In 2003, a 48-year-old Drew Peterson married 19-year-old Stacy not long after getting divorced. Their relationship raised a lot of eyebrows and not only due to the large age gap. It was because Peterson allegedly started the relationship with Stacy when she was just 16 years old, says ABC News. As a former police sergeant working nights, Peterson would often interact with Stacy, who also worked nights at a Bolingbrook hotel. According to Stacy's family, even with some concerns about the age difference, they maintained support of the pairing. "I said, 'I don't mind just as long as you're happy.' Age doesn't matter as long as you're in love and happy with that person," said Stacy's sister Cassandra Cales.
But Peterson was still married to Savio when he began his relationship with Stacy. In 2001, Savio allegedly received an anonymous letter stating that her husband was having an affair with a teen named Stacy Cales (via The Los Angeles Times). They later separated, of course. In 2003, Stacy and Drew had a son named Anthony and got hitched a few months later. The following year, Savio was found dead and Stacy then became a mother of three when Peterson and Savio's sons, Kristopher and Thomas, moved in with them. By 2005, the couple had another addition to the family when they welcomed their only daughter, Lacy. But in just two years, the growing family would be one person short. The mother of four was 23 when she vanished in 2007.
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