"Engagement" To Drew Peterson Was "Stunt"
A woman who has just broken up with Drew Peterson says, contrary to what he wants the world to believe, they were never engaged.
Christina Raines, 24, removed her belongings from Drew Peterson's home as the woman's father, Ernest Raines, looked on, along with an Early Show camera crew and officers from Peterson's former department.
Peterson, 55, had reached the rank of sergeant with the Bolingbrook, Ill. police.
Peterson's fourth wife, Stacey Peterson disappeared in October 2007. She was 23. Peterson hasn't been charged, but authorities have said they are investigating the disappearance as a possible homicide.
Peterson has denied any involvement in the disappearance and has maintained he believes she left him for another man.
Authorities also are investigating the death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose body was found in an empty bathtub in her house in 2004. After Stacy Peterson disappeared, authorities reopened the investigation of Savio's death, which was originally classified as an accident. Her body was exhumed and her death was reclassified as a homicide following an autopsy.
On Friday, Peterson initially refused to allow Christina to take her belongings from her home, despite Ernest's angry demands that Peterson do so, as Early Show cameras rolled from a distance. Ernest, angrily shouting through the front door to Peterson that he was "fooling with the wrong guy," called police.
Peterson then let Christina remove her things from his home.
Referring to the incident on The Early Show Monday, Ernest quoted an old Johnny Cash tune in saying he and Christina had beaten the devil. "That's what we did," Ernest told co-anchor Julie Chen "We beat the devil."
An emotional Christina, frequently pausing for long periods, told Chen she first met Peterson when she was 15, but met him again more recently at a bar.
Ernest says Peterson began pursuing a relationship with his daughter, who wound up moving in with Peterson.
"He was very kind to me," and was never violent toward her, Christina told Chen. He was also a "great father," Christina added.
Christina said he didn't "feel comfortable" answering Chen's questions about Stacey Peterson or any possible Drew Peterson role in her disappearance. Christina said she had met Stacey Peterson.
"I'm a good person and I have a good heart," Christina remarked. "And instead of following with my head, I followed with my heart," and allowed the relationship with Drew Peterson to grow. "I don't love him," though at one point, "I thought I did," Christina continued.
When asked how she had come to get engaged to Peterson, Christina responded, "It was never an engagement."
"What was it, then?"
"It was more like a stunt."
"A stunt?"
"Yes."
"On whose part?"
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Christina Raines, 24, removed her belongings from Drew Peterson's home as the woman's father, Ernest Raines, looked on, along with an Early Show camera crew and officers from Peterson's former department.
Peterson, 55, had reached the rank of sergeant with the Bolingbrook, Ill. police.
Peterson's fourth wife, Stacey Peterson disappeared in October 2007. She was 23. Peterson hasn't been charged, but authorities have said they are investigating the disappearance as a possible homicide.
Peterson has denied any involvement in the disappearance and has maintained he believes she left him for another man.
Authorities also are investigating the death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose body was found in an empty bathtub in her house in 2004. After Stacy Peterson disappeared, authorities reopened the investigation of Savio's death, which was originally classified as an accident. Her body was exhumed and her death was reclassified as a homicide following an autopsy.
On Friday, Peterson initially refused to allow Christina to take her belongings from her home, despite Ernest's angry demands that Peterson do so, as Early Show cameras rolled from a distance. Ernest, angrily shouting through the front door to Peterson that he was "fooling with the wrong guy," called police.
Peterson then let Christina remove her things from his home.
Referring to the incident on The Early Show Monday, Ernest quoted an old Johnny Cash tune in saying he and Christina had beaten the devil. "That's what we did," Ernest told co-anchor Julie Chen "We beat the devil."
An emotional Christina, frequently pausing for long periods, told Chen she first met Peterson when she was 15, but met him again more recently at a bar.
Ernest says Peterson began pursuing a relationship with his daughter, who wound up moving in with Peterson.
"He was very kind to me," and was never violent toward her, Christina told Chen. He was also a "great father," Christina added.
Christina said he didn't "feel comfortable" answering Chen's questions about Stacey Peterson or any possible Drew Peterson role in her disappearance. Christina said she had met Stacey Peterson.
"I'm a good person and I have a good heart," Christina remarked. "And instead of following with my head, I followed with my heart," and allowed the relationship with Drew Peterson to grow. "I don't love him," though at one point, "I thought I did," Christina continued.
When asked how she had come to get engaged to Peterson, Christina responded, "It was never an engagement."
"What was it, then?"
"It was more like a stunt."
"A stunt?"
"Yes."
"On whose part?"
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I agree that she does have some self worth issues and appears to be unstable but look at the big picture...Drew Peterson is a wolf in sheep''s clothing!He''s old enough to be her Dad and he''s NOT the least bit attractive!Ewww,why would she even let him sit next to her,much less-sleep beside him?He is one sly fox!I believe the good guys ALWAYS win and he will be caught!I hope he gets the punishment he deserves!I pray for Stacy,her children and her family.I hope this Christina gets the attention she desperately needs-not just for her but her kids as well...bless her heart!
What about the women who fall in love with men already in prison?
Sadly women of any age can be sucked in and manipulated.
Saw him on TV and he is a pompous a$$ with a huge ego.
One, attracting young, stupid, and reasonably attractive women. Who knows how he does it, but some guys just have the knack. I won''t even speculate how he does it.
Two, murdering women and either making them disappear or look like an accident, without leaving ANY evidence. Here, his cop training comes in handy. He already KNOWS how cops investigate murders, and what they look for. Thus, he knows how to get away with it.
Sooner or later the police are going to get the goods on this guy. Meanwhile, I''m sure they have him under 24/7 watch to make sure he doesn''t slip away, and that job has got to really su*ck.
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