel, soil, dust and any other accretive material which might be tested and compared to materials from a particular location to determine a vehicle's presence at the location."

•Objects that "have any of the following on them: blood, hairs, fingernails, bodily fluids, body tissue, DNA, fingerprints, fingernail scrapings, palm prints, saliva, urine, feces, or other biological material which may be evidence of the offense of first-degree murder."

•Instruments that may have been used as a weapon or restraint, including guns, ammunition, knives, rope and rugs.

•Objects with "chemical traces relating to pool chemicals or any chemical which might be utilized to retard, mask or accelerate the deterioration or decomposition of a human body.""

a good long article

[i.b.nora]

Peterson's son's personnel files subpoenaed (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/iteam&id=5817217)

"Illinois state investigators have subpoenaed the personnel files of three men with connections to the village of Oakbrook Police Department. Among them: Steve Peterson, one of Drew Peterson's sons."

"When Steve Peterson's current stepmother, Stacy, 23, vanished almost six weeks ago, he was on vacation, according to police sources - a vacation that he extended several times in November."

"The I-Team has also been told by investigators that state police seized the Oakbrook department personnel files of two of Peterson's closest friends on the force. One recently resigned while under investigation for professional misconduct. The other was recently terminated for lying and unauthorized access of criminal files."

[NOTE] According to Randy Mucha at findstacy.com the other two files were his and a guy named Bill Tobias

[i.b.nora]

Column by Eric Zorn in The Chicago Tribune

Cell’s tracking ability ought to trigger a ‘ping’ (http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/12/cells-tracking.html)

"Cell phones have played a bit part in the ever-unfolding story of the disappearance of Bolingbrook resident Stacy Peterson."

"In online discussions, readers had questions about this aspect of the case. I couldn’t answer them, so I went to wireless-industry officials, electronic-privacy advocates and representatives of law enforcement (who, understandably, would not discuss any details related to the Peterson case). Here’s what I found:"

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Warrants obtained by the Chicago Tribune indicate that authorities looking into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's wife are focusing on physical evidence and a GPS system in her husband's SUV.

The warrant served on Drew Peterson this week sought items containing plastic shavings, blood, bodily fluids, fingernail scrapings and chemicals that may alter the decomposition of a body. It also listed any "biological material that may be evidence of the offense of first-degree murder."

The Tribune today reports that a copy of another warrant indicates authorities were looking for all GPS and other records relating to Peterson's SUV.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=5817655

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BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― Investigators with underwater cameras will search an area of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Thursday for the blue barrel that is believed to be a key item in the search for Stacy Peterson.

Stacy Peterson has been missing since Oct. 28. Illinois State Police believe she is likely dead of a homicide, and they have named her husband, former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, a suspect in her disappearance. Drew Peterson has not been charged with any crime.

On Wednesday Drew Peterson would not comment on the latest search for Stacy. He did not say anything to CBS 2 when he came out of his home in the evening. But Stacy Peterson's friends did comment.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.search.2.603783.html

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CAMERAS CAN TAKE ON THE SEARCH FOR STACY PETERSON IN LOCKPORT WATERWAY

LOCKPORT -- Fire department divers worked to clear cars from the freezing waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on Wednesday in hopes of enabling a future search for missing mom Stacy Peterson.

A diver involved in the seven-hour effort said the cars were moved to enable underwater cameras to peer through the murk for the blue barrel Peterson reportedly may have been placed in. The special cameras are to be shipped in from Minnesota.


http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/683740,4_1_JO06_PETERSON_S1.article

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Warrants obtained by the Chicago Tribune indicate that authorities looking into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's wife are focusing on physical evidence and a GPS system in her husband's SUV.

The warrant served on Drew Peterson this week sought items containing plastic shavings, blood, bodily fluids, fingernail scrapings and chemicals that may alter the decomposition of a body.

The most recent warrant also sought objects containing or having traces of blue plastic, lead weights, scuff marks, circular impressions or carpet indentations and any other indication of a plastic or barrel-like object.

http://www.nbc5.com/family/14788852/detail.html?dl=headlineclick

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Cars removed so cameras can hunt for barrel

Fire department divers worked to clear cars from the freezing waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Wednesday in hopes of enabling a future search for missing mom Stacy Peterson.

A diver involved in the seven-hour effort said the cars were moved to enable special underwater cameras to peer through the murk for the blue barrel in which the 23-year-old woman may have been placed.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/683803,CST-NWS-boling06.article

[fran]

http://www.wbbm780.com/Drew-Peterson-Tells-WBBM:-My-Retirement-Sucks/1295074

Drew Peterson Tells Newsradio: My Retirement Sucks

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- Drew Peterson will have to make do with a little less per month than he may have been originally counting on from his police pension.

But Peterson tells Newsradio 780 this morning, "It is what it is."

Drew Peterson tells Newsradio 780 - "My retirement sucks."

.....................more at link................

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BOLINGBROOK, IL -- ABC7 News has obtained copies of several search warrants that police have issued in the Stacy Peterson case shedding some light on the direction of the police investigation and what they may be looking for.

The search warrant that was served this week may indicate that investigators are now focusing on how Stacy Peterson's body may have been disposed of rather than how she may have died.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=5819208

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Search warrants executed by authorities investigating the disappearance of Stacy Peterson focus on both physical evidence and a global positioning system in her husband Drew Peterson’s sports utility vehicle.

A warrant served on Drew Peterson late Tuesday called for the seizure of items containing plastic shavings, blood, bodily fluids, fingernail scrapings, palm or fingerprints, chemicals that may alter body decomposition and other ‘‘biological material that may be evidence of the offense of first-degree murder.’’

Link to the warrants also at link

http://www.suntimes.com/news/peterson/684976,warrant120607.article

[i.b.nora]

Drew Peterson says he's been shunned, betrayed (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_07dec07,0,6545626.story?coll=chi_news_opi nion_ugc)
Ex-cop has been shunned, he says

By Erika Slife and Matthew Walberg | Tribune staff reporters
12:16 AM CST, December 7, 2007

"Apparently, it's not easy being Drew.

Drew Peterson said Thursday he would rather be remembered for something positive than something that would result in his picture being plastered on a piñata."


"On Thursday, his former friend, Ric Mims, acknowledged selling his story to the National Enquirer.

Earlier in the day, Mims appeared before a special grand jury investigating the Stacy Peterson case.

Peterson chalked up Mims' deal with the Enquirer as just another moment of "et tu Brute?""

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CHICAGO — Former police officer Drew Peterson says he isn't getting a fair shake in the media or from people who were his friends before his 23-year-old wife disappeared.

Peterson's face recently appeared on a piñata at a prayer vigil held for Stacy Peterson, who was reported missing Oct. 29 after she failed to show up at a friend's house.

"It's like they had this vigil for Stacy, and the next thing you know there's a piñata with my face on it," Peterson told the Chicago Tribune. "All these policemen who were my friends, and I would have jumped in front of a bullet for, don't even talk to me."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315884,00.html

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BOLINGBROOK -- A trucker claiming he was approached by Drew Peterson and another man about carrying off a mysterious package seems to have fabricated the lurid tale, a police source said Thursday.

Investigators checked the truck driver's telephone records and determined he was actually in Louisiana, and not at a Bolingbrook truck stop in the early morning hours of Oct. 29, the day after Peterson's wife, Stacy Peterson, was last seen alive.

"I guess he just wanted his 15 minutes of fame," the police source said. "He wasn't even in the state."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/685494,4_1_JO07_PETERSON_S1.article

[i.b.nora]

Peterson Attorney Attracted by Challenge (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5imFD1nSI9Xo6r2Rv2Z3tNeXoJKJAD8TCR1A80)

AP article By CARLA K. JOHNSON

CHICAGO (AP) — "When a former police officer suspected in his wife's disappearance pleaded for legal help on the "Today" show, lawyer Joel Brodsky's first thought was: "What an idiot."

He thought Drew Peterson was foolish to discuss the disappearance on national television. But Brodsky also told his wife: "That would be an interesting case. I could do that case."

Brodsky, who soon began representing Peterson, initially welcomed the publicity, but he now says he got more than he bargained for. In recent weeks, reporters have looked into his own background. He receives hate mail from strangers, and he's besieged with constant interview requests.

Brodsky, who had never handled such a high-profile case, feels these days as if he's trying to derail a freight train on his client's behalf.

"I'm trying to beat back the tide as best I can," he said in an interview at his Michigan Avenue office. "I'm making myself as available as possible, apparently to the detriment of my health because I'm working 20 hours a day.""

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LOCKPORT -- A police source slammed the state police orchestrated search for Stacy Peterson in the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal Wednesday.

"Yesterday was a complete waste of time," the source said Thursday.

The source said the seven-hour effort ended with zero cars moved away or hauled out of the water.

"They thought they would be able to hook onto these cars and pull them out," the source said.

But the cars came apart under their own weight and fell back into the water.

"The only thing they moved out of that canal was part of a T-top and the skin off one of the doors," the source said.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/685458,4_1_JO07_PETERSON_S2.article

[TGIRecovered]

http://tinyurl.com/2h4xvv


Peterson Attorney Attracted by Challenge

Asked what makes him proud professionally, Brodsky said: "When I'm able to protect people who are innocent and charged with a crime."
He paused to reconsider his answer.
"Innocence is a strange word," he continued. "People who the government can't prove did the crime, or did something bad or committed an offense, and they take them to trial anyway and I win. That's my proudest accomplishment."

[Tom'sGirl]

Drew Peterson's Friends Scatter (also good info. on cost of diving teams)

http://cbs2chicago.com/video

[Tom'sGirl]

Drew Peterson Says Friend Betrayed Him, Sold Story to Tabloid (video)
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/

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BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) ― The word "pig" was scrawled Friday night in the snow in Drew Peterson's front yard. A young woman who called herself "Jen" did it.

"Because that's what he is," she said. "A complete pig."

She said she came to the house specifically to write that in the snow because "this is disgusting. This is breaking my heart about Stacy."

Moments after she and a friend sped away, Peterson left his house and talked about the incident.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/drew.peterson.pinata.2.605963.html