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NEWS ABOUT: Stacy Peterson

Stacy Peterson stories: 39 news summaries

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 Ill. Remains 
 Not Stacy 
 Peterson 

Body confirmed to be male

May 28, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The body found last week near a river in suburban Chicago has been identified as male, the Tribune reports. The discovery confirms the remains are not those of Stacy Peterson or another missing area woman. “We’re disappointed,” said a spokesperson for the family of Peterson, who’s... More »

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(Newser) - Drew Peterson attempted to pay someone $25,000 to kill his third wife in 2003, a year before she was found drowned in her bathtub, prosecutors alleged today. The disgraced former cop, who has been charged with murdering Kathleen Savio himself, tried and failed today to have his $20 million... More »

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crime • murder • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Female Body Found Near Peterson Home

Focus on murder suspect's wife, another missing woman

May 21, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s infamously bad luck might have just gotten worse: Authorities uncovered a decomposing woman’s body and a mysterious blue barrel near his Illinois home yesterday. If the woman turns to be his fourth wife, Stacy, it could undermine his claim she fled with another man. But the... More »

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murder • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

 Peterson Pleads Not Guilty 


May 18, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(AP) - A defense attorney entered a not-guilty plea today for former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson in the 2004 death of his third wife. Peterson stood silently in court, wearing a blue jail jumpsuit and shackles. He's been in custody since May 7, when he was arrested near his Bolingbrook home... More »

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court • plea • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • court appearance

 Peterson's 
 Kids Say He's 
 Innocent 

Statement from eldest son says children support father

May 11, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s adult son says he and his four siblings know their dad’s innocent of murder, the Chicago Tribune reports. “All of the children of Drew Peterson fully support their father and know that he is innocent of the charges against him,” Stephen Peterson said today... More »

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murder • children • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Stephen Peterson

Fam of 3rd Wife Sues Peterson for Her Death

Lawyer who won OJ civil suit files before grand jury expires

Apr 22, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sick of waiting for a grand jury to act, Kathleen Savio’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against husband Drew Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. The grand jury, which expires next month, has been investigating the death of Savio, Peterson’s third wife, and the disappearance of... More »

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civil lawsuits • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • wrongful death • John Q Kelly

Peterson's Stepbrother: I
Helped Dump Stacy's Body

Lack of progress spurs witness to go public

Mar 10, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Thomas Morphey helped stepbrother Drew Peterson load a blue barrel into his car, there was no doubt in his mind what was inside: Stacy Peterson’s body. A distraught Morphey tried to kill himself, then turned state’s evidence. But 17 months later, he’s never appeared in court,... More »

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murder • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • witness • Thomas Morphey

 Peterson Fiancee, 
 After Bolting, 
 Moves Back In 

Father vows to break up daughter, murder suspect

Feb 11, 09 8:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s latest galpal—who claimed last week their engagement was nothing more than a publicity stunt—has moved back in with the suspected wife killer, the Joliet Herald News reports. The move comes less than two weeks after 24-year-old Christina Raines moved out of Peterson’s house with... More »

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murder • publicity stunt • Illinois • engagement • suspect • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • cohabitation • Christina Raines • fiancee

(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s fiancée ended their relationship today and moved out—with a little help from the police, her dad, and Dr. Phil, the Chicago Tribune reports. Christina Raines first called her father for help moving. After arriving with a cameraman from Dr. Phil's show in tow, he... More »

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murder • Illinois • suspect • wife • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Christina Raines • fiancee

Drew Peterson:
I Wouldn't Trust Me, Either

Murder suspect says he understands fears of fiancée's family

Jan 30, 09 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson, divorced from wives No. 1 and 2 and suspected of killing wives No. 3 and 4, understands why the family of would-be wife No. 5 is none too pleased with their engagement, ABC reports. “I would have concerns if I were the friends and family of this... More »

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murder • engagement • suspect • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • Christina Raines

Drew Peterson Engaged Again

Would-be wife No. 5
is also 23; but murder suspect is still married to missing No. 4, Stacy

Dec 17, 08 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson, whose wife Stacy has been missing since last year, wants to move on to bride No. 5, his lawyer tells the Chicago Sun-Times. “He proposed and she accepted,” Joel Brodsky says, though “I guess he’s got to get divorced.” Peterson doesn’t see... More »

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engagement • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • unsolved crimes

 Drew Peterson: 
 Come Forward, Stacy 

On anniversary of her disappearance, husband maintains she's with another man

Oct 28, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson marked the first anniversary of his wife’s disappearance with an interview on the Today Show, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Drew, the subject of intense scrutiny in the unsolved case, reiterated that he thought Stacy ran off with another man, leaving behind their two young children. He... More »

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investigation • Matt Lauer • anniversary • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • Today show

Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return

Murder suspect should collect it himself,
says family

May 1, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suspected wife killer Drew Peterson is offering a $25,000 reward for information about his wife's disappearance, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Illinois ex-cop said he believes his fourth wife, Stacy, left with another man when she vanished six months ago. Stacy's relatives slammed the offer as a publicity stunt... More »

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disappearance • Illinois • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person

Peterson Faces Lawsuit in Third Wife's Death

Family to file wrongful death action as judge cites murder findings

Apr 18, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A judge yesterday replaced the executors for the estate of murder suspect Drew Peterson's third wife, paving the way for a wrongful death suit against the ex-cop. The judge cited recent autopsy findings saying Kathleen Savio was murdered. Her family now plans to file a wrongful death suit within weeks,... More »

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murder • disappearance • Illinois • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Drew Peterson Will Take Your Questions

High-profile suspect
to field viewer queries on 'Larry King Live'

Apr 11, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson, suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife while police investigate the death of his third, will field viewers’ questions on "Larry King Live" tonight, the Chicago Tribune reports. The show offers the first chance for the public to question the ex-cop, who says he's been convicted... More »

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murder • Larry King • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Stacy Called Kathleen's Divorce Lawyer

Drew Peterson's missing wife followed slain predecessor

Mar 8, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The Illinois attorney who represented Drew Peterson's slain third wife, Kathleen Savio, in her divorce from Peterson said yesterday that missing fourth wife Stacy had also made tentative contact with him about a divorce, just days before her disappearance. Drew Peterson told the Chicago Tribune he was "pretty shocked"... More »

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murder • domestic violence • Illinois • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Harry Smith

Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail

Suspect in wife's disappearance says he's innocent, but is 'prepared' for arrest

Feb 28, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson, the ex-cop suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, said today he is psychologically ready for arrest and even time behind bars, the Chicago Tribune reports. On NBC’s Today show, Peterson maintained his innocence in the October disappearance of Stacy Peterson and in the 2004 murder... More »

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NBC • Matt Lauer • murder • homicide • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Today show

Peterson's 3rd Wife Murdered: New Autopsy

Savio exhumed amid probe into ex-cop's missing 4th wife

Feb 21, 08 7:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Officials in a Chicago suburb ruled today that the third wife of former policeman Drew Peterson—who's under suspicion in the disappearance of his fourth spouse—was murdered, the Chicago Tribune reports. Kathleen Savio was found dead in a dry bathtub in 2004, and her death had been considered an... More »

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murder • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • unsolved crimes

Drew Peterson Wants to Lie Test on TV

First question: Are
you a wife-murdering psychopath?

Jan 30, 08 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - After repeatedly refusing requests from the family of his missing wife that he submit to a polygraph test, suspect Drew Peterson is now requesting to do so on national television. Representatives for the former Chicago-area policeman—whose wife, Stacy, has been missing since October and is presumed dead—have been... More »

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homicide • Fox • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • polygraph • Moment of Truth • lie detector test

UPDATED

Corpse Found
in Chicago
Isn't Peterson

But cops haven't ID'd decomposed woman

Jan 27, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The badly decomposed body of a woman found yesterday in a Chicago industrial lot is not Stacy Peterson, reports the Chicago Tribune, the suburban mom whose husband, Drew, is suspected in her October disappearance. Officials also determined that the body was not another area housewife, Lisa Stebic, missing since April.... More »

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Chicago • corpse • homicide • Lisa Stebic • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person • blue barrel

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