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Subscribe to RSSThis month, a jury found Drew Peterson, a former Illinois police sergeant turned flamboyant criminal, guilty of the 2004 murder of his ex-wife Kathy Savio. Now, hundreds had gathered to celebrate. Dateline NBC's Hoda Kotb reports.
As a former police officer, Drew Peterson may have a tougher time behind bars than other inmates, according to prison experts.
But as the one-time “Police Officer of the Year” awaits sentencing for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, one ex-cop who spent time behind bars says Peterson's brash personality could be at least as big a liability.
“When he gets in there, those people are going to eat him alive. Absolutely,” says Bill Pederson, a former Drug Enforcement Administration officer who served time in prison. “He’s got such a big ego, and if you go in and you’re cocky, they’re going to wail all over you, and there’s no safe place in prison.”
Peterson, 58, was found guilty of first degree murder of Savio last week, and faces up to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced on Nov. 26. While he is far from the first police officer to be staring down decades behind bars, he is among the most high profile, with his story catalogued in countless TV shows and tabloid magazines.
“[Inmates] know everything. They know your background, what you’ve done, where you work. There are televisions, there are newspapers, and they probably cheered when he was found guilty," said Pederson, who served 15 months in the federal prison in Oxford, Wis., on a 1992 conviction for theft of public records.
Much of Peterson’s experience will be driven by whether prison officials decide to incarcerate him with the general inmate population or alone in segregation. But making that decision, a board will weigh the pros and cons of both options for Peterson.
“All offenders received by IDOC are evaluated for placement within a facility on a case-by-case basis, based on several factors,” the Illinois Department of Corrections said in a statement regarding Peterson. “These factors include the nature of offense and the offender’s criminal history as well as any safety and security needs of the offender. When appropriate, an offender’s prior employment may be a factor in determining whether they should be placed in protective housing.”
However, because Peterson has not yet been evaluated by the department, IDOD spokesperson Kayce Ataiyero told NBC News that there is no way of determining at this time whether he will be housed with or segregated from the general prison population.
But experts say there's a strong likelihood that the prison will err on the side of safety.
“They’ll take precautions because it is a former law enforcement person who may have dealt with these individuals that may be in there or they have friends or families of people in there,” Frank Bilecki, Cook County (Ill.) Sheriff spokesman, told NBC News. “You don’t want to put them in harm’s way of being around any of those individuals. My guess is that he’ll be in protective custody and he may have requested that.”
Peterson was kept in segregation at the Will County Adult Detention Center in Joliet, Ill., for the duration of his trial due to the high-profile nature of the case and will continue to stay there until his sentencing.
AP file
Former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on May 8, 2009.
“We have a lot of people here that are in protective custody that didn’t want it,” Bilecki said. “They wanted to be with the general population but it wasn’t in their best interest or ours. Each case needs to be looked at closely.”
Jeff Shannon, a police officer and psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area, said prison can cause great mental strain for former officers.
“When a person who has a super strong identity as a police officer goes from a position in society that he is very proud of and that he earned to all of the sudden being in handcuffs in the back of a police car and in jail, it becomes a psychological crisis,” Shannon said.
Shannon, however, believes Peterson’s brash public demeanor might actually help him in prison.
“You don’t want to appear to be a victim, and if you hold yourself in a confident manner, physically, and you’re assertive and tough, you’re going to fare better than if you walked in and you don’t know what you’re doing.”
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Additionally, Shannon says, as a seasoned police officer, there’s no denying Peterson’s awareness and understanding of the prison system.
“Officers spend their entire careers dealing with people in prison,” Shannon said. “They’re familiar with how they think and how to communicate with inmates. There’s this whole kind of lingo that he’ll be comfortable with that will serve him well in prison.”
Peterson began working with the Bolingbrook, Ill., Police Department in 1977. He served on the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, and he was named “Police Officer of the Year” in 1979 by the department.
Peterson was fired in 1985 from the Bolingbrook Police Department after a board of police and fire commissioners found him guilty of disobedience, conducting a self-assigned investigation, failure to report a bribe immediately, and official misconduct. Indictments alleged he solicited drugs in exchange for information. The charges were later dropped and he won reinstatement with the department in 1986.
The murder trial for Peterson began years after Savio, 40, was found dead in her dry bathtub on March 1, 2004. Her death was initially ruled an accidental drowning, but investigators reclassified it as a homicide after Peterson's 23-year-old wife, Stacy Peterson, went missing. Peterson was indicted on May 7, 2009 by the Will county Grand Jury and arrested for the murder of Savio. Stacy Peterson has not yet been found.
If he winds up being charged with a crime in Stacy's disappearance, Peterson could face even more time behind bars.
“I don’t think that just because you’re the police, you’re in danger,” said Pederson, the ex-DEA agent. “There might be some froggy guys in there who say I’m going to get the copper, but for the majority of the inmates, it will depend on how he conducts himself in there, not because of what his job was out here.”
"Wherever he’s going, police would have been there before," Pederson said. "It’s not that unique of a situation. But he’s got to start eating some humble pie."
NBC News’ Kari Huus contributed to this report.
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Eaten alive isn't exactly the term I'd use for what's gonna happen to him. But let's just say, that when they finally ARE done with him...well, frankly it's going to end badly for 'ol Drew...
wont happen.
I hope the arrogant SOB finally discovers what it is like to be on the abusive end of things.
lynsey
on that i do believe we would all agree but sadly ..wont happen......
Please put him in general population! Please, please, please. I know they won't, but one can dream. lol
At least he is going where he belongs. Among his fellow colleagues.
I agree. Peterson will live amongst among the same type of low life scum that he is now the poster child of
I predict that he will get along just fine...who knows, he might even become "Inmate of the Year"
If you believe in the rule of law and the US Constitution, you would know that Peterson should not even have been tried, let alone convicted. Hearsay, innuendo, rumors, speculation and outright lies should NOT be the basis of a conviction.
dirp
while i tend to agree common sense shouldnt be kicked to the curb, ....ask Stacey...........
One can only hope he will be eaten alive.
As a male, I can't for the life of me see why ANY woman would want to get within 12 feet of this "great looking" guy??????????? Four wives...............!!!???? Hope he gets "lucky" in prison and gets what he truly deserves
I'd like to see the "RIP" and his name with it.
That's what he deserves!
Do we care if he is "eaten alive?" Are we caring now???
I think it's outrageous that Drew is going to be put in protective custody when the women he married weren't given the same option.
Even a suspicious death investigation was closed because the guy was a cop with friends.
I have no pity for Drew. He's killed and killed again. Maybe it's his time.
That along says, "no GP," for this thug murderer.
Some of this @!$%# is absolutely hilarious!!! I wonder how many innocent people this "very proud," thug murderer, sent to prison.
Are you saying he needs a husband? LOL
I hope so!!
Really? Who cares if he is mistreated, what are we sympathetic for murderers now! This jerk gives police officers a bad name, thank you nbc for waisting 2 minutes of my time! Lol
I, like most, would love to hear about how this animal mysteriously ended up dead in the pen, but let's not forget: He is absolutely evil. He's meaner and more maniacal than the average inmate....He'd have absolutely no problem with offing someone who looked at him sideways. Oh well, at least he's off the streets......for now.
Oh yes, please let's make sure the murderer is safe in prison! NOT!!! Throw that man in the middle of the inmates, naked, greased up with a pack of cigs in one hand and a steak in the other!
dirp
If you believe in the rule of law and the US Constitution, you would know that Peterson should not even have been tried, let alone convicted. Hearsay, innuendo, rumors, speculation and outright lies should NOT be the basis of a conviction.
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I think you misspelled your name, it should be drip not dirp. I guess I am most confused by your statement of outright lies being told. How could you possibly know they are lies????? Were you there and if you were there did you testify?
I always think of people like this as unfortunate, but also as a brother. We are all brothers on earth, are we not? If my brother had done something like that, I would be repulsed, but I would not wish him additional harm. I assume, in Gods eyes, we are all murderous beasts undeserving of any mercy. But we get it, and we should reflect the same personality.
He'll be married to Leroy Johnson...that's Big Johnson within two weeks and the honeymoon will go on and on and...and on. Leroy will be the driver so to speak and he will double clutch Peterson at every turn in the cell block. Leroy was known as a bare back rider before prison and can't be thrown off once he mounts up! Happy trails to old Pete!
I hope the "sisters" get him-soon, and often.
Have u seen a film called I spit on your grave (the re-make)?
I hope he's an azz man.
;-)
To dirp,
According to rule of law and the constitution???????????????????
Exactly what are you talking about? He was tried by said rule of law according to the constitution.
Jury may, or may not, have gotten it right. What does that have to do with your remark?
Why do people who do not sit on the jury, think they know more than those that did????
Who cares? Peterson made his own bed so let him lie in it. He deserves no preferential treatment nor any sympathy.
Being from Illinois, I'm sure that this woman-hating narcissist is also a Nazi. And U know, Joliet Jake hates Illinois Nazis......
I can't predict, but sending him an "I Love Bubba" shirt wouldn't be out of line.
He will win at the next level because most of the jurors admit that the hearsay evidence did him in. He won't be in jail for much longer than 2 years.
Drew Peterson was no menace to society, like most gangbangers who don't care who they kill.
Menoseeno said he was "no menace to society, like most gangbangers who don't care who they kill." I guess because he DID care who he killed that he's a-o.k? So....if you just kill your spouse, that's fine because you probably won't kill anyone else? You DO know that sounds pretty foolish, don't you?
@!$%# him! put him in with the other CRIMINALS
they are going to segregate him from the general population, to me that is giving him preferential treatment. He deserves to be put in general population to give him the lesson he refuses to learn and that is he is no better than anyone else, that to kill means you get nothing from society, not even a "safe" prison. He needs to be knocked around and treated than less than a human, just like he treated his wife.
I would like to pour a bucket of cold water on the lot of you who are cheering for him to be assaulted in prison. Listen to yourselves.
Why do you suppose it is that not one single state in this country has "being beaten" or "being raped" listed among the available penalties for first degree murder?
There are countries in the world where being beaten, raped, stoned to death are widely accepted if not actually official penalties for various crimes. Are we no better than that?
Put the man in prison and throw away the key. Kill him humanely, if that's what state law and the jury decide.
Really, come on, listen to yourselves.
Menoseeno yet most Gangbangers don't get protective custody. And most gangbangers kill another gangbanger? And if they do kill an innocent bystander they still go to general population. If they kill a kid or rape a woman they may get killed by their own GANG. Kind of a live by the gang die by the gang rule.
I cant wait to watch SONS Of ANARCHY tonight highlighting a Biker Gang a-hugm CLUB
This EX-COP killed his wife yet he gets some extra safety?
Yeah real smart prison system. I say don't waste the money. If anyone is a bad azz. And mean enough to take a life they dam sure better be able to defend themselves. In prison. PC is a waste of money. And not having it may deter some criminals from committing crimes.
@joy
You do get a safe prison. Those wishy-washy radicals who wrote that little thing called the Bill of Rights said so.
Do you hate any other parts of the Bill of Rights, or is that the only part?
Ron I dont remember that part of the bill I remember the part that states Freedom from Cruel and unusual punishments. But general population is not Cruel or Unusual. Its the normal thing happens in every state. Now if they sentenced him to lashings by the state well then you have a point.
Drew Peterson will have a difficult time in prison ... he's a notorious ex cop ... he'll be a mark ... they'll have their fun with him ... but ultimately .. if he's really tough enough, he'll get by.
If he plays the "Bad Ass" role, he'll have a real tough row to hoe ... there are a lot of really "Bad Boys" & sociopaths inside ... that would find him irresistible to take down, just because of his public image. If he goes into the general population, they will test him fast ... everybody will be watching ... if he can't take care of himself the first time ... he'll have everybody taking him on for years ... almost everybody doing time is buffed out and strong .. they have to, be to survive ... the weight piles are their recreation and pastime, and competition.
Drew Peterson is a "wantabe" tough guy ( its easy when you have a gun and a badge, its not a fair game, nobody can fight back) it's a lot different inside a prison, they have little to lose, and a call for help, .... lol .... there isnt any "backup!
Look at his pictures ... his flabby arms, no muscle tone ... He just plays Bad Ass...... To the really "bad boys" Drews just another pussy waiting to get whipped .. if he farts wrong ...
He is the posterchild for the definition of a sociopath. Truly. Back in the 1800, it was called "moral insanity" That ugly smug beadie eyed bastard will rot in hell and no one will give a damn!
But joey, you and I, we are the state.
He needs to be hanged - good enuff for Saddem good enuff for Drew.
Our prison system is a shame.
I met a guy whose brother was sentenced to prison for a drug charge for 2 years and then was given 5 more years for stabbing some guy who was trying to rape him. ' No freedom' is supposed to be the punishment of going to prison, not rape. Lets put the women in with the men and see if someone starts fighting for inmate rights. Women don't seem to think that rape is just, nor is it funny to a punchline to a joke.
Maybe he will find him a butt buddy in there.
BarbaraB-810840 RIP is not what I want to see in front of his name, BIH is what I want to see.. just in case you're wondering what that means "Burn in (fill in the blank)" is more appropriate.
roommate "you want to be the husband or the wife"
Drew "what"?
roommate "which one, husband or wife?"
Drew "husband I guess"
Roommate Bubba "then get up here and suck on your wife's di..!"
I agree with James.I also agree with the ex-offender who said that Peterson's personality is going to be as big of a problem for him as what he used to do for a living.I've been a nurse for the Missouri Dept.of Corrections.Sometimes in prisons it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad ones.It's not going to take long for Peterson to p*ss off the corrections officers,whether or not he's in protective custody.Once he's done that,let's just say he won't be too well protected.
He's probably going to end up about like Kansas City's serial killer Bob Berdella did.
Is menoseeno's post supposed to make sense?
Karma baby karma
eaten alive?
sensationalism at its best. he will be placed in P.C. or what they refer to as "segregation" period. ( sadly to say) Until the appeals of course.
They will keep him in PC until they make a decision on the second case. Add in the time it will take for his appeals and he will be protected for a long time. I would love to see him in general population, but it just isn't going to happen. It would be too much hassle for the guards who are on duty. It is just easiest to keep him segregated. It isn't the best option or the popular one, but it is what will happen.
Peterson may annoy the guards so much that he gets one of those unescorted trips to the gen-pop bathroom ala Jeffery Dahmer.
dmiller2413 - thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard. Do you know who works for prisons, CROOKED PEOPLE, WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CAUGHT, do you know who are in prisons, CROOKS THAT GOT CAUGHT. I see a little DIVINE INTERVENTION!!!!!
I'm sure Kathleen's and Stacey's families are comforted that the prison will purposefully screw up (err) on peterson's behalf. So being a rogue criminal cops has its benefits after all.
Who said crime doesn't pay? Even criminal cops get special treatment.
It's a garbage article in general. The headline read "Jailbird ex-cops talk about Peterson's fate in prison", but it only contains a comment from one DEA agent who served a mere 15 months.
Prison used to mean punishment. Hard labor and chain gangs. It wasn't an alternative to a lesser life on the streets. Now people commit crimes to go to jail- three hots and a cot. Peterson won't be put with the general population, but we can always hope somebody there gets to him to give him the justice we've all STILL been denied, and save the taxpayers millions.
Feed the bastard to the lions.
what you got against lions?.... why give them indigestion by feeding them garbage?................:)
No! Why make the lions sick Let the prisoners have him forever.....
You're way too literal guys/gals.
and
wow are these two on some serious meds or what? do they ride unicorn"s join hands and sing "we are the world" allot or what?
Ya, two more from planet dipsh!t. “There might be some froggy guys in there who say I’m going to get the copper." This dude stuck in a bad 50's cop show or is he just a moron?
froggy, copper...too funny! Actually Drew seems like suck a punk to me already-has that 'jailhouse thug' look/act down already so unfortunately I think he'll do just fine..who see's him as a cop? I certainly don't..just glad he didn't become OJ #2 and they got him...
What is it with the Peterson, Pederson and Petersen name and going to prison? Scot Peterson, Drew Petersen, and this Pedersen guy in the story that did time in prison? Bad name to have I guess.
You forgot Michael Peterson, the author, convicted in 2003 of killing his wife Kathleen. It was a Court TV case
It's time to Peter out and move on to the next letter.
Those two innocent comments might have already sent some paranoiac into overdrive to form People Against Petersons. (Be careful out there: you might be working right beside one!)
Scott Peterson also got what's known as a "poor man's divorce" from his wife, Laci. Drew Peterson apparently got two poor man's divorces for his last two wives. Maybe they're related. I'm glad my name is not Peterson because it it were, I would have to get it legally changed. Maybe Scott Peterson and Drew Peterson are related somehow, but don't even know it??? They could share "killer" genes. Two psychos, for sure.
I guess their just a bunch of "peter's" wouldn't you say?
I would certainly think twice about marrying a Peterson, Petersen, Pederson, etc., as should any other female.
I see a gaping hole soon to be on his resume.
That's not his "resume'" that your looking at...
Now go wash your eyes out.
Hes's Definitely Going to be everyones B*tch in THE BIG HOUSE, I know cause Im the BIG DAWG of the BIG HOUSE and gonna make it my TOP priortiy! PLEASE NOTE: ISOLATION OR SOLITARTY CONFINEMENT WONT STOP US. Hes gonna bring a new meaning to PUCKER UP!!!!!
B.S.
Big Book has big house ideations.
Big Book PROMISE??
Big Book, you're confusing Peterson with Barney Fife.....like I said before, he'll probably kill anyone who glances at him wrong. He was a brutal psychopath in society.....but still, we may get lucky and he comes down with terminal cancer....
Big Book is that as in the AA Big Book? Then you are off your meds and definitely need to either regulate yer dosages or change meds or change Dr.s cause what yer on ain't workin'! I'm thinking this could be Walter a loonie from OH who has serious grandiosity issues combined with dementia and or Alzheimers!
Texson55 you are and idot!!!!
The guards will not provide him with any sort of protection because he disgraced, humilated, and made a public spectacle of "the Badge" Make not mistake about it. They will make an example out of him for anyone and everyone else to see and think 2x before they put on that badge and commit crimes.
What? Big Book? im lost. He is the "big boss" so they have facebook in jail? jajajjaa let me see your jail post Big Book...Jajajaja Dirt bag
"you are and idot!!!!" "Make not mistake about it"
LOL Love it! Peeps who post like this & call other peeps idiots. LOL
Just the fact that this is even a discussion speaks volumes about corruption of both the American prison system and the sordid mentality of the public that supports and relishes it.
I have to agree with you.......Dostoyevsky once wrote, "To judge a society, first, look at those in it's prisons..." (para)
On an average, of all who commit crimes....only about 1 in 20 actually get caught......and half of them get off....
I can see from these comments that none of you have ever experienced the inside of a prison. I have worked in the prison system as medical staff, and the comments of the ex-DEA agent are spot on. He will most likely be placed in administrative segregation because of his high profile case, and the fact that he may have enemies inside because of being an ex-cop, and narc at that. That said, if he goes into general population, he will be in danger, but not much more so than anyone else. It is easy to become a victim inside, whether you are an inmate or staff, since you are confined with a lot of "froggy" guys, as the author said. You never really know when one of them will go off, or why. The key to survival inside is to walk the line between respect, but self confidence. Too cocky, and someone will hurt you. Too fearful, and you will be a "punk." He will be challenged, but he is a big, tough guy, and if he conducts himself properly, he can win respect, and may actually thrive inside.
I taught in the prison system for 10 years (Texas, no less). No one "thrives" in prison. Not in the traditional sense anyway. The "thrivers" are the ones running the inmates to do what they want them to do- other inmates leading gangs ect.
Otherwise, I agree with you.
Madoff seems to have done quite well.
He is not a 'tough guy'. He was a puss hiding behind a badge and beating on women. I hope he finds out real quick what a tough guy really is.
@somebefuddledperson
Sounds a lot like a large corporation or our government...
sounds like you're talking from experience...just one question. Is that your REAL face?!
In answer to the Quetion in the above Headlines.......Not too well.
Let's hope that Drew Peterson is forced to Eat other prisoners "body-parts",
if you know what I mean.
Peterson was your typical cop, just a "Thug with a Gun".
You're an idiot.
There once was an ex-cop named Drew
A low life and murderer too
Now they made the decision
To send him to prison
Where his last meal will be gobbling Goo
Ken W.
That's some funny $h!t right there!
Ken-W - Excellent post - well done!
now that really would be poetic justice
Roflmao.
Nice, Ken, nice!
Here, here !!!!!!!!!
Also hear, hear!!!
LOL..good one. That's definitely a nursery rhyme that teaches a lesson.
Just love limericks!!!
extra punishment for people convicted of crimes against the police "should equal" extra punishment for the police convicted of crimes. Especially murder!
Agreed. I think that a police officer who betrays the trust that society has placed in him is more culpable than the average criminal. A police officer is given a lot of power over people in their day to day dealings with the public. They need to be held to a very high standard.
More than likely, this "Maggot" will be beaten to death, sooner or later, by inmates.
He will go in a tight end and come out a wide receiver.
P.C. is where he will be! There is no way the prison officials will allow him into gen. pop.!!! One guard, at all times would be placed as his bodyguard. No way that will happen. So, P.C. it is for ol Drew. Even in pc, i hear if someone wants you bad enough, they will find a way to get to you. He will never be truely safe in prison.
I think I would prefer taking my chances out in general population than being in segregation. Twenty-three hour lock up with nobody to talk to would drive me to suicide. I think being bludgeoned to death with a homemade knife would be better for me.
when it comes to this clown, either way works for me but 23 hours would be better, simply because its crueler, let this coward kill himself.
WAHO, you "bludgeon" with a club.....you "stab" with a knife....
Get it right----or Peterson would come back to life on a technicality! LOL
He will more likely have to eat his way through each and every day. Food? Not so much.
One can sincerely hope that he gets dumped into the general population.
But not likely.
His massive ego will suffer a lot more in segregation. No audience to play to.
Once again ladies,
LEARN SOMETHING FROM THIS....if you find yourself in an abusive relationship, be he a beater, drunk,doper, whatever, ..leave!.. right now, don't "consider it" "think about it" or make up an excuse. Bottom line HE WILL NOT CHANGE. Just GTFO. don't be tomorrow's headline. There are good men out there who would love and respect you. don't fall for the B.S.
"There are good men out there who would love and respect you", thing is with the good ones you have to EARN respect-being slutty won't make it. You know more like Sandra Bullock instead of Madonna. Though Sandra did not deserve what happened to her either.
Thanks for your post. Hope it helps someone. I over-stayed a relationship because I was afraid to leave. He told me if I ever left or got a divorce, he'd make me wish I had never been born. After I left, he sure made good on that threat. Folks, don't over-stay a relationship - when it's not good anymore - get right out immediately.
Where? Where are the good men?
With all the warnings and good advice, Drew will most likely be married again within a year. There are still plenty of dumb women in America.
Ya got that right, Franks......you just can't fix stupid.....well, I guess you can, but you'll end up getting "Life" like Drew did.....(no offense to his X's...)
why do only ladies get a warning. men can also suffer at the hands of the ladies, and also by other men.
As a gentleman, I demand my warning!
All right, stooopids, You have been warned!!......not to be wife number 5! LOL
LOL Dayum, Texson beat me 2 it.
Where are the good women?
I have a few in my dungeon.
Let him meet the 'Butt Pirate Brigade' up close and personal like!! we waste so many tax dollars protecting these scumbags... he only killed his wives ya know, he deserves protection... only in this country, and we call other countries backward....go figure
Dave Zim - and only a woman who has been terrifed by a man can really understand how serious spousal abuse is. Then you factor in that the courts and the police can't do anything until the violence has ocurred.
A woman can go to the police and say, My Husband is going to kill me and nothing happens. Well, little honey, once he kills you, beats you to death, then we might do something. Sorry Mrs Drew Peterson, your husband is cop. You're just hysterical. Happens every day in America and while we're laughing and glad the law finally caught up with Peterson, there are women in that same danger every day.
Ask me how I know this. I'm lucky to be alive. At least I was able to live thru it.
(shudder) And the victims are both female and male. I saw that first hand, as a child, and they're memories I'll never forget. Mom trying to lift the wallet of a passed out father to try to extract money for food. If he woke up in the process Mom would get fists to the face and have to put on make-up ala Tammy Fae Baker-with a front loader. It was the last three years of an eight year marriage which was bad.
She was smart, and brave, to get out.
I hope that SOB gets whats coming to him. The judge needs to sentence him to 60 yrs so he never gets out. He thought he was going to walk FREE. I hope the prison he ends up in puts him in solitaire confinement for the rest of his life so all he can do is think and hopefully go CRAZY.
mooon: You get 100 thumbs up + from me. Been there, and am personally acquainted with "You're just hysterical", "If you love him, you'll straighten things out with him" and "What did you say to set him off?". To have cops agree with your abuser (because they are abusers themselves, probably) is one of the most terrifying, mind-warping things that can happen to a victim.
We survivors could see the real Drew Peterson from the beginning of this drama.
He's too old and fat to get raped. He'll probably do quite well, since he's as big a criminal as the rest of them.
My sentiments exactly!
I mean, even the gays would opt for celibacy rather than getting cozy with Drew! lol
I predict he will get it in the end. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes I do!
Toss him into the general population pack at the prison. Or - send him to Feisty's house... or, simply use capital punishment to end his errors - it's a wonderful deterrent.
No one that undergoes capital punishment returns to commit more crimes.
All right, Homie---Look out, now!----I got banned from the grapevine once for bashin' their little "Shirley Temple" (aka Feisty)! Still, it's fun to think about, isn't it? lol
IA.scootertramp: How many years of working for the IDOC do you have, I have 22. Fact is he will be housed with other ex-cops, judges, and governors.
are they in gen pop? nope. and ex cops govs judges etc. just how many are there in il.? lose count?.........:)
3 Governors as I recall. No idea as to the number of others.
Give him soap without a rope!!!!