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19 years after Stacy Peterson vanished, former pastor recalls haunting conversation

Carlos Ramirez
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19 years after Stacy Peterson vanished, former pastor recalls haunting conversation — Evanston Business news

It was 19 years ago this week when Stacy Peterson disappeared from her home in suburban Bolingbrook, leaving behind a mystery that remains unsolved. In the months before she vanished, Stacy had been confiding in her pastor about life with her husband, Drew Peterson. At first, Stacy was another young mother at church. Neil Schori was the counseling pastor. I would see Stacy carry her baby in, while my wife carried our baby in, Schori said. Stacy Peterson vanished from her suburban Bolingbrook home 19 years ago. Her husband, Drew Peterson, maintains she left with another man. Drew Peterson was convicted in the murder of his second wife, Kathleen Savio. One Sunday, Stacy asked to talk about what she called regular marriage issues. When they met – Schori said Stacy told him all about life with her husband – Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson. He remembers her describing what would happen if, for instance, an errand took longer than expected. I went, okay,

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