The Disappearance of Stacy Ann Peterson
Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil McGraw
4.2 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
On October 28, 2007, 23-year-old mother of two Stacy Ann Peterson disappears from her home in Bolingbrook, Illinois, no struggle, no note, no sightings. Her husband, veteran officer Drew Peterson (her fourth marriage), claims she left for another man, yet he says he found her car at a nearby airport, drove it home without alerting police, and didn’t report her missing until roughly 24 hours later.
Dr. Phil examines why a young mother wouldn’t vanish without her children, and the warning signs of coercive control behind closed doors including Stacy’s growing fear, divorce talk, and preparations that suggest she believed she was in danger.
As Drew leans into the spotlight, investigators begin looking backward to the suspicious death of Drew’s third wife, Kathleen Savio—setting up what comes next.
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| 0:00.0 | On October 28, 2007, 23-year-old mother of two, Stacey Ann Peterson |
| 0:11.0 | mysteriously vanished from her family home in Bowling Brook, Illinois. |
| 0:16.0 | Now, Stacy was a pretty brunette, petite, and soft-spoken. |
| 0:22.4 | From the outside, it seemed like she had a picture-perfect life. |
| 0:27.0 | She was married. |
| 0:28.5 | The couple had two young, healthy children, and they lived in a comfortable home in the |
| 0:33.7 | suburbs of Chicago. |
| 0:35.5 | But from the very first moment, Stacey vanished. |
| 0:39.6 | Nothing about her disappearance made sense. |
| 0:43.5 | She was a deeply devoted mother. |
| 0:45.4 | Her friends and loved ones said she would never, ever, leave her babies behind without |
| 0:53.2 | an explanation. |
| 0:56.0 | But she did. |
| 0:58.0 | Inside her home, investigators found no signs of a struggle. |
| 1:02.0 | There was also no goodbye note, no phone calls, and no sightings. |
| 1:10.0 | Stacey was just gone. |
| 1:14.6 | Luckily, Stacy's husband was a veteran police officer. |
| 1:19.8 | That was luck, or was it? |
| 1:25.5 | Stacey was Drew's fourth wife, and his days passed with no sign of her, people began to ask a chilling question. |
| 1:35.4 | How many wives can one man have who meet a tragic end? |
| 1:42.3 | How many can he have before it's no longer a coincidence? |
| 1:51.0 | You're listening to Mystery and Murder Analysis by Dr. Phil, the disappearance of Stacey |
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