He launched his journalism career by joining The CBS Evening News in May 2007 as an intern. After four months as an intern. He faces no charges in connection with the missing Stacy, but the state police have named him their only suspect in the investigation of what they have termed her potential homicide.. The younger Peterson said that he had been supporting his family with his fathers pension. Jessica O'Connor is a public historian focusing on Deep South Black History with degrees from Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Aquascape's Annual Fish and Plants Spring Sale! Drew Peterson remains in jail as he waits to be tried on charges he murdered his previous wife, Kathleen Savio, who was found drowned in a dry bathtub in March 2004. Doman told him she hates his father, and asked Stephen to deliver a message to Drew. Toxicology showed a blood alcohol content of 0.07 percent, just under the legal limit, and blood concentration of Valium consistent with a therapeutic dose. Unfortunately, no particular information on Kristopher is publicly known. Dateline airs on Fridays at 9 p.m. "I'm not my father, and if I screw up, I own what I do. Stephen Petersons bid to reclaim his job. A few months later Savio was found dead in an empty bathtub. Then, although he was with Victoria Connolly for over a decade, they had no kids together. "Steve was on (the show) because he just wanted to portray himself as this good guy," Cales said. Peterson doesn't dispute that he hasn't let Cales see Drew and Stacy's children, saying he doesn't "trust" Cales. Illinois State Police also have named Drew Peterson a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, although he has never been charged in that case. Steve is survived by his wife, Cathy; son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Nicole . She was lying in a dried pool of her own blood. After he went to prison, he also was convicted of trying to hire a fellow inmate to kill Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, who prosecuted him. He also lost his job as a local police officer in Oak Brook for failing to disclose details concerning his father after Stacy disappeared. The once Yankee's stars, famously announced in the early 70's they were trading families. "I don't want to come out and say he did it but, I'm sure he did it.". He is the guardian of Drew and Stacy Petersons middle-school-aged sons. "Over time, you hear enough (from police). A Will County jury last year found Peterson guilty of drowning his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004. That verdict remained in place until 2007, when Petersons fourth wife, Stacy Ann Cales, went missing. Drew had married Stacy Ann Cales in 2003, who ultimately gave birth to Anthony that same year, and then Lacy in 2005. He was sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison for the murder-for-hire plot. But by the time paramedics arrived, they couldnt find a pulse. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 3, for which he's been sentenced to 38 years in prison. In October of the same year, he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals. Thus, when she went missing, Drew became their sole guardian. Drew "kind of put us in a really bad situation I have to clean up now," Stephen Peterson said, sitting at his kitchen table. WhileStephen Peterson says he still loves his father, and remembers him as a good dad, he said he knows his father thinks only of himself. According to Cosmopolitan, barred owls are native to the area and known to attack joggers with some frequency. Stephen has managed and advised the assets of individual and institutional clients for the past 40 years. Stacy's sister, Cassandra Cales, says she first heard about the show from friends. Pick up PEOPLEs special edition True Crime Stories: Cases That Shocked America, on sale now, for the latest on Casey Anthony, JonBent Ramsey and more. A DuckDuckGo extension in your browser, please access Newser without it: Either by removing it, whitelisting us, or using another browser. The Oak Brook Board of Fire and Police Commissioners ruled Stephen failed to disclose Drew had given him three guns and checks totaling nearly $240,000 just three days after Stacy vanished in October 2007, and later claimed they were irrelevant to the investigation. In 2012, Drew Peterson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 2004 slaying of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose death was re-examined after Peterson's next wife, Stacy, disappeared. A forensic analysis showed that she had been lying there alive for hours before Michael called 911 around 2:40 a.m. Drew, now 63, is imprisoned at Menard Correctional Center; he was recently sentenced to another 40 years for conspiring from prison to kill the prosecutor who put him there. He said he's no longer mad at his dad and is solely focused on raising his siblings, who he thinks of as his own children. Drew Peterson first received widespread attention following the vanishing of Stacy Ann Cales Peterson. Chicagoreported that between 2002 and 2004, police were called to the Peterson house 18 times on domestic disturbance calls. In 1992, they bought a 14-room mansion on three acres in the Forest Hills neighborhood. New York Yankee pitchers Fritz Peterson, front, and Mike Kekich sit on a schooner's bowsprit . About a year later, Peterson was arrested and charged with murder. Steve joined WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan Area, where he worked as a Newsroom Assistant/Editor for 11 months.. Patterson has also worked as a reporter for WZZM 13, KSDK-TV NewsChannel 5, and CBS-3 Philadelphia before his current gig with NBC 10. (Read more Drew Peterson stories.). All Rights Reserved. This time around, the coroner ruled her death as a homicide and said that she had drowned during a struggle. Stephen & his wife were great to work with and willing to do anything we asked. People looking at you sideways.". Peterson said he initially believed his father's claims that Savio died from an accidental drowning and that Stacy ran off with a boyfriend. The defense challenged this version of events. Though it is unknown how Kathleen may have felt about Michaels bisexuality, the prosecution argued that she would not have tolerated his infidelity. Over the years, classmates have confronted the kids, telling them, "'Your dad killed your mom,'" he said. Michael Petersons attorney, David Rudolf, told the court, Show me one piece of evidence, one person who says that Kathleen was upset because Mike was bisexual. He allegedly fathers an additional four to five children with various women, according to former dancer Erica Syion. He joined Prio Wealth in 2013, and is a Managing Partner of the firm. CHICAGO (CBS) -- The son of convicted killer and former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson has revealed he believes his father "probably" killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Stephen Peterson, 32, moved out of their North Aurora home and now lives in his fathers house in Bolingbrook, where he cares for his younger half-siblings. Kathleen Hunt was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 21, 1953. Carol Brown was Drew Peterson's high school sweetheart, according to Investigation Discovery. I dont want to come out and say he did itbut, Im sure he did it. He does not like to bash his father publicly, but it happens because Stephen continues to clean his mess. The show focused on Drew Peterson's four marriages, his infidelity, Savio's death and the circumstances surrounding Stacy's disappearance. "I think this is the first time I ever even said that out loud that I think he probably did it.". At Prio Wealth, he provides thoughtful and dynamic investment advisory solutions for many of the firm's institutional clients, in addition to complex multi-generational families. Thanks @Ford!" Reports on interviews with Stephen Peterson also were included in the court file. Stephen Peterson said he understands how Doman feels about his father, "and that's okay," but he said he is not his father. On December 9, 2001, Michael Peterson found his wife, Kathleen Peterson, dead at the bottom of the back staircase in the 11,000-square-foot mansion that they shared with their children in Durham, North Carolina. In 2003, Peterson married 19-year-old Stacy Ann Cales. In 2012, Peterson was found guilty of murdering Savio and was sentenced to 38 years in prison. According to NBC Chicago, Thomas was the valedictorian of his class at Bolingbrook High and, in 2012, was a neuroscience major at UPenn. Others theorize that one of Michael Petersons sons may have killed her out of jealousy or that a tree branch may have been the actual murder weapon. It has been theorized that a Barred Owl attacked Kathleen. He remembers him as a funny dad and a good provider, but also said Drew tends to only think of himself, even now. "You kind of look back and think, maybe she did know something, or maybe something did happen," Stephen says. Drew Peterson married Kathleen Savio in 1992. / CBS Chicago. On October 10, 2003, the jury found Michael Peterson guilty, and the judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole. "I understand I sound like him, and I have his laugh, and at the right angle I even look like him a little bit, but that's not me," he said. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Peterson's son, Stephen, said that his father "probably" killed both wives. by 2Paragraphs in Culture | January 3, 2017, Stephen Peterson, Monster in My Family, LMN. He told police she may have fallen after mixing alcohol and Valium but was unsure because he was outside when she fell. Peterson's fourth wife, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, has been missing since 2007 . The infamous inmate's son believes his father killed his fourth wife, Stacy. 2005). Peterson, 55, is being held in lieu of $20 million bond as he awaits a hearing next week on first-degree murder charges in the 2004 death of Savio, who was found drowned in a dry bathtub, a gash. Stephen said his father brought him the guns the day after Stacy went missing, telling him he assumed there would be a search because police would look for her and he didn't want them damaged. For nearly a decade, former police officer Drew Peterson has steadfastly maintained his innocence in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy. The report also noted that she had been found holding clumps of her hair when she died. ", A post shared by Dateline NBC (@datelinenbc). Mike Kekich, ex-Yankee, sweats wife-swap film. Carol Brown, Peterson's first wife, was his high school sweetheart and prom date. Teresa said Stacy told her she was afraid what Drew would do to her if she divorced him, the state police report says. The case remains open to this day. Peterson said he would take Susanne while his wife, Marilyn rode with Kekich. Kathleen Peterson and Michael Peterson in an undated photograph. Stephen Peterson has been raising his father's four children in his father's home while Drew Peterson has been serving a 38-year prison sentence for the 2004 murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. (Feb. 2, 2017), Stephen Peterson and his former aunt Sue Doman meet face to face for the first time since her sisters funeral in this scene from "Drew Peterson. Peterson also told the Tribune he identified with the show's host, Melissa Moore, the daughter of Keith Jesperson, known as the "Happy Face Killer" for a series of murders in the 1990s. And a 2009 forensic analysis detailed traces of wood splinters and cedar needles in her hair, along with microscopic bits of feather. At the . In September of 2012, Peterson was found guilty of her murder and was sentenced to 38 years in prison. She had two children with him, Anthony and Lacy, and adopted his two children with Savio. Last summer marked the end of Drew Peterson's pension payments, which Stephen said he had used to support the family after he lost his job in 2011. The fights would get so bad, he said, that in the morning, the "house would be destroyed.". "Why would my dad put me in a bad position? Because Thomas and Kristopher were still kids when their mother passed, Stacy adopted and raised them as her own. "He put me up against the wall in the garage and grabbed me by the throat," she said, detailing one of their arguments. He became the seventh overall pick, selected by the Minnesota Vikings. 5 (13 ratings)Leave a review Still, Stephen said he thinks his dad will understand he needed the money he received from the show. In an interview on Lifetime cable network show "Monster In My Family," Stephen Peterson said he initially believed his father's claims his third wife drowned accidentally and that Stacy left him for another man, but that he eventually grew to believe his dad killed Savio. Teresa Peterson also reportedly told the police that Stacy told her stories about how she used to sneak into the house Drew and Kathy (Savio) shared., At the time, Drew was living in the basement because they were in the process of separating or getting a divorce, the report says. She test drove a few other vehicles, but always seems to come back to the Escape. Her life insurance would have ensured Peterson would be able to maintain his public persona. Stephen Peterson says he's changed his mind: 'I'm sure he did it'. ", More stories: Drew Peterson on trial, and in prison, Drew Peterson gets 40 extra years for plot to kill prosecutor. Before that, his father's legal team told Stephen that Drew's murder conviction could possibly be overturned on appeal. ADRIAN Peterson is a professional running back who has played in the NFL for over ten years. This brings little relief. Born on March 21, 1985, Adrian Peterson is an accomplished athlete. Stephen "Pete" Peterson on Twitter: "My wife replaced her 6 year-old Ford Escape with a new one. ET Back in 2012, former Bolingbrook, Ill. police sergeant, Drew Peterson, was sentenced to 38 years in prison for murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, eight years prior. Her death was ruled an accident two months later. NetflixKathleen Peterson and Michael Peterson in an undated photograph. In 2011, Stephen was fired from his job as a police officer after officials learned that he had stored his fathers guns and checks totaling more than $200,000 after Stacys disappearance.
