National Enquirer 12/17

[delaney]

There is a huge new article in the National Enquirer. I asked for guidlines on how much I am allowed to post but no one has answered. If this is not ok the moderators can remove or edit.

PAL FEARS HE UNKOWINGLY HELPED GET RID OF EVIDENCE
by Don Gentile


synopsis


Drew Peterson's best friend Ric Mims was asked by Drew Peterson, on Nov. 2, to take a bag of clothes and a trumpet case belonging to Drew's son Thomas, to Steve's ( a police officer), house . Mims was told by Drew that Thomas was going to stay at Steve's house. Mims delivered the clothes and trumpet case to Steve's house, then later found out that Thomas was not even staying with Steve but with the school principal. Mims feared he unwitttingly removed items from the crime secene. He doesn't know what was in the trumpet case, he never looked.


There are several more articles with new info, I will post more, if someone can tell me how much i can post. There is no link to the articles up yet at the Enquirer. I will post tidbits from the other articles on this thread, so check back.




As always Pope/ rickamorti/delaney shares with other forums!
Sorry for any typos!

[Taximom]

I think the TOS say 10% of an article. You can always just tell us the most interesting segments! Thank you! :blowkiss:

Is there a link to the article? You can post that too.

[SuziQ]

Just post a paragraph and the link and you will be fine.

[SuziQ]

Oh goody, I can't wait, sounds very interesting.

[Taximom]

Hmm, interesting. I guess that explains why Ric Mims seems afraid of DrewP.

I wonder why Thomas is staying at the principal's home?! Weird.

[delaney]

Drew Peterson recieved a knock on the door on Nov. 1 and his good friend Ric Mims was told to answer it. Another friend came in and Drew put his finger to his lips to silence the friend, saying the house was bugged. " The friend throws down a cell phone and charger and writes on a piece of paper, that Drew must answer the phone saying he's from some heating and cooling company, when he answers . The friend and Drew then shredded the paper. Ric Mims says he was un-nerved by all the cloak and dagger stuff. The friend, who helped Peterson with the new the cell phone was later asked by police to take a lie dector test and he refused.

[SuziQ]

I remember Michael got Drew a phone and a rental car. And Ric told Greta that he was never a cop and that he was a heating and air conditioning person.

[strach304]

We saw the trumpet case being carried in by Drew through the garage when he brought the kids back from his sons house. Same time we saw him with the car seat. I know some swore it was a gun case.

I don't see the cell phone story meaning much either other than Ric trying to make things sound suspicious to sell a story. It was a company loaner I suppose more for Drew to be able to make out going calls. Wipee!

Thanks for the info Delaney :blowkiss: I was wondering what Ric had to say of significance.

[cheko1]

I remember Michael got Drew a phone and a rental car. And Ric told Greta that he was never a cop and that he was a heating and air conditioning person.


Ok I must be having a senior moment here..........who is Michael?
I looked for a list of who is who & couldn't find one!

[strach304]

Ok I must be having a senior moment here..........who is Michael?
I looked for a list of who is who & couldn't find one!

Michael Robinson was supposed to be a life long friend of Drews. He got him the phone and vehicle in the beginning. Haven't heard much about him though. He was reported to have said he wasn't taking a LDT test because of the personal questions. Sorry that's all that comes to mind right now. There were distance pics of him with Drew awhile back.

[SeriouslySearching]

Not sure who this Michael is that Ric is talking about, but the other Michael is a fellow officer of Drew's that testified for the GJ. There should be a photo of him coming out of the door after he testified. I will try to find it.

So Thomas didn't stay with his Uncle Steve when the rest of the kids did? I do recall one of the boys being with the Principal.

While I am sorry Ric sold out to the NE...I am not sorry to hear the stuff he is spewing. LOL

[delaney]

STACY MURDERED IN BED
by Don Gentile


synopsis

According to Richard Mims, Kris Peterson, son of Drew Peterson, may be the key to this case. Kris' bedroom is next to Drew and Stacy's bedroom and on the morning of Oct. 28, Kris heard loud arguing from the bedroom and then everything was quiet. Mims believes that Drew snapped Stacy's neck, while laying in bed, when things got quiet in the bedroom.

Mims lived at the Peterson home between Oct. 30 to Nov.3. And that Drew told him that he might have to use him as his hostage when the police came to arrest him, he showed Mims a fold-up gun the cops had missed in their search.

Mims says that Drew was looking to hook up with 2 women only two days after Stacy left.

Steve Peterson came to the house on Nov.2 and Drew wrote him a check for $200,000 from a home equity line of credit and also gave him cash. Drew knew he would be going to jail.

Drew told Mims that Stacy had been out with four or five. guys and that he(Drew) had the receipts from a TGIF to prove it.

Drew told Mims that he caught Stacy sun bathing naked at her brother Yelton's home.

Drew accused Mims of joing the other side when he left the Peterson home.

[close_enough]

Drew Peterson recieved a knock on the door on Nov. 1 and his good friend Ric Mims was told to answer it. Another friend came in and Drew put his finger to his lips to silence the friend, saying the house was bugged. " The friend throws down a cell phone and charger and writes on a piece of paper, that Drew must answer the phone saying he's from some heating and cooling company, when he answers . The friend and Drew then shredded the paper. Ric Mims says he was un-nerved by all the cloak and dagger stuff. The friend, who helped Peterson with the new the cell phone was later asked by police to take a lie dector test and he refused.

oh my!....this friend is Michael Robinson!

[close_enough]

lots of interesting stuff...thanks delaney!

[close_enough]

there will be an arrest soon, imo....LE is gathering up as much evidence as possible...i think there will be overwhelming circumstantial evidence, hopefully along with some forensic evidence of some kind....even if they never find Stacy's body, DP's going down.....

[cheko1]

Wow..........The NE was the bombshell!!!!!!
Thanks delaney......

Also thanks to you all for telling me who Michael Robinson is.....I do remember now hearing his name mentioned / but he must be laying low!

[close_enough]

Wow..........The NE was the bombshell!!!!!!
Thanks delaney......

Also thanks to you all for telling me who Michael Robinson is.....I do remember now hearing his name mentioned / but he must be laying low!

i agree...this is bombshell stuff!.....& yep, Michael Robinson must be layin low, since he refused to take a polygraph..

[cheko1]

there will be an arrest soon, imo....LE is gathering up as much evidence as possible...i think there will be overwhelming circumstantial evidence, hopefully along with some forensic evidence of some kind....even if they never find Stacy's body, DP's going down.....

I agree you just don't give someone a check for 200,000.00 & cash if your innocent.

[close_enough]

I agree you just don't give someone a check for 200,000.00 & cash if your innocent.

yes, cheko....& Mims will be a very good eye-witness as to a lot of 'fishy' stuff going on, after Stacy 'went missing'.....it's all going to start crumbling for DP very soon...it's started already

[cheko1]

yes, cheko....& Mims will be a very good eye-witness as to a lot of 'fishy' stuff going on, after Stacy 'went missing'.....it's all going to start crumbling for DP very soon...it's started already


For sure its all closing in on him.
There will be an arrest soon.

I also wonder when the results
are expected back in Kathleen's
death?

[cheko1]

yes, cheko....& Mims will be a very good eye-witness as to a lot of 'fishy' stuff going on, after Stacy 'went missing'.....it's all going to start crumbling for DP very soon...it's started already

I agree......DP should just go and surrender now!

[SeriouslySearching]

I guess now we know it was the NE story that was mistaken for the Newsweek story, huh?! Newsweek had nothing in comparison.

OK About Yelton's house. Is this the same home on Kennedy that Stacy was supposed to go paint with Bruce because brother went back to jail? What is the exact story on that and did Drew have anything to do with that? Also, the owner of that house asked they come and search the yard for Stacy...wonder if this was ever done?

AND did they EVER look in Drew's freaking pool?!?! I have not been able to find anyone to confirm they did this. No one ever saw the pool cover off during the searches and Jamie Colby from Fox began asking the same question.

[TGIRecovered]

Mims lived at the Peterson home between Oct. 30 to Nov.3. And that Drew told him that he might have to use him as his hostage when the police came to arrest him, he showed Mims a fold-up gun the cops had missed in their search


Wow Rick, what an honor! :bang:
Glad you made it outta there.
I wonder what one of my friends would say if I told them that if I ever need hostage, they're it?
Would you pick your best buddy, or the one that got on your nerves last week? :croc:

Seriously, I would think that this statement would be enough to get a temporary protection order for the children and remove them to a safe place until this is resolved.

(Hey Linette,(my neighbor who reads WS) mind coming over for a minute? I need a little help holding off the SWAT team;) ...)

your pal,
Susan

[cheko1]

I haven't heard any of these questions answered SS.

[TGIRecovered]

And what about Drew's thing about his house being bugged? If this scenerio with the cell phone happened on Nov. 1st, had the cops already been in his house to execute the first warrant at that time?

Susan

[cheko1]

I guess now we know it was the NE story that was mistaken for the Newsweek story, huh?! Newsweek had nothing in comparison.

OK About Yelton's house. Is this the same home on Kennedy that Stacy was supposed to go paint with Bruce because brother went back to jail? What is the exact story on that and did Drew have anything to do with that? Also, the owner of that house asked they come and search the yard for Stacy...wonder if this was ever done?

AND did they EVER look in Drew's freaking pool?!?! I have not been able to find anyone to confirm they did this. No one ever saw the pool cover off during the searches and Jamie Colby from Fox began asking the same question.

If Drew used the chlorine in his pool you could of smelled it.....like Scott P pool. Chlorine especially that much reaks. Walking near it would smell even if its cold. The pool wouldn't of been frozen yet.

Another question about the pool I had was.....why did he buy chlorine? The pool would of been shut down?

[close_enough]

Wow Rick, what an honor! :bang:
Glad you made it outta there.
I wonder what one of my friends would say if I told them that if I ever need hostage, they're it?
Would you pick your best buddy, or the one that got on your nerves last week? :croc:

Seriously, I would think that this statement would be enough to get a temporary protection order for the children and remove them to a safe place until this is resolved.

(Hey Linette,(my neighbor who reads WS) mind coming over for a minute? I need a little help holding off the SWAT team;) ...)

your pal,
Susan

LOL...

[PeekrMan]

I think the TOS say 10% of an article. You can always just tell us the most interesting segments! Thank you! :blowkiss:

Is there a link to the article? You can post that too.

10%. Isn't that about the percentage of accurate information found in the Enquirer? Or, that may actually be a high estimate.
I thought it was widely accepted that this publication is among the least credible sources ever put into print. I am having an extremely difficult time understanding why anyone (here or anywhere) would be using it.

[close_enough]

For sure its all closing in on him.
There will be an arrest soon.

I also wonder when the results
are expected back in Kathleen's
death?

i heard Baden say, about a week ago, results will be back "shortly"....so who knows?

[cheko1]

And what about Drew's thing about his house being bugged? If this scenerio with the cell phone happened on Nov. 1st, had the cops already been in his house to execute the first warrant at that time?

Susan

Good thinking that went right over my head!
I'd imagine LE would of been there to talk to him after Cassandra filed the report. But why bug the place if they thought he was telling the truth?

[TGIRecovered]

AND did they EVER look in Drew's freaking pool?!?! I have not been able to find anyone to confirm they did this. No one ever saw the pool cover off during the searches and Jamie Colby from Fox began asking the same question.

I've wondered about that, SS. That is an obvious place to temporarily stash a body, but I would be shocked if the cadaver dog would pass that up. Just like I was shocked that FBI did not get survellience tapes at Krispy Kreme.

Susan

[close_enough]

10%. Isn't that about the percentage of accurate information found in the Enquirer? Or, that may actually be a high estimate.
I thought it was widely accepted that this publication is among the least credible sources ever put into print. I am having an extremely difficult time understanding why anyone (here or anywhere) would be using it.

actually, 'we' find out, once things go to trial on other cases, that a lot of the info put out by the NE was accurate....sure, not all, but quite a bit will ring true....

[cheko1]

10%. Isn't that about the percentage of accurate information found in the Enquirer? Or, that may actually be a high estimate.
I thought it was widely accepted that this publication is among the least credible sources ever put into print. I am having an extremely difficult time understanding why anyone (here or anywhere) would be using it.


In the Scott P case the NE had some great sources of info.
They aren't always a rag mag!

[SeriouslySearching]

I would think that if Ric was the least bit concerned about those children...he would have immediately gone to CPS to tell them of that statement. Obviously, he did not or the children would have been removed. So does this mean it isn't true? Could it mean that Ric did them and they could not prove Drew did that...so they left them when they did visit? I also think a Judge would write an order to have the kids removed if they even suspected Drew of making that statement.

Is Steve C. going to be his new "hostage" now? Did Drew already pay Steve a handsome sum to stick around or promise him one in the future? I heard thru the rumormill that Steve C. and his wife wanted the children if Drew goes to jail. (I don't believe that will happen in a million years because Cassandra would never allow it...but could it be a reason for Steve C. to still be there?!)

If Ric were doing the right thing, then LE should know all of this information about the gun, hostage situation, and it could be why they returned on the second sw.

[strach304]

Why give the son the money if he planned to have his brother take care of them if he were arrested? I know that's what Drew said in one of his interviews where he stated he had already made arrangements for the kids.

[close_enough]

I would think that if Ric was the least bit concerned about those children...he would have immediately gone to CPS to tell them of that statement. Obviously, he did not or the children would have been removed. So does this mean it isn't true? Could it mean that Ric did them and they could not prove Drew did that...so they left them when they did visit? I also think a Judge would write an order to have the kids removed if they even suspected Drew of making that statement.

Is Steve C. going to be his new "hostage" now? Did Drew already pay Steve a handsome sum to stick around or promise him one in the future? I heard thru the rumormill that Steve C. and his wife wanted the children if Drew goes to jail. (I don't believe that will happen in a million years because Cassandra would never allow it...but could it be a reason for Steve C. to still be there?!)

If Ric were doing the right thing, then LE should know all of this information about the gun, hostage situation, and it could be why they returned on the second sw.

i could be wrong, but i think it takes more than hearsay to take children away from a parent...

[cheko1]

Why give the son the money if he planned to have his brother take care of them if he were arrested? I know that's what Drew said in one of his interviews where he was stated he had already made arrangements for the kids.


Maybe Drew never trusted his brother with his money?

[SeriouslySearching]

10%. Isn't that about the percentage of accurate information found in the Enquirer? Or, that may actually be a high estimate.
I thought it was widely accepted that this publication is among the least credible sources ever put into print. I am having an extremely difficult time understanding why anyone (here or anywhere) would be using it.While I believe like you that NE is the least credible of ANY source for information, I do believe that Ric Mims told them most of this. Ric admitted he sold the story, so they didn't use their conventional method of just making stuff up that fit. I would like to hear from Ric how much of what he told them has been twisted or they have taken to extremes.

[SeriouslySearching]

i could be wrong, but i think it takes more than hearsay to take children away from a parent...True, but when it involves the word "hostage" in a situation such as Drew and the children find themselves in currently, I would think that "hearsay" would become very important.

[Tom'sGirl]

This must be the story Ric Mims admitted to selling to the 'Nat'l E' where he said he did so because:

it was his cell phone bill and big heart that motivated him to talk to the Enquirer. Mims said he would pay his $480 phone bill, most of which came from talking to reporters, then donate the proceeds to the Benefit for Stacy Peterson charity, which will fund the ongoing search. "I have not profited from this. This whole thing has cost me money," he said.
He wouldn't say how much the Enquirer paid him http://tinyurl.com/29tzgb

Did Ric give the LE all this information prior to selling his story to NE, if not, why not?

[SeriouslySearching]

Why give the son the money if he planned to have his brother take care of them if he were arrested? I know that's what Drew said in one of his interviews where he stated he had already made arrangements for the kids.Perhaps this is the reason Steve has been called into the GJ twice and LE is looking at him now. While he could have given him the money for the children, LE would look it as possible payment for helping Drew in other ways. That is a LOT of money for Drew to just hand over to his son for whatever reason. Besides, is that Drew's money...or did he just rob the other children of their own money?

[close_enough]

Did Ric give the LE all this information prior to selling his story to NE, if not, why not?

i tend to think he did....

[SeriouslySearching]

This must be the story Ric Mims admitted to selling to the 'Nat'l E' where he said he did so because:



Did Ric give the LE all this information prior to selling his story to NE, if not, why not?Yes, that was my question. If he had, doesn't it seem rational for LE to tell him he had to keep his mouth shut? It seems they have had no problem with Tom Morphey selling a tell-all to NE (he has remained in hiding) and he is the trigger of the smoking gun, so to speak.

[close_enough]

In the Scott P case the NE had some great sources of info.
They aren't always a rag mag!

yes, & same with OJ Simpson; Nicole & Ron's murderer...

[TGIRecovered]

Don't know if this belongs on this thread, but considering Drew's reported statement about taking a hostage, has the subject of mental decompensation been addressed?

I believe that is what it is called when a mentally ill person who has been functioning at a socially acceptable level starts to rapidly fall apart, ending in disaster. It seems to me that Drew Peterson is hanging on to sanity by a thread and when that thread breaks...

dang! I'll bet he'd use the kids. He is already hiding behind taking care of the kids as an excuse to whine about all the attention. I would be surprised to see him leave the house without them after this. Can't LE get a psychological profiler to certify him dangerous so CPS can save the kids before it is too late?

Susan

[TGIRecovered]

i could be wrong, but i think it takes more than hearsay to take children away from a parent...

If the house WAS bugged, it's not hear-say.
Also, I think that you can testify to what you heard someone say, but not to something they told you someone else said. I think.

Susan

[Leila]

A lot of what Ric Mims stated in the NE story rings true.

Remember Sharon Bychowski said that when she called the Peterson residence about noon on that Sunday, Kris answered the phone and when Sharon asked to speak with Stacy, Kris hemmed and hawed? DP took the phone from Kris and told Sharon that Stacy and gone to her grandpa's to do some errands for him.

I think it's obvious from what's been stated that Kris knows something, or suspects something. He didn't know what to say to Sharon when Sharon asked to speak to Stacy. I suspect that poor Kris, at 13-years-old, knows that his father killed Stacy. I also suspect that Kris was coached by DP as to what to say to the grand jury.

Ric Mims saying that DP tried to hook up with two women a few days after Stacy disappeared also rings true. It seems to be his MO not to be without a female partner for long.

DP telling Ric Mims that he knew that Stacy had been out with 4 or 5 different guys sounds a lot like the whole group of people who went out for a bite to eat at Dennys that one time he followed Stacy there.

[close_enough]

If the house WAS bugged, it's not hear-say.

i don't think the house was bugged, & DP knew that.....he was playin some kind of 'secret agent man' crap with those guys....imo

[SeriouslySearching]

I would LOVE for the house to be bugged, but Drew would be careful. After all, he is one of the kings of bugging phones and other places.

[close_enough]

I would LOVE for the house to be bugged, but Drew would be careful. After all, he is one of the kings of bugging phones and other places.

YUP!!!

[SeriouslySearching]

i don't think the house was bugged, & DP knew that.....he was playin some kind of 'secret agent man' crap with those guys....imoBond...Drew Bond. ROFLMAO

[cheko1]

Sorry to leave you'se but Dr Phil is on here now.....its about Drew & Stacy

[SeriouslySearching]

Sorry to leave you'se but Dr Phil is on here now.....Well, of course it is!! Thanks, Cheko!!! :dance:

[close_enough]

:laugh:
Bond...Drew Bond. ROFLMAO

LOL....i swear i can just picture him saying that crap to those guys...:cool:

[cheko1]

Well, of course it is!! Thanks, Cheko!!! :dance:


SS:blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss:

[SeriouslySearching]

If Drew used the chlorine in his pool you could of smelled it.....like Scott P pool. Chlorine especially that much reaks. Walking near it would smell even if its cold. The pool wouldn't of been frozen yet.

Another question about the pool I had was.....why did he buy chlorine? The pool would of been shut down?I don't think he used the chlorine in the pool myself. The discussion between Cassandra and Stacy about the chlorine took place a week or so before she went missing. This gave him time to slip it into the sewer system or find a number of ways to get rid of it. (Or there was no chlorine in the barrel to begin with...and he just told Stacy there was. Remember...Drew is a liar!)

[delaney]

The part about Kris and Sharon is also related in the NE but I think I used up the allotted 10 percent, of the article.

[close_enough]

The part about Kris and Sharon is also related in the NE but I think I used up the allotted 10 percent, of the article.

well, i'm going to go out & find the issue then....thanks again, delaney:)

[SeriouslySearching]

I didn't say it before, but thanks so much, Delaney!!!! Hugs~

[mysteriew]

:eek: Hostage? Yes, both the families need to begin preceedings to try for custody of those kids! If no one else is around, those kids could be endangered. Ric's testimony plus the current circumstances should be enough to give the families an edge in gaining custody.

I was so hoping that the child staying with the principal was the child who had heard Stacy and Drew P fighting. The fact that the child was with Drew P for all that time is not good. The fact that after he testified to the GJ and had to return to Drew P is even worse!

As far as Ric saying he seen a gun, could that be the something small that LE went back to the home for on Nov. 6?

Trumpet case, would that be large enough to hold the laptop?

And Delaney, thank you so much for posting this!

[SeriouslySearching]

I don't believe it would be anything besides the trumpet...as it has been stated already that his son went to his lesson (not sure when, but thought it was on the 28th or 29th).

About the gun, I think I mentioned this before, but it could have been a reason for the second search. I recall a reporter saying it seemed they were looking for something specific. (If Ric had done the right thing by telling LE, that is.)

[cheko1]

I don't think he used the chlorine in the pool myself. The discussion between Cassandra and Stacy about the chlorine took place a week or so before she went missing. This gave him time to slip it into the sewer system or find a number of ways to get rid of it. (Or there was no chlorine in the barrel to begin with...and he just told Stacy there was. Remember...Drew is a liar!)

hmmmmm I was thinking full. Guess today I'm not thinking devious SS!!! LOL Dahhhhhhhhhhhh

I hope they arrest him soon! I'm sick of the liar!

[SeriouslySearching]

Full of water maybe?! He could have gotten that from someone else or somewhere then filled it up with water. Much easier to get rid of later than all that chlorine, imo.

[cricket]

Why give the son the money if he planned to have his brother take care of them if he were arrested? I know that's what Drew said in one of his interviews where he stated he had already made arrangements for the kids.


I'm guessing the 200K was probably for hiring an attorney (if DP got arrested before he could hire one himself).

[Schmerty_Jones]

I'm guessing the 200K was probably for hiring an attorney (if DP got arrested before he could hire one himself).

Bingo!!! Brodsky is much too happy to be doing this pro bono! He's been well paid.:mad:

[Tom'sGirl]

A poster at GretaWireBlog asked:

Can’t selling that story hurt his credibilty in court? (if he had any)

Comment by Greta Van Susteren

December 7th, 2007 at 6:59 am (http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/12/07/friday-ric-mims-sold-story-to-national-enquirer/all-comments/#comment-160325)
yes, selling your story hurts credibility

[Taximom]

Knowing he's probably going to jail soon, he took $200,000 out. I thought loans like that could only be used for home improvement projects and the like.

Some company can kiss their money goodbye. :mad:

[Camper]

10%. Isn't that about the percentage of accurate information found in the Enquirer? Or, that may actually be a high estimate.
I thought it was widely accepted that this publication is among the least credible sources ever put into print. I am having an extremely difficult time understanding why anyone (here or anywhere) would be using it.




--->>>Perhaps sending your observations directly to the Enquirer would be helpful to them.

The Publisher of the National Enquirer is:

American Media, Inc.
1 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10016

I understand many of their investigative people are retired LE people.

.

[close_enough]

I'm guessing the 200K was probably for hiring an attorney (if DP got arrested before he could hire one himself).

good guess!...i hadn't thought of that..

[mysteriew]

A poster at GretaWireBlog asked:


Comment by Greta Van Susteren

December 7th, 2007 at 6:59 am (http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2007/12/07/friday-ric-mims-sold-story-to-national-enquirer/all-comments/#comment-160325)
yes, selling your story hurts credibility

If he follows through on his vow to donate the money to the search fund, that should help a little. And you can bet that question will be asked on the stand. But if he doesn't follow through, you can bet his credibility is shot, especially since he made that vow public.

[close_enough]

i got the issue of the NE....delaney, you did a great job in relaying the most important info in the article....here's a bit about Scott Rossetto....

Scott Rossetto is the guy that Stacy had hooked up with at the Denny's, 9 days before she went 'missing'...the one where DP came in & sat down with them both, & asked Scott "what are you doing w/my wife"....

While Scott originally described the messages as "flirty" fun, the Enquirer has learned that some of the correspondence was X-rated. And police believe Stacy may have been romantically involved with Scott. "There were dozens of messages so graphic you could only think the two of them were having an affair" said a source close to the investigation. "Scott was telling Stacy he'd like doing this to her or that to her. He ordered her to do things like "take your clothes off." "Stacy was just as hot in her messages. She told him what position she liked & what she would do to him sexually the next time they hooked up."

Scott - who was called before a grand jury investigating Stacy's disappearance & the mysterious bathtub death of Peterson's previous wife, Kathleen Savio - denied he was having an affair with Stacy. But he admitted that if Peterson saw those messages, "there's no doubt he could have misconstrued them."

According to the source, police believe Peterson did see the messages & on Oct 19th, when Stacy told him she was going to have dinner with Scott, he ordered her not to go, but she defied him. Shortly after she sat down with Scott, Peterson showed up, driving his car around the Denny's restaurant over & over again, before finally entering. Scott said the cop was "quiet mostly" but asked him "how i'd react if my wife was with another man." Then the Bolingbrook, Ill police officer left.

Nine days later, on Oct 28th, police believe that Drew argued with Stacy over her relationship with Scott & strangled or beat her to death in their home.

i find it a little hard to believe that she would tell DP she was going out to eat with Scott, if she were really having an affair, but that's what the article reads....

[mysteriew]

Sounds to me something like phone sex, except in text. She may have had future intentions, but I still have to ask when would she have had time and when would she have gotten away from Drew P long enough to have an affair?

[SuziQ]

Close enough, the statement about Stacy telling Drew she was going to meet Scott at a Denny's have been mentioned several times by the media. What the NE article neglects to mention is that Stacy was meeting several people at Denny's. Stacy and Scott weren't the only one's there.

Mysteriew, I agree, I think Stacy was moving on, but hadn't acted on her intentions yet. The above statements by the NE sound like what they'd like to do and what they like. Not what they did and will do.

[donnam]

Sorry to leave you'se but Dr Phil is on here now.....its about Drew & Stacy

OT, but you have to be from NY or NJ! LOL I have never heard anyone other then NY or NJ people say "You's". I say it all the time.

[Tom'sGirl]

Sounds to me something like phone sex, except in text. She may have had future intentions, but I still have to ask when would she have had time and when would she have gotten away from Drew P long enough to have an affair?

Not saying she did, but IMO if that's someone's intent, they find a way.

She allegedly initiated the first call to SR, so if the conversation went from "hi how are ya" to what RM said to Nat'l Enquirer it took a far turn from a casual text.

[Angelray]

ok I have a really dumb question but I dont have answer so hoping somebody here does.. Stacy sister said a Mac laptop is missing.. if this the norm comp that Stacy used if she sent her sis emails wouldnt the laptop ip number show up????? I got looking at my emails from my auntie and her ip comes up same on every one of them.. with me so far?

[Tom'sGirl]

ok I have a really dumb question but I dont have answer so hoping somebody here does.. Stacy sister said a Mac laptop is missing.. if this the norm comp that Stacy used if she sent her sis emails wouldnt the laptop ip number show up????? I got looking at my emails from my auntie and her ip comes up same on every one of them.. with me so far?
The reason you auntie's email all has the same ISP is because all of her computers are linked to that ISP.

If you have a seperate account with another ISP it wouldn't pertain.

[Angelray]

are laptops hooked up different? ok like if used at same house would an email not have same ip?

[mysteriew]

ok I have a really dumb question but I dont have answer so hoping somebody here does.. Stacy sister said a Mac laptop is missing.. if this the norm comp that Stacy used if she sent her sis emails wouldnt the laptop ip number show up????? I got looking at my emails from my auntie and her ip comes up same on every one of them.. with me so far?

ISP numbers are the numbers assigned to your computer every time you log on. IOW I am on dial up, and every time I dial up I get a new number. But for those who are on broadband, their number is assigned to them until they logoff. Some people logoff every day, some people leave it logged on and keep the same number all the time.

[Angelray]

ahhh ok then my thought wouldnt help anything.. I was thinking that they stay same all the time.. What I get for thinking to much.
Thanks mysteriew

[Leila]

Close enough, the statement about Stacy telling Drew she was going to meet Scott at a Denny's have been mentioned several times by the media. What the NE article neglects to mention is that Stacy was meeting several people at Denny's. Stacy and Scott weren't the only one's there.

Mysteriew, I agree, I think Stacy was moving on, but hadn't acted on her intentions yet. The above statements by the NE sound like what they'd like to do and what they like. Not what they did and will do.

Yes, I thought it was originally reported that Stacy and Scott were part of a group of people who went to Denny's for a bite to eat. I don't think, after reading the original article, that it was anything more and nothing to suggest there was any special relationship between Stacy and Scott at that point.

[close_enough]

Not saying she did, but IMO if that's someone's intent, they find a way.

She allegedly initiated the first call to SR, so if the conversation went from "hi how are ya" to what RM said to Nat'l Enquirer it took a far turn from a casual text.

i agree with ya, TG.....IF this is how it went, it took a farrrrrrr turn ....

[poco]

i agree with ya, TG.....IF this is how it went, it took a farrrrrrr turn ....

A special message for Drew:

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
THEY'LL be watching you

Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
THEY'LL be watching you

Oh, cant you see
You're in deep doo doo now
Watch your back
With every step you take

Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
They'll be watching you

Since Stacy's been gone, all eyes are focused on you
In your dreams at night, I hope you see her face.
Look around, there's no safe place.
They're on to you, they're building a case.

Oh, cant you see
You're in deep doo doo now
Watch your back
With every step you take

Every move you make
Every step you take
They'll be watching you
They'll be watching you

Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every step you take
Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay

They are WATCHING YOU!!!

[Littledeer]

poco:

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! Going to be singing that song all day now! LOL

[Littledeer]

I'm sure the NE does have some facts in there as "stated" by Ric, but keep in mind, their number one goal is to SELL SELL SELL.

So they will take liberties and stretch the truth on some of Ric's statements to "sensate" the article. Has Ric said anywhere what he feels about the article?

[cricket]

I wonder if DP (instead of Stacy) was the author of the racy emails that went from SP to SR? Could he have pretended to be Stacy as part of the set-up of Scott? It sounded like DP monitored her computer usage.

[Elphaba]

I wonder if DP (instead of Stacy) was the author of the racy emails that went from SP to SR? Could he have pretended to be Stacy as part of the set-up of Scott? It sounded like DP monitored her computer usage.

That is a good question... there is that possibility.

[SuziQ]

Drew Peterson is firing back at a former friend who Peterson says betrayed him by selling his story to a supermarket tabloid. He’s also speaking out about the second autopsy of his previous wife, Kathleen Savio. Craig Wall reports from Bolingbrook with the latest on the investigation. (more at link)

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5157602&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[Trino]

i got the issue of the NE....delaney, you did a great job in relaying the most important info in the article....here's a bit about Scott Rossetto....

Scott Rossetto is the guy that Stacy had hooked up with at the Denny's, 9 days before she went 'missing'...the one where DP came in & sat down with them both, & asked Scott "what are you doing w/my wife"....

While Scott originally described the messages as "flirty" fun, the Enquirer has learned that some of the correspondence was X-rated. And police believe Stacy may have been romantically involved with Scott. "There were dozens of messages so graphic you could only think the two of them were having an affair" said a source close to the investigation. "Scott was telling Stacy he'd like doing this to her or that to her. He ordered her to do things like "take your clothes off." "Stacy was just as hot in her messages. She told him what position she liked & what she would do to him sexually the next time they hooked up."

Scott - who was called before a grand jury investigating Stacy's disappearance & the mysterious bathtub death of Peterson's previous wife, Kathleen Savio - denied he was having an affair with Stacy. But he admitted that if Peterson saw those messages, "there's no doubt he could have misconstrued them."

According to the source, police believe Peterson did see the messages & on Oct 19th, when Stacy told him she was going to have dinner with Scott, he ordered her not to go, but she defied him. Shortly after she sat down with Scott, Peterson showed up, driving his car around the Denny's restaurant over & over again, before finally entering. Scott said the cop was "quiet mostly" but asked him "how i'd react if my wife was with another man." Then the Bolingbrook, Ill police officer left.

Nine days later, on Oct 28th, police believe that Drew argued with Stacy over her relationship with Scott & strangled or beat her to death in their home. i find it a little hard to believe that she would tell DP she was going out to eat with Scott, if she were really having an affair, but that's what the article reads....

Sounds maybe like she told D she was going to meet S at Denny's no matter what D said.

While IMO Stacy may/may not have been having an affair with S, still the type of messages she sent are pretty racy. Stacy had her cell phone # changed, but D could have accessed messages while she slept/etc. If she had a password, he may have guessed it/found it out. Apparently, D, however, may have believed there were other ways out besides divorce.

IMO D's brain was at the other end of his body when he met 16 year old Stacy. How could he even think when she grew up that she would be interested in an old man?

[mysteriew]

You know it really bugs me. I really don't believe that Stacy and Scott were having a physical affair at this point.
BUT what if they were? So what! What gives Drew P or any other man the right to kill for unfaithfulness? If people were killed for unfaithfulness, the world would be a lot less populated today. Get them in court and take them for whatever- yes. But to kill someone for unfaithfulness?
DV is the height of selfishness. It is all about "I want". "I want" devotion, "I want" attention, "I want" slavishness, "I want" certain behavior- and they will do anything needed to get what they want. And if they don't get it, they would rather kill than to move on.

[cheko1]

You know it really bugs me. I really don't believe that Stacy and Scott were having a physical affair at this point.
BUT what if they were? So what! What gives Drew P or any other man the right to kill for unfaithfulness? If people were killed for unfaithfulness, the world would be a lot less populated today. Get them in court and take them for whatever- yes. But to kill someone for unfaithfulness?
DV is the height of selfishness. It is all about "I want". "I want" devotion, "I want" attention, "I want" slavishness, "I want" certain behavior- and they will do anything needed to get what they want. And if they don't get it, they would rather kill than to move on.


He should of learnt long ago in his life "IF" Stacy had an affair which I don't think she did...."that what comes around goes around"!!!

He never thought twice about cheating on Kathleen / talk about calling the kettle black!!!

[SuziQ]

Drew stalked Stacy everywhere. Physically and electronically I am sure. IMO, If Stacy and Scott were having an affair, Drew would have confronted them at a hotel or Scotts place, not at a Denny's with other people around. That tells me that Stacy and Scott hadn't taken their relationship any further than x-rated messages.

And big deal that Stacy was sunbathing nude, topless or whatever the NE article States at her brothers house. She certainly couldn't at home, her neighbors had too much of a good view. I mean seriously, what does that have to do with anything? My daughter sunbathes topless in a secluded area of my backyard and her brother lives here. So what?

[close_enough]

Sounds maybe like she told D she was going to meet S at Denny's no matter what D said.

While IMO Stacy may/may not have been having an affair with S, still the type of messages she sent are pretty racy. Stacy had her cell phone # changed, but D could have accessed messages while she slept/etc. If she had a password, he may have guessed it/found it out. Apparently, D, however, may have believed there were other ways out besides divorce.

IMO D's brain was at the other end of his body when he met 16 year old Stacy. How could he even think when she grew up that she would be interested in an old man?

i know what you mean...she was bound to grow up eventually...

[Tennisfool]

Studies show that the time when a woman in an abusive relationship is at her most precarious is when the man is convinced she is ready to leave or she does leave and he "gets it."

It's all about his perception of losing her. When he's finally convinced, he cannot abide that and strikes out.

Drew said on a t.v. interview that Stacy often talked about leaving him. Guess she finally made him believe it.

[panthera]

A special message for Drew:

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
THEY'LL be watching you

Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
THEY'LL be watching you
<snipped for space>

They are WATCHING YOU!!!
How perfect!! A song by the Police just for DP! :clap: :clap:

[panthera]

I wonder if DP (instead of Stacy) was the author of the racy emails that went from SP to SR? Could he have pretended to be Stacy as part of the set-up of Scott? It sounded like DP monitored her computer usage.
That is an interesting thought, like setting the whole thing up to cover his story to LE that she ran off with another man. It wouldn't surprise me!

[close_enough]

How perfect!! A song by the Police just for DP! :clap: :clap:

i agree! :clap:

[tagalong]

Mims reported in NE that when he was in DP home (I don't remember which night it was), DP brother came into the house and said you've got to talk to this guy....the heat and air conditioning guy. What was that all about? It was the same night DP said the place was bugged and they all were writing notes to each other. That comment keeps lingering in my mind for some reason.

[panthera]

I guess I'm going to have go buy the NE! I can't imagine what that comment means if it has a hidden meaning. The interesting thing is them writing to each other because DP says the house is bugged. Well, isn't he the one who bugged it? :confused:

[Tom'sGirl]

Mims reported in NE that when he was in DP home (I don't remember which night it was), DP brother came into the house and said you've got to talk to this guy....the heat and air conditioning guy. What was that all about? It was the same night DP said the place was bugged and they all were writing notes to each other. That comment keeps lingering in my mind for some reason.

Wasn't that his friend who brought him the cell phone?

[SuziQ]

Wasn't that his friend who brought him the cell phone?

Yes, Mike Robinson?

[SeriouslySearching]

I wonder if DP (instead of Stacy) was the author of the racy emails that went from SP to SR? Could he have pretended to be Stacy as part of the set-up of Scott? It sounded like DP monitored her computer usage.I wondered this myself. However, if Rossetto actually spoke to Stacy and they met during that time...I would highly doubt that Drew was involved because it would be very easy for one of them to say something and find out what he had been doing.

There are many people who carry on "virtual" affairs via the internet or cell phones. I don't hold it against Stacy if she did this. She was in a horrendous marriage to a man that made her stomach turn. If she was playing around (not physically) with this fella, I think it was her way of regaining a sense of self esteem. Women who are abused and coming out of such a relationship might turn to such antics that they deem "safe" and yet daring at the same time. It was innocent in reality, but racy in a virtual world.

[SeriouslySearching]

He should of learnt long ago in his life "IF" Stacy had an affair which I don't think she did...."that what comes around goes around"!!!

He never thought twice about cheating on Kathleen / talk about calling the kettle black!!!Again, you took the words right outta my mouth!!! LOL (He didn't think twice about cheating on wife #2 with Kathleen either!)

[tagalong]

You're right it was a friend of DP. On Nov 1 Mims answered a knock at the door of the Peterson home and a friend of Drew's came in. Mims later found out it was a pal of Drew's Mims told the Enquirer,"We all walked into the office and the first thing out of Drew mouth is 'Don't talk, there's bugs." The guy throws down a cell phone and a charger and writes on a piece of paper, This is a cell phone for you to use and he writes that Drew is to answer the phone from some heating and cooling company. Then they put the note in the paper shredder. Mims walked out of the room and he kept seeing Drew and the friend pass notes and Mims says 'the cloak and dagger stuff was starting to scare me. " Also Mims says the ex-cop was on the prowl 2 days after Stacy disappeared. Drew suggested to Mims hooking up with some women."He said he already got two phone calls from two girls who want to come over. and Drew said I already got these girls that want to go out with me. . In the end Drew put his lust on hold and Mims and Drew decided to watch Conan the Barbarian on tv. Also in a small box next to one of the articles the Enquirer makes the following statement, "The Enquirer is determined to follow this case until justice for Stacy is achieved. In addition to our print edition check our website for further information

[kpass]

You're right it was a friend of DP. On Nov 1 Mims answered a knock at the door of the Peterson home and a friend of Drew's came in. Mims later found out it was a pal of Drew's Mims told the Enquirer,"We all walked into the office and the first thing out of Drew mouth is 'Don't talk, there's bugs." The guy throws down a cell phone and a charger and writes on a piece of paper, This is a cell phone for you to use and he writes that Drew is to answer the phone from some heating and cooling company. Then they put the note in the paper shredder. Mims walked out of the room and he kept seeing Drew and the friend pass notes and Mims says 'the cloak and dagger stuff was starting to scare me. " Also Mims says the ex-cop was on the prowl 2 days after Stacy disappeared. Drew suggested to Mims hooking up with some women."He said he already got two phone calls from two girls who want to come over. and Drew said I already got these girls that want to go out with me. . In the end Drew put his lust on hold and Mims and Drew decided to watch Conan the Barbarian on tv. Also in a small box next to one of the articles the Enquirer makes the following statement, "The Enquirer is determined to follow this case until justice for Stacy is achieved. In addition to our print edition check our website for further information


Boy oh Boy! The more I read about DP, the more he reminds me of SP! I wonder if they're related! :slap:

[mysteriew]

I wondered this myself. However, if Rossetto actually spoke to Stacy and they met during that time...I would highly doubt that Drew was involved because it would be very easy for one of them to say something and find out what he had been doing.

There are many people who carry on "virtual" affairs via the internet or cell phones. I don't hold it against Stacy if she did this. She was in a horrendous marriage to a man that made her stomach turn. If she was playing around (not physically) with this fella, I think it was her way of regaining a sense of self esteem. Women who are abused and coming out of such a relationship might turn to such antics that they deem "safe" and yet daring at the same time. It was innocent in reality, but racy in a virtual world.

I agree, I don't think that Stacy was having a physical affair and I think it was mainly on the phone. Even the one time that DrewP knew they were meeting- they were with a group of people and in a public place. Not the actions of someone who is having a hot extra-marital affair.

But, even if she had. The last time I heard, cheating on your spouse (or significant other) was not grounds for the Death Penalty. Cheating gets a divorce, not death. I hear that excuse a lot- he or she was cheating. Well, they aren't the first to have cheated and they won't be the last. Yes it can be painful to find out your spouse is cheating. But everyone else lives through it, and goes on with their life. Cheating isn't a good excuse for murder- ever.

[DeltaDawn]

I don't think Stacy was having an affair with Scott R. He was someone who was in a career she was pursuing, and an old friend. I think the dinner at Denny's was with other friends of Scott's that were in the nursing profession..she needed a job if she was ready to leave Drew.

I do think there was flirtation on both sides, she also needed to know other men, then Drew, would find her interesting and attractive. Remember Drew kept her close to him, no friends..especially male. She would also need to know other men would find her attractive..because I am sure Drew made her feel that no one else could love her.

That would go along with his sociopathic nature. Although he might always be worried about her straying, it was because he strayed. Therefore he would have belittled her by telling her that with her background no one, but me, would want you. Remember he has been quick to bring up her mother and her family background in her disappearance as he phrases this.