NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2007

Cop To Missing Wife: "Please Come Home"

Ill. Police Officer Drew Peterson Says Wife Stacey Left Him For Another Man

    • Drew Peterson, 53, a Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer, whose wife Stacy Peterson was reported missing on Oct. 29, has now been named a suspect in what police say may be a potential homicide. Photo

      Drew Peterson, 53, a Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer, whose wife Stacy Peterson was reported missing on Oct. 29, has now been named a suspect in what police say may be a potential homicide.  (AP/Family of Stacy Peterson)

    • Photo taken from video shows the grave site of Kathleen Savio at the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Ill., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. Savio was the third wife of Bolingbrook (Ill.) Police Officer Drew Peterson whose bloody and bruised body was found in her bathtub in 2004. The death was ruled accidental. Authorities and volunteers are currently searching for Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, 23, of Bolingbrook, Ill., who was reported missing on Oct. 29. Photo

      Photo taken from video shows the grave site of Kathleen Savio at the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Ill., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. Savio was the third wife of Bolingbrook (Ill.) Police Officer Drew Peterson whose bloody and bruised body was found in her bathtub in 2004. The death was ruled accidental. Authorities and volunteers are currently searching for Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, 23, of Bolingbrook, Ill., who was reported missing on Oct. 29.  (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)

    • Police have searched the home of a suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson whose wife Stacy, 23, has been missing since Oct. 29. Volunteers continue their search for the young wife and mother, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007. Photo

      Police have searched the home of a suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson whose wife Stacy, 23, has been missing since Oct. 29. Volunteers continue their search for the young wife and mother, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007.  (AP Photo/Illinois State Police)

    • Joshua Giovencon, a former schoolmate of Stacy Peterson, searches with other volunteers at a construction site near the missing woman's home as they look for clues in her disappearance, Nov. 8, 2007 in Bolingbrook, Ill. Photo

      Joshua Giovencon, a former schoolmate of Stacy Peterson, searches with other volunteers at a construction site near the missing woman's home as they look for clues in her disappearance, Nov. 8, 2007 in Bolingbrook, Ill.  (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

    • This undated family photo shows Stacy Peterson and her husband, Drew Peterson. Photo

      This undated family photo shows Stacy Peterson and her husband, Drew Peterson.  (AP/Family of Stacy Peterson)

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(CBS/AP)  An Illinois police officer suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife pleaded Wednesday for her to come home, even as he maintained that she left him for another man.

"Come home. Tell people where you are," Drew Peterson said on NBC's "Today."

Stacy Peterson was last seen Oct. 28. Authorities say the case is a potential homicide investigation and have identified her husband, a 53-year-old police sergeant in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, as a suspect.

Peterson denied that he harmed his 23-year-old wife or had anything to do with her disappearance, saying that "she found somebody else, those were her words." He also said he had no plans to help search for her because he thought she left willfully. He also said he was a "media sensation" and would attract attention that could harm the search effort.

"Why would I look for somebody who I don't believe is missing? She's just gone. She's where she wants to be," Peterson said.

The interview aired a day after the body of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, was exhumed in Illinois.

Savio was found in the bathtub, her hair soaked in blood from a head wound. A coroner's jury ruled the 40-year-old's death was an accidental drowning, even though there was no water in the bathtub. Investigators had theorized the water had drained out, but now say evidence suggests that someone killed Savio and tried to make it look like an accident.

Investigators might have to wait several weeks for the results of an independent analysis on the body of Kathleen Savio, reports CBS station KBBM-TV.

Peterson acknowledged that there were mysterious circumstances surrounding Savio's death, but said he didn't know what, if anything, the exhumation would accomplish.

"It's a shame her rest in peace has to be disturbed for something like this," he told NBC.

Peterson described his relationship with both women as troubled, saying both came from troubled homes and struggled with depression. But he denied involvement in either case.

"I can look right in your eye and say I had nothing to do with either of those incidents," he said.

Peterson has been relieved of duty and placed on suspension without pay pending completion of an internal affairs investigation and hearing.

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by jetlizhan November 14, 2007 10:19 AM PST
oh i saw his sorry self on the today show this morning - i assume it was his last ditch attempt to look innocent - i know it''s always "innocent until proven guilty" - but when it''s all said and done, it will be proven - HE DID IT!! he is so-o-o-o-o guilty. he makes me puke.
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by incog-nito November 14, 2007 11:23 AM PST
In other news, O.J. has just announced to the press, "I''m still looking for Nicole''s killer. Really, I am."
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by oeangus November 14, 2007 11:35 AM PST
If you ran off with someone, only to find your picture plastered on the front page of every newspaper, saying you may have been murdered, wouldn''t you, um, IMMEDIATELY CONTACT SOMEONE??? The media? YOUR FAMILY and kids at the very least!?

Dude is SO guilty...
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by godseyesore-2009 November 14, 2007 11:41 AM PST
I bet his brain looks like a donut.
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by cryonbrian November 14, 2007 12:07 PM PST
In other news, O.J. has just announced to the press, "I''''m still looking for Nicole''''s killer. Really, I am."


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Posted by incog-nito at 11:23 AM : Nov 14, 2007

How did OJ''s name make it into this story? LOL
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by incog-nito November 14, 2007 12:52 PM PST
cryonbrian: Because they''re both liars.
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by random_radar November 14, 2007 1:45 PM PST
"Savio was found in the bathtub, her hair soaked in blood from a head wound. A coroner''s jury ruled the 40-year-old''s death was an accidental drowning, even though there was no water in the bathtub."

Even the National Inquirer can''t make up more bizarre stuff. Profuse bleeding from a head wound, no water in the tub, definitely accidental drowning--case closed!

The police definitely take care of their own...
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by jetlizhan November 14, 2007 1:47 PM PST
cryonbrian:

and because oj''s name is synonymous with ''GUILTY''
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by jetlizhan November 14, 2007 1:48 PM PST
random_radar

i hear ya!! and i agree totally - good comment
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by nlm2383 November 14, 2007 1:53 PM PST
He is only 53 and has already been married 4 times? Yea, he''s a little unstable... And of course she wanted out of the marriage, I''m only a year older than this girl and there''s no way I could be with someone 30 years older than me, let alone someone as controlling and psychotic as they portray him to be. I really hope they do find her alive, for the sake of her family and her children, but I highly doubt that''ll happen... I just hope he pays for it.
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by mark19572 November 14, 2007 2:28 PM PST
YEA! I SAW THE INTERVIEW THIS AM W/ MATT LAUER,
I THINK THE 30 YR VETERAN COP. IS SO CALLUS AND HARDENED, THAT HE HAS LEARNED HOW TO LIE (STRAIGHT FACED)....IT''S TOO BAD.... I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER 2 WIVES, BUT JUST THE FACT THAT HE MARRIED A GIRL 30 YRS YOUNGER SHOWS OF HIS NEED TO BE A CONTROL FREAK, AND HAS DOMINATED HIS SPOUSE, MAYBE I;M WRONG .
WE''LL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT///////AS FOR THE O.J. THING?
HE IS FOR THIS CRIME AND THE LAST CRIME IN 1994-----GUILTY AS S.I.N.! HE SHOULD BURN IN HELL- AFTER GOD ALMIGHTY HAS JUDGED HIM! ( SORRY FOR THE BAD SPELLING) MY FIRST TIME COMMENTING ON THIS SITE.
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by jetranger7 November 14, 2007 2:40 PM PST
I''ll just place a hunch, from the vibes I''m getting, that shes in Water somewhere, weighted down, rather it be a lake, pond, river, the girl was 23, she probably wasn''t serious about the relationship as he was. So, he''s done something, heres the catcher to this, he may claim he does not know where she is,, but, don''t you think her Family and closest friends would know where shes at and how to contact her ?? You bet they would and wouldn''t you think she''d want to contact her parents and friends sisters, brothers ?? He knows more than what he''s telling, somethings mighty fishy with this tale !
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by cryonbrian November 14, 2007 3:20 PM PST
cryonbrian: Because they''''re both liars.


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Posted by incog-nito at 12:52 PM : Nov 14, 2007

So are you? Your point?
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by billpl-2009 November 14, 2007 3:23 PM PST
If she really did run away and left this guy with a murder rap?

he probably deserves it.
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by jetlizhan November 14, 2007 3:44 PM PST
tuckerndfw:

his last wife (kathleen savio) died march 1, 2004
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by delta5243 November 14, 2007 3:44 PM PST
he makes a cute comment, the only problem is that this girl is not alive, he killed her......so it''s going to be a little difficult for her to "just come home"
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by johnp2007 November 14, 2007 3:46 PM PST
What a sick pervert... marrying a child 30 years younger than himself. He was 47 when Stacy was only 17 and very vulnerable. He should be arrested for pedophilia.
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by newsreader57 November 14, 2007 3:47 PM PST
According to some reports Stacey video taped Drew wrestling wife #3 to the ground and put his knee to the back of her head to hold her down. HMMMM, Stacey never gave that tape to the police or internal affairs. Could she have known what happened to wife #3 and she told Drew she was going to tell? And he shut her up for ever.
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by bb19631 November 14, 2007 3:58 PM PST
She can''t come home! You killed her ,you old idiot. Shame on you for marrying such young girls! Obviously, you had to be domineering to them. The ladies got sick of it and were going to leave your old ***, you killed them. No doubt in my mind.
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by dredre2k November 14, 2007 4:10 PM PST
This is yet another chapter in the endless SOAP OPERA that is American news. Meanwhile two wars rage on, the dollar slumps, jobs disappear, gas prices go higher without any plausible explaination, people sit in toxic FEMA trailers and the Bush administration continues to rob this country blind. Nice to know the media has their eye on the real problems in this country. In other news, Britney poops in public!
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by delta5243 November 14, 2007 4:17 PM PST
it figures, typical cop mentality....
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by fibonacci_ November 14, 2007 4:20 PM PST
Yea tucker I kind of agree. I have never understood that so many women go for guys that could be their dads or even grandpas.
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by sandycat2 November 14, 2007 4:31 PM PST
Maybe that''s who these women are looking for. Their father.
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by yoopermom November 14, 2007 5:01 PM PST
I love the Sugar Daddy comments! My husband is 13 years older than I am and when we met his brothers tried telling him I just wanted a sugar daddy to take care of me. Kinda funny since I have a good job and make more money than he does and owned my own home!

Too much of this story is missing to be jumping to conclusions. For all we know he could have married her for money. We just dont know.
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by jetranger7 November 14, 2007 5:19 PM PST
OK,OK,OK, this is a Crime for a professional Investigator !! So I''m Calling Lt. Columbo, or maybe Magnum P.I., or do we need Simon & Simon, or Mannix, how about IRONSIDE, ohh even better KOJACK !! Hey remember the movie "What Lies Beneath" !!
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by questionnews November 14, 2007 5:31 PM PST
I have no idea if this guy did it or not, if he did do her in burn him on a bon fire. But what struck me is: What a wonderful way to exact revenge on a spouse. Just create a little chaos in the relationship & then disappear for a month and watch him get skinned alive in the media. Then just show up after his life is ruined and claim that you just needed some time alone. No law broken, but he will a pariah to the nation.
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by questionnews November 14, 2007 5:52 PM PST
OK,OK,OK, this is a Crime for a professional Investigator !! So I''''m Calling Lt. Columbo, or maybe Magnum P.I., or do we need Simon & Simon, or Mannix, how about IRONSIDE, ohh even better KOJACK !! Hey remember the movie "What Lies Beneath" !!

Posted by JetRanger7 at 05:19 PM : Nov 14, 2007


Go back a little further. The Rifleman or Marshal Dillon. Even if some high price lawyer gets him off the charge, you could still call him out into the streets and have a showdown with a draw. Because we all know the bad guys always lose those.
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by yongamerica November 14, 2007 6:00 PM PST
Oh, that is so sincere
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by adian1-2009 November 14, 2007 6:29 PM PST
The suspect husband says that she told him that she was leaving to join another man. The implication, intended or not by the suspect, is that his wife had enough confidence in him --no fear at all-- to tell him the truth. If she had such good relation with him, presumably she intended no harm to her husband. And if she knows how to read or pays attention to the news, as well as her new companion, since there is no reason for them to cause harm to the abandoned husband, they would have come out to erase any suspicion surrounding the guy. But they haven''t. And you may add that he is not helping in the search of his wife, because he knows that she left of her own volition. If I am asked to bet, this gentleman does not help to search for his wife because he knows WHERE she IS and he knows HOW is she. He went public asking for her return, but he KNOWS that she is UNABLE to return.
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by scottyusa November 14, 2007 6:36 PM PST
"Savio was found in the bathtub, her hair soaked in blood from a head wound. A coroner''s jury ruled the 40-year-old''s death was an accidental drowning, even though there was no water in the bathtub."

They thought the water may have drained from the tub. The next question is "elementary my dear Watson". Was water found in her lungs? That coroners jury should be heading for the hills as fast as they can.
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by agnim November 14, 2007 6:37 PM PST
Cop To Missing Wife: "Please Come Home"

LOL

Please come back home from the land of the dead!
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by questionnews November 14, 2007 7:08 PM PST
tuckerndfw

Dang. We should have kept this scenario to ourselves. Since Hollywood writers are on strike we could be making money as scabs by sending this as a scrip for the next episode of CSI.
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by rushlimpdrug November 14, 2007 8:01 PM PST
Cop To Missing Wife: "Please Come Home"

- she can''t Drew, cause after you killed her she can''t come home till you bring her home.
Of course had you used a tazer . . . .

Posted by JetRanger7 - how bout the lady from "Murder She Wrote"?
She''d be perfect because:
1. A woman would solve the mystery;
2. It was on CBS.
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by rowdytexan2 November 14, 2007 8:13 PM PST
Her family thinks she wouldn''t go off and leave her children...and that''s hard to imagine that to cause her husband she would abandon them even for a while, especially if she thinks he''s not safe.

Just a truly weird and sick situation either way it goes.

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by erasmus6 November 14, 2007 8:16 PM PST
"And, he has been suspended from his job without pay, so he is all ready paying the price even though he hasn''''t done anything.

(other than getting involved with the wrong bimbo)"
posted by tuckerndfw


Here we go again, hey tucker? How did I not know that you would be here?

Is EVERY woman a BIMBO? You are a woman hater, aren''t you?

Also, is there any cop that can do anything wrong?

Your sentence should have read: "...even though it hasn''t been proven YET that he has done anything wrong." NOT "...even though he hasn''t done anything wrong."

You need help.

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by erasmus6 November 14, 2007 8:18 PM PST
"What if they are both con artists playing the system?" posted by tuckerndfw

It is actually quite scary, the scenarios you will come up with to defend a fellow cop.
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by grammawhamma November 15, 2007 3:42 AM PST
tucker: Are you sure your name isn''t Sidney Sheldon? You scenario reminded me of his books. Good plot...publish it!
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by yoopermom November 15, 2007 8:39 AM PST
You interested in supporting a boyfriend on the side?
:-)
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Posted by tuckerndfw

Sorry, If I was looking for a boyfriend, I would not find one that I argue with as much as we do.If I wanted another man to argue with, I would have kept my 1st husband. ;-)
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by gdig60804 November 15, 2007 2:10 PM PST
Sometimes being selfish doesn''t pay off. Just because someone has money doesn''t give anyone the right to involve themselves in someone else''s marital disputes. Stacy took pleasure in taunting and harrassing Drew Peterson''s ex-wife according to family members. I''m not saying Drew Peterson is a nice man, or Stacy is a bad person. But, Stacy did have a good life with Drew on his ex-wifes expense. I feel sorry for all the children involved in all of this. I also hope Stacy is alive for her kids sake.
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by erasmus6 November 15, 2007 5:22 PM PST
tuckerndfw

"The guy hasn''''t even been accused of anything and you have found him guilty (of ???)."

I haven''t said whether he is guilty or not guilty but YOU have. You have stated he ISN''T guilty when you don''t know whether he is or isn''t. He is classified as a suspect. You did the same on the other article.

"Defend him from what? I''''ve already said he''''s a moron (or words to that effect) for involving himself with a gold-digging bimbo (assuming that''''s what she is)."

What is really funny is how you say that I assumed he was guilty (which I have not) and yet you have said several times in other posts that the woman IS a BIMBO. How would you know that for a fact? Are you going by what he said, that his wife left him for another man? We don''t know that for a fact, do we?

You are the one that assumes TOO MUCH. First you say he ISN''T guilty, then you call her a bimbo. But then from reading your many, many, many posts, ALL women are bimbos and all cops are innocent, isn''t that right?

GET SOME HELP.





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by janeyre-2009 November 15, 2007 7:21 PM PST
Well wife #3 can''t come home. Well they are having her body dug up. Wife #4 is somewhere out there. Didn''t he have a plane? He dumped the body in a body of water. They will never find her. He is one sick guy. Not even good looking, how did he get 4 women, to marry him? Most be some really desperate women in that location.
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by erasmus6 November 16, 2007 3:21 AM PST
tuckerndfw

"The vast majority of women are bimbos."

"That''''s why I buy them houses, cars and give them money so they can buy their boyfriends presents."

OMG, you are a freakin'' LOSER! It is no wonder your wife left you. I''m thinking she made a wise choice, no one wants to be married to a loser.

These two statements only prove what I have been saying, YOU HATE WOMEN.


"You must work for them since you follow that same line of thinking, e.g., announcing suspects and people guilty despite the fact no crime was committed."

There you go again, saying that I said something I didn''t. You have a mental problem. I never said that I thought he was a suspect or that he was guilty. I said: "He is classified as a suspect." You are like someone else that posts on this website, that likes to twist and turn things that people say, into what THEY want it to say. YOU are a sickie.

You should really quit posting because the more you do, you just make yourself look like a bigger idiot. It is too bad you can''t see yourself, if you could you would realize how ill you are.




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