# Drew Peterson - So They've Charged Him at Last **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 8, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724 "2009-05-08T04:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/1 "2009-05-08T04:59:18Z")
What an [asshole](http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/05/peterson-reported-arrested.html). No further comments. Beats me why I should care, but sociopaths like this intrigue me for for some reason. I know there’s a lot of them out there, but this guy is a whacko. ---
**Author:** ![Doody\_Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@Doody\_Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doody_Pants)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/2 "2009-05-08T05:06:38Z")
Maybe this will wipe the SMUG off his stupid face. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/3 "2009-05-08T05:15:54Z")
What is it with the name “Peterson” and wife-murdering? ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/4 "2009-05-08T06:04:53Z")
I always confuse Drew Peterson with Scott Peterson, who I also confuse with Ben Affleck. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/5 "2009-05-08T14:53:40Z")
> [@riker1384](#): > > I always confuse Drew Peterson with Scott Peterson, who I also confuse with Ben Affleck. So true! I came in here thinking “that Peterson guy is out of prison?” (thinking of Scott) What I can’t figure out is how a guy that old and that old looking manages to get young women to fall for him. He needs to get out of the murder game and start giving seminars on meeting and influencing people so the rest of us old farts can learn from his success. Maybe I’m not brandishing my knives properly? Perhaps women are unimpressed by the way the police don’t to investigate my past relationships? I think Drew could help a lot of guys here in the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/6 "2009-05-08T15:02:31Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > What I can’t figure out is how a guy that old and that old looking manages to get young women to fall for him. The uniform? I don’t want to play Dr. Phil, but this guy sounds like the controlling type who goes after insecure young women. What’s really sad, and I mean this, is that when he was arrested, the headlines said things like “Peterson arrested, charged with murdering third wife”- and I wasn’t sure if they meant ‘he was charged with the murder of his third wife,’ or ‘this is the third of his wives he is accused of murdering.’ His first two wives are alive, however. This quote is pretty scary: > [@](#): > > Ernie Raines [father of Peterson’s girlfriend] said more than anything, when he heard about the arrest, he was relieved. > > “I’m glad justice finally came – before he hurt my daughter,” he said. > **[Drew Peterson charged with murder, authorities say - CNN.com](https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/07/peterson.murder.arrest/index.html)** > > Drew Peterson, the former police sergeant who authorities call the prime suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, has been indicted on murder charges related to his third wife, Kathleen Savio, the Illinois state attorney's... Of course it’s also scary that this woman was dating and thinking of marrying him, knowing he is likely to be charged with killing his last two wives. “I can change him!” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/7 "2009-05-08T15:32:02Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > The uniform? I don’t want to play Dr. Phil, but this guy sounds like the controlling type who goes after insecure young women. > > What’s really sad, and I mean this, is that when he was arrested, the headlines said things like “Peterson arrested, charged with murdering third wife”- and I wasn’t sure if they meant ‘he was charged with the murder of his third wife,’ or ‘this is the third of his wives he is accused of murdering.’ His first two wives are alive, however. > > This quote is pretty scary: > > [Drew Peterson charged with murder, authorities say - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/07/peterson.murder.arrest/index.html) > Of course it’s also scary that this woman was dating and thinking of marrying him, knowing he is likely to be charged with killing his last two wives. “I can change him!” 😛 Hey, serial killer groupies are scary … Why cant the ones who just want a distance relationship do the traditional thing and marry a guy in the navy, at least he gets an income … ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/8 "2009-05-08T19:20:11Z")
or wait until after they’ve been jugged for life, and then marry him in prison? they get the conjugal visits, without the risk… ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/9 "2012-09-06T20:06:51Z")
Found guilty. > **[Peterson verdict updates: Final holdout swayed by hearsay testimony](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/chi-drew-peterson-trial-updates-day-2-of-jury-deliberations-20120906-story.html)** > > Jury deliberations continue this morning in Drew Peterson's murder trial. On Wednesday, the first day of deliberations, jurors sent four notes to the judge asking for transcripts of testimony from two hearsay witnesses along with death scene and... Unfortunate that my tax dollars will be used to support this Asshole for the rest of his wretched life. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-peterson-so-theyve-charged-him-at-last/495724/10 "2012-09-06T21:08:56Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > What is it with the name “Peterson” and wife-murdering? You noticed that too. Scott, Drew and Michael.