Lovefraud could have written about Drew Peterson at any time since he was declared a suspect in disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, who vanished on Oct. 28, 2007.
Drew Peterson, who at the time was a sergeant in the Bolingbrook, Illinois police department, didn’t seem to be at all concerned about his wife’s whereabouts, claiming that she probably left him for another man. He cheerfully talked to the media, despite sordid allegations about his past.
After Stacy disappeared, Peterson became a suspect in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, who was found dead in a bathtub. While they were married, police were called to the home they shared 18 times for domestic disturbance calls. She was going after his pension as part of their contentious divorce when she died.
Peterson’s second wife, Vicki Connolly, alleged a history of abuse during her 10-year marriage to him.
So why am I writing about Drew Peterson now? Because recent events in the saga seem to reveal the role that he relishes the most: Puppeteer.
Engagement and interview
On December 17, 2008, news broke that, even though Peterson was a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife and the murder of his third, he was engaged again. The news was confirmed by Peterson’s lawyer, Joel Brodsky, and publicist, Glenn Selig.
Publicist? Why does a murder suspect need a publicist?
Well, probably to arrange interviews on national television. Peterson was interviewed by ABC’s Martin Bashir about his most recent engagement to Christina Raines, a 24-year-old unmarried mother of two. The interview ran on January 29, 2009 on Nightline, and on January 30, 2009 on Good Morning America.
If you want to see a grandiose, self-entitled, remorseless psychopath in action, watch how Peterson talks on the video.
- He acknowledges that the friends and family of his young fiancé are right to be concerned.
- He described his five years as an undercover cop as “working a con,” which was a lot of fun.
- He admits being unfaithful to all his wives. “The big joke was that you had to lie to your girlfriend to go home and see your wife,” he said.
- He described his reaction when he found his third wife dead in a bathtub: “It was kind of emotional. But what can you do? Life goes on.”
- About getting involved with Christina Raines, Peterson said, “I don’t say I tricked her, but I sure romanced her real good.”
- He admitted enjoying the early stages of romance, getting married, then losing interest in the relationship and looking elsewhere. He wants the excitement. “Why should I live without it?” he asks.
Both Peterson’s lawyer and publicist termed the portrayal of the former cop, now a suspect, as accurate.
Engagement a “stunt”
Good Morning America reported the latest twist in the story on Saturday, January 31. Because of the interview, Peterson’s fiancé, Christina Raines, had broken off the engagement. Peterson told the reporter, Martin Bashir, that “she called him a liar, packed her bags and left.”
Last week, the story got even more bizarre. On Monday, February 2, Christina Raines and her father, Ernie Raines, went on The Early Show. Although Christina dated Peterson and moved in with him for several weeks, she said it was never really an engagement—it was a stunt. “He told me that his lawyer had wanted him to be in the media and wanted to propose to someone at a restaurant,” Christina said.
Then, on Friday, February 6, Christina Raines testified before the grand jury that is investigating the disappearance of Peterson’s fourth wife and the death of his third.
Puppeteer Peterson
My guess is that Drew Peterson doesn’t really care what happens to him—if he gets indicted for murder, if he is found guilty, if he goes to prison. Right now, he’s having a great time as Puppeteer Peterson, pulling the strings and watching everyone else dance.
He convinces a naïve and vulnerable girl to date him, and watches her father go ballistic, calling the state police, who can do nothing. He’s spotted at a dance club with a woman who is not his new fiancé and it’s reported as news. He decides to do an interview, the reporter brags about an “exclusive,” and he sees himself on prime time TV and the morning talk shows.
Who cares about the future? Who cares about the truth? Right now, Drew Peterson is probably living his dream, manipulating people in front of a live national audience.
NTIA,
I agree whole heartedly. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs as far as the “legal system” in this country goes. Not only is justice blind, but I think someone gouged the poor lady’s eyes out. Money talks & Bullsh*t walks.
Is anybody online? I have just had the sh*t scared out of me. I let my dogs out as soon as I got up, & I have to leave for work in about a half hour. When I let the dogs out, I noticed that my landscape fencing was out of place in the back. I had just put it back up on Monday when the weather was nice. I let the dogs back in, & was going to fix the fence real quick, & when I went out, I saw cigarette buts laying on the ground in my flower bed. They are not my brand, & they have to be fresh, otherwise they would have disintegrated over the winter. I smoke, but I never ever put my butts on the ground. I think I should stop at the police station & file a report, but will it do me any good, or will they think I’m just a crazy? I have a trial coming up on March 3 with the s., which could result in him going to jail. I have no other enemies. I am scared.
sstiles54: If it were me I would file the report. Having been through an incident myself. It could be anything, kids running the neighborhood at night, as we have had here, or something else. It is better to be safe. That is why there is law enforcement to help. And filing a report will have officers driving around your place more keeping an eye out.
sstiles54: File the report! If you’re going to trial with him, document everything. If appropriate, ask your neighbors to keep an eye out too. Heck! Buy a nanny cam and put it in the window.
Because Drew is such an ego-maniac. He’s leaving all sorts of clues as to what his weaknesses are. All of which you mentioned. He reminds me of O.J. because he answers questions with that half-smirk. Mocking the questioner.
It’s interesting how determined he is to painting a family picture, that he’s ‘normal.’ Normal people feel sadness and depression with loss. Drew can’t replicate those emotions with any depth or for very long…until his next victim and then the cycle repeats.
Drew is an EMOTIONAL WHORE! But the scary type, he doesn’t care how he hurts people as long as his needs are met. Wait – who has Drew’s love checklist – anyone? No mind readers here. So DREW is Selfish?—DING, DING, DING! that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
I relish the trap that Drew is creating for himself…like I said, he reminds me of O.J…
That’s the thing, it seems most S/P/N/’s are capable of pretending or feigning emotions very convincingly. They realize that it’s a skill they need to maintain the facade. Presumably that’s how we all landed here at LF 🙂
But DP and OJ both appear to not only be completely unable to replicate those emotions; they don’t even know enough to be embarrassed at their feeble attempts. Their arrogance radiates from them. They shamelessly sit and smirk.
They seem to be unable to match their words with the appropriate facial expressions.
It’s cold; just plain cold.
Wow, classic sociopathic behaviors. And classic move to have his fourth wife “disappear” because it’s too suspect after his other wife was found dead.
On a smaller scale, my ex, the S, lied on the reptile forum and said his snakes are living in Arkansas. He knows he’s not supposed to have them at the Army base, and he knows they scrutinize his forum activity. Same shit, different sociopath.
“It was kind of emotional but what can you do? Life goes on”???? WTF That just creeps me out all over the place.
Sstiles: Yes, file the report. You feel violated, and your property has been vandalized. No matter who did it, it doesn’t hurt to have a report on file. The more documentation the better. I filed a report for something similar. I had an altercation with an antisocial neighbor outside my bedroom window, which is right next to the green belt. The next morning, I found cigarette butts at the bottom of the window, on my patio. I filed a report. The police are not omnipresent and not always able to protect us from sociopaths. But we still need to recruit them in the battle to protect us.
Well, I can’t say this forum fills the gap from the reptile site I had to leave over the S showing up there. But at least it’s a safe place. Looks like I’m gonna have to bite the bullet and get more of a REAL LIFE. Damn it. LOL
Drew Peterson was arrested yesterday! YES, FINALLY!