Ah, Drew Peterson. Yup, his name is still being tossed around my restaurant more than... salad dressing? I guess I should have thought that analogy through before I started that sentence. I will keep the details brief, but here is the basic story.
If you haven't heard yet, my co-worker is the on-again, off-again fiance' of the (alleged) murderer. She has moved into and out of his house so many times that I've lost track... and interest.
Drew has become somewhat of a local celebrity on the radio waves. TV has given up on him, so they have resorted to being on WLS's Mancow and Casedy weekdays from 9am-11am. For some reason, Mancow is a fan of Drew's and even let Drew pull an April Fools day prank on everyone bye saying that he had something to confess - that he likes chicken wings. Way to really hold the memory of your former wives in the highest regard.
One thing that has been left out of the spotlight is that his fiance' (Chrissy) left her boyfriend for Drew. Chrissy's ex is Mike and he ALSO works with us at the restaurant. Mike has tried to stay out of this circus until he was given an offer that he couldn't refuse - a chance to beat the hell out of Drew. Mike asked me to attend his interview with Q101, but I declined. I don't really want to be involved with all of this. However, he did get a great deal of media coaching from me. I also encouraged him to give a portion of the proceeds to whatever he does to the families of those effected. That's something that Drew (to my knowledge) has never done. As a matter of fact, I wonder why he hasn't gone on any of the searches?!
While I wasn't with Mike for this interview, I may be with him for the next one that he does which may be Mancow. That one will be a little rough. He will be attacked from multiple angles. I will for sure be with Mike when he enters the ring.
When you listen to the interviews below, none of it has been staged. All Mike did was tell Chrissy to listen at a specific time and he knew that the info would get back to Drew. Soon video of the interview will be available on their website.
Click on the links below for the two parts of the interview:
Part 1 Part 2Drew was also found removing the memorials put up for his ex-wife. (Loving tribute, right? Sounds very remorseful.) He and his son snuck out in the middle of the night to remove the ribbons set up by their neighbors. Great guy, huh?
This was right around the time that his step-brother was granted immunity for his story about his involvement with the blue barrel removal. According to Chrissy when that story broke, things were not as peachy in the Peterson household as they had been in the past. As a matter of fact, she talked about how much she hated having people there 24/7 going over possible scenarios with Drew.
What probably hurt his feelings a great deal was when two weeks ago she declined to go on a vacation to Vegas with him. This was when she was going to (allegedly) tie the knot with him. I wonder what gave her cold feet?
Although, the marriage wouldn't be legal. Drew still needs to get a divorce from Stacy. In order for that to happen, he would have to be found innocent of any wrong-doing in her disappearance. That is a wish not likely to be granted any time soon.
And now with Chrissy gone, he will no longer have anyone to become the guardian of his kids and they will have to go back to the family of Stacey when Drew gets tossed in his orange jump-suit.
There is so much more to tell you, but I will leave that for another time. Maybe I should start from the beginning next time. Clear your calendars for the end of June. That is when this is supposed to go down.
Drew NewsLabels: April Fools, Christina Raines, Drew Peterson, Fight, June, Mancow and Casedy, Mike, Q101, Vegas, WLS
