By David Lohr
November 5, 2007
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (Crime Library) — Dozens of volunteers explored Knoch Knolls Park and surrounding wooded areas this weekend in the hopes of finding clues in the disappearance of 23-year-old Stacy Ann Peterson, a mother of two who vanished from her home late last week. Well-known Texas EquuSearch brought state-of-the-art search and rescue technology to the effort this weekend.
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| Stacy and Drew Peterson |
Suspicion has been mounting against Stacy's husband, Drew Peterson, 53, a 29-year veteran of the Bolingbrook Police Department. In 2004, one of Peterson's previous wives was found dead in her home after obtaining an order of protection against Peterson. Her death was initially ruled accidental, but Stacy's disappearance has since prompted investigators to review the circumstances of her death.
Stacy's sister reported her missing on Monday October 29. The previous day, Stacy was supposed to help her sister and her sister's boyfriend paint their home, but she never showed up. Her family was unable to reach her by cell phone and, when they contacted Peterson, he told them that Stacy had called him at about 9 p.m. Sunday and told him that she was leaving. When police questioned Peterson later, he told them he had no reason to believe his wife was in danger and said that he had found his wife's 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix parked at Clow International Airport, suggesting she had left town.
"I believe she's with someone else, but I believe she's safe," Peterson told Chicagotribune.com.
Stacy's family does not share Peterson's optimism. Her younger sister, Cassandra Cales, claims that her sister's husband was abusive and that her sister had been considering divorce. "She told me Friday night, 'If anything happens to me, I fear for my life,'" Cassandra told ABC News.
To further support claims about the couple's deteriorating relationship, Stacy's friend, Steve Cesare, provided the Naperville Sun with a copy of an email that he had received from Stacy on Oct. 17.
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| Stacy Peterson |
"I have been arguing quite a bit w/my husband," Stacy wrote. "As I mature with age I am finding that the relationship I am in is controlling, manipulative and some what abusive. Tomorrow is our 4-year anniversary and I am not as excited as the years that have past. If you could keep me in your prayers I could use some wisdom, protection, and strength."
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