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.
Drew Peterson Exposed by Derek Armstrong:
COMMENTS FROM DR. PHIL SHOW…
“I think Drew Peterson had everything to do with the disappearance of Stacy, whether it was because she ran away or because he harmed her. I think he is a sociopath,” Derek says during a taped interview. He gives his impressions of the former sergeant. “He was there to talk about his past, his triumphs, how great of a cop he was, how great a husband he was. When people call him a monster in the media, I think Drew Peterson actually likes it. Any type of celebrity is fine by him, as long as you don’t call him a liar. He doesn’t mind being the villain, as long as he’s the famous villain.”
Derek joins Dr. Phil and Drew in the studio. “Did you come away with a feeling, a conclusion, about what you think happened in this case?” Dr. Phil asks.
“I haven’t reached a final conclusion. I’m actually still investigating. His interviews with me did not make him look particularly good,” Derek replies.
“Why did they not make him look good?” Dr. Phil inquires.
“One of the things he said to me he boasted about it was, ’I’m pretty good at the con,’ and that came from his police days.”
Dr. Phil faces Drew. “Did you say that?” he asks.
“I don’t remember saying that,” Drew says. “When I was working undercover, I had a pretty good ability to con people into believing I was something other than what I was.”
“Can you con people?” Dr. Phil asks.
“I believe, yes,” Drew answers.
“Are you conning the police now?” Dr. Phil inquires.
“No.”
Is Drew Peterson a Puppeteer?
I believe he is…
He enjoys pulling the strings on the public and those who should be nearest and dearest to him…
Let’s just hope that someone can cut the stings on those who are left that in my book will also be controlled by him the puppeteer to say the least his children….
When all is said and done it’s the children that will remain the living victims of this “puppeteer”…
There is the possibility that he passed his disorder onto his kids genetically. They could turn out just like him, God forbid!!! Those children need to be examined by a child psychiatrist ASAP.
When I told h that I had just found out the sort of porn that had been found on the computer — old men /young teen, could be kidnapped? (stuff too horrible to describe here), he ignored me and jokingly asked me out for dinner. This light hearted joking attitude from him while I was in utter disgust at the revelations.
Ted Bundy had a lot to say on pornography before his execution. It is utube. It is worth looking at as he explains it.. He believes that porno is what led him to being a serial killer.
I do not know for sure, but suspect pornography involvement early on, is what began the slippery slide to the mess h’s life is in now these many decades later.
When reading/ seeing Drew P’s reactions it seemed so similar to h’s reaction to me when I attempted to have a serious discussion with him about the pornography he had been viewing. His response was to brush that aside, laugh and invite me for dinner.
I should add that since then, and even before then as I reflect back now, h has reacted this way often. But there was something about this particular instance that spoke volumes to me about him.. Probably because my eyes were just beginning to be opened up about his true character.
Tilly,
I think what Ted Bundy said about “blaming” his serial killing career on porno is a load of BS. Porno is demeaning, mostly to women, and to me is disgusting, however, that said, it does NOT make serial killers out of anyone.
I think the cart is before the horse. Serial killers and other perverts and psychopaths, LIKE PORNO, rather than seeing porno makes one a serial killer or a porno freak.
Because psychopaths do not have the chemical ability in their brains to BOND with others through sexuality and sexual expression LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE, they tend, I think, to view sex the same way a bull does or a horse, “nothing personal” just a physically pleasureable act or a dominance act, but not a bonding ritual between two people who love each other.
Of cousre the disordered would like porno more than normal people, or “deviant” sex more than “normal people.” I’m no prude by any means, but IMHO enjoying “hard core” porn including but not limited to group sex, S&M, pedophilia, pseudo-rape, beastiality, etc. is a sign of some twisted thinking. I don’t think viewing this make anyone a “better” person, but at the same time, I don’t think it “causes” anyone to become a beast themselves or a serial killer.
OxDrover,
You are so right! OMG! There I go believing the darn psychopath again… even on his last interview before execution! I can be sooo gullible…even after all this!
Thank God I have got you to remind me. I would have been the one to help Bundy into his car when he was “struggling” with his books and walking stick (like my paraplegic mother), for sure.
It never ceases to amaze me how i can still fall for the psychopath who lies right up to the lethal injection or electric chair.
One of my ex p’s used to say to me, “the devils greatest trick was making the world believe he didn’t exist”. And even then I didn’t get it!
OxDrover,
I think h’s aversion to intimacy is definetly a factor in the pornography thing. Any interpersonal relations between us had to be on his terms and timing. This really showed up in the area of intimacy where he kept me at arms length. But pornography, strippers, prostitutes are “safe”.