Pen pals aid Drew Peterson as he nears 1,000th day in jail
By MICHAEL SNEED msneed@suntimes.com January 20, 2012 7:34PM
Former Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet on May 8, 2009, for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his former wife, Kathleen Savio. | M. SPENCER GREEN~AP
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Updated: February 23, 2012 8:13AM
The Peterson case . . .
Sneed is told ex-cop Drew Peterson, who will mark his 1,000th day of imprisonment on Jan. 31 as he awaits trial in the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, has three sympathetic male pen pals — who are helping him out.
† Translation: “Not only are they writing him letters, but they are putting money into his prison spending account so he can buy extra food for himself in the prison commissary like Skittles and popcorn,” said a source close to Peterson, who is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy.
† Merry missives? “The male pen pals are not writing romantic letters or anything like that,” said the source. “They feel it’s unfair for him to be in prison this long awaiting trial. Two of the men are from the western suburbs and one of them is from Texas.”
† Laptop op: Meanwhile, Peterson’s attorney, Joel Brodsky, brought his laptop computer to Will County Jail on Saturday night, where Peterson has been incarcerated, so he could watch the TV movie: “Drew Peterson: Untouchable,” which aired on the Lifetime Entertainment Network — starring a plumped up and dyed hair Rob Lowe.
† While watching the movie, Peterson chuckled at Lowe’s portrayal, and likened it to “Fantasy Island” and the popular film “Twilight.” “I guess I’m considered a vampire now,” he told Brodsky.
Peterson quipped throughout the film with comments like, “That never happened . . . at least they got the names right.”
† Peterson, who has used humor to deflect the seriousness of his situation, added some levity during one of film’s love scenes. During the sex scene, he is referred to as “Big Daddy.” “I guess I’m going to disappoint a lot of people when I get out,” he said.
† Movie pulp: “I want to emphasize the network airing the show has the word ‘Entertainment’ in its title,” said Brodsky, who has seen the movie. “Drew did not just watch the movie for entertainment purposes. It could be grounds for certain motions in his case and he needed to see it. The movie is so divorced from the facts.”
Beyond Beyonce . . .
Diva data: The death of singer Etta “At Last” James, whose first name was actually Jamesetta, elicited this posthumous postscript: In 2009, James was publicly furious with the singer, Beyonce, for performing James’ famous song (as only she could do) during President Barack Obama’s inaugural ball.
Finally, a blue moon . . .
Betcha Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy breathed a sigh of relief for one big Rahm reason last Wednesday — a day without one murder in Chicago.
† To wit: Sneed is told Rahm’s perpetual daily question was: “Have we had a day without a murder yet?”
P.S. Because it happens so rarely, a day without a murder is called a “blue moon.”
Royal rants . . .
† Clamp on this: The Middleton brood, i.e., Kate, the duchess of Cambridge, her parents, brother and sister, Pippa, have headed for a family vacation on the island of Mystique, which is private and where they can figure what to do about Pippa’s unhappy paparazzi life and scintillating posterior. (In case you had forgotten, the late Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth’s sister, put Mystique on the map. It was there where the Princess insisted her guests curtsy when exiting the pool.)
† Crampon this: Meanwhile: Naughty Prince Harry, Kate’s brother-in-law, is heading to Rio in March on a royal tour (of Ipanema beach?) and is rumored to be climbing Mt. Everest some time in the near future, which of course is not true because there is no way that’s gonna happen.
Sneedlings . . .
Sunday’s birthdays: Guy Fieri, 44; Diane Lane, 47, and Linda Blair, 53.
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