She said she was told the area was clear. Stacy Peterson disappeared in But Illinois State Police have believed for many years that she is dead, and named Drew Peterson a person of interest. However, Stacy stood by her husband and even provided his alibi during the time of the murder. Although, with the death being ruled an accident, the pair were able to go back to their regular lives pretty quickly. With the way the couple lived their daily lives, no one would have suspected the tragedy that was about to come in Stacy went missing on October 28, Her sister, Cassandra Cales, was the one to report her missing after Stacy failed to turn up at her home like she was supposed to.
The police then questioned Drew, who claimed that they had spoken the previous night and she had left him for another man. However, people who knew Stacy refused to accept this statement, claiming Stacy would never leave without her children. Furthermore, Drew had a history of domestic violence with his third wife, which further fueled suspicions.
Through their investigation, the police found out that Stacy was reportedly scared of her husband. The tub was dry, but Savio's hair was wet and her fingertips were wrinkled from recent water immersion. Drew initially cooperated with the police investigating Stacy's disappearance. In media interviews, he said he believed she had left him for another man, was safe and simply did not want to be found.
He claimed he had received an anonymous letter from someone who had seen Stacy alive and well in Peoria, Illinois. Drew said Stacy had been under the care of a psychiatrist and was taking medication for anxiety and depression at the time of her disappearance, and that she had been irritable and short-tempered. He said she took some cash, her passport and her bikini when she left. Stacy's loved ones did not believe she would have voluntarily abandoned her two young children.
Her sister stated Stacy had described Drew as controlling and abusive, and that she wanted a divorce. Police executed several search warrants on the Peterson home in the days and weeks following Stacy's disappearance, and removed bedding, eleven guns, electronic equipment, Drew's GMC SUV and Stacy's car.
Some items, including a nightstand, scuba diving weights and a blue barrel large enough to hold a human body, were said to be missing from the home. A neighbor reported seeing Drew and another man hauling away the blue barrel around the time Stacy vanished. Drew's stepbrother, Thomas Morphey, says he helped him dispose of the barrel and was paid for his assistance.
Afterwards, he believed he had unknowingly helped Drew dispose of Stacy's body and became so distraught he tried to commit suicide. He survived. Drew denied having removed any container from his home and said Morphey has a history of mental illness and alcohol abuse problems. On November 9, a week and a half after Stacy disappeared, investigators announced they believed she was a victim of foul play. Previously, they had classified her as a simple missing person.
Drew was named as a suspect in Stacy's disappearance and presumed homicide. That same month, Savio's body was exhumed from her grave and autopsied. The results indicated she had been murdered and then the scene was staged to make it look like an accident. Savio's family stated they had always suspected as much. Drew's second wife, who divorced him in , said in media interviews that Drew had repeatedly threatened to kill her and make her death look like an accident.
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