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Drew Peterson: The Unsolved Mysteries

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Drew Peterson, a former police sergeant, was convicted for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen, and sentenced for plotting to kill the prosecutor. His relationships were marked by affairs and quick marriages, including his fourth wife, Stacy, who vanished without a trace in 2007. Despite massive searches, Stacys body has never been found, fueling theories that Peterson disposed of it. Petersons sons from earlier marriages saw him as a caring dad, but Stacys family and friends feared for her life. Petersons case is now the subject of a new drama series, keeping the saga alive and serving as a stark reminder of unchecked suspicions turning deadly.

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Drew Peterson: The Unsolved Mysteries

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Drew Peterson: The Unsolved Mysteries. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 1st, Drew Peterson, the former bowling brick police sergeant, made headlines back in 2007 when his 23-year-old wife. Stacey vanished without a trace on October 29th. Just months earlier, his third wife Kathleen had died in her bathtub in 2004, a death first called accidental, but later ruled a homicide. Peterson became the prime suspect in both cases, and he's now serving 38 years for Kathleen's murder, plus 40 more, for plotting to kill. The prosecutor, his relationships were a mess of affairs and quick marriages, starting with his high school sweetheart, then a second wife, followed by Kathleen in. 1992, and finally, Stacey in 2003. Police got called to his home 18 times for domestic fights during his time with Kathleen, and rumors swirled about him cheating with Stacey, who was just 17 when they met. Family members paint mixed pictures, his sons from earlier marriages saw him as a caring dad at first, while Stacey adopted them and doded on her own.

Young kids, ages 4 and 2, but friends and relatives say Stacey feared for her life. Warning them, Peterson would make her disappear, and she swore she'd never abandon her. Children, despite massive searches, Stacey's body never turned up, fueling theories he dumped it in a Chicago canal. Peterson quickly moved on, dating young women who later claimed he spoke of Stacey in the past tense, or even confessed to Kathleen's death. Her sister keeps pushing for answers through fundraisers. Peterson sits behind bars, as the top suspect in Stacey's presumed murder, with the saga now hitting screens in a new drama series that dives deeper. Into the twist, this case still haunts everyone involved, a stark reminder of unchecked suspicions turning deadly. That's the story for today, Entertainment and Celebrity News, today driven by AI.

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