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Peterson Transferred $250K to Son

Posted Dec 15, 07 7:14 PM CST in US 

(Newser) – Drew Peterson transferred $250,000 to his son shortly after wife Stacy disappeared, Fox News reports. Investigators subpoenaed bank records showing that Drew wrote six checks to son Steve, fueling speculation that he's trying to protect the money in case he is sued. Peterson declined comment on the money transfers, except to tell ABC News that the "truth about them will come out."

"As more things come up, more things get knocked down," he said. "The whole incidence is losing credibility." The family of Peterson's third wife, who drowned in the bathtub under mysterious circumstances, has said it is considering filing a wrongful death suit against Drew.

Sources Fox News, ABC News

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This undated photo provided by her family shows Stacy Peterson, 23, of Bolingbrook, Ill., and her husband, Drew Peterson, 53, a police officer with the Bolingbrook Police Department. Stacy was reported...   (Associated Press)
A undated photo provided by the Illinois State Police shows Stacy Ann Peterson, 23, of Bolingbrook, Ill. Peterson is the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant who was last heard from on Sunday, Oct. 28,...   (Associated Press)
This undated photo provided by the Stacy Peterson family shows Peterson's husband, Drew Peterson, 53, a Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer. (AP Photo/Family of Stacy Peterson)   (Associated Press)
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