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Stacy Ann Peterson is missing. She is the 23-year old wife of Sgt. Drew Peterson of Chicago. He has not been named as a suspect nor has he been named as a person of interest. "Sgt. Peterson is cooperating fully with the state police," said Bolingbrook police Lt. Ken Teppel, who added that Peterson is taking personal time to be with family. "Obviously, he's distraught."

Stacy Ann Peterson Missing: Sgt. Drew Peterson's Wife Vanishes

He refused a television interview when a reporter showed up to his door to ask questions about the missing woman. She was last seen on Sunday. Reports note that she was supposed to meet one of her relatives at their home but she never arrived. Her husband has said he spoke with her on the phone at about 9pm on Sunday.


Local broadcast reports claim that during that conversation Sgt. Drew Peterson indicated that he didn't believe that she was under duress during th call, and he didn't see any reason to be alarmed. Her family finally called police (and they have asked that the state police handle the case) early Monday morning at 4am.

A report from the Chicago Tribune notes that Stacy Peterson is Drew Peterson's fourth wife. A previous wife, Kathleen Savio, 40, was found dead in an empty bathtub in her Bolingbrook home on March 1, 2004, officials said. At the inquest hearing, Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil said Savio drowned.


The paper notes that police indicated that although the bathtub was dry, her hair was wet when she was discovered and her fingertips were wrinkled from being in water. Investigators speculated the water must have drained from the tub, and a coroner's jury ruled the death accidental. State police also investigated Savio's death. No charges were filed.

The Sun Times notes that prosecutors plan to take a fresh look at Kathleen Savio's death. Savio's family, who never thought a seemingly healthy 40-year-old woman had drowned, is elated. "I'm so happy," said one close relative, who asked not to be identified. "I don't feel they investigated it well enough."