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[edit] Notability

I was going to tag this for deletion, but got many g hits. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 14:45, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

This is a new and ongoing case, with sufficient coverage and google links to be notable. It is beginning to look as if could be as big and noteworthy a case as the Laci Peterson disappearance. It will expand quite a bit. (How ironic this is, considering the daughter of the Petersons happens to be named Lacy.) Wildhartlivie (talk) 03:28, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Current Event

Where's the Stacy Peterson Wiki page??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.39.169 (talk) 05:28, 8 December 2007 (UTC)


Shouldn't this have the box about this being Article documenting a current event... I'd do it, but I'm kind new around here and I'm not sure of the rules regarding that sort of thing. I know, I know, a failure of Boldness on my part.JordanHenderson (talk) 20:03, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Probably right. I added it. Jauerback (talk) 17:31, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possible Rename

Does anyone else feel that this article should probably be renamed to something along the line of "Disappearance of Stacy Peterson?" Is Drew himself notable or is it more then situation he is involved what is notable? will381796 (talk) 01:07, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

No, definitely not. Drew Peterson easily meets the notability requirements. Jauerback (talk) 01:10, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
I just draw a parallel between this case and the disappearance and death of Emily Sander. It was generally agreed on that article that Emily herself was not notable...it was the fact that she disappeared and was found dead (and sensationalized by the media due to her nude modeling) that created her notability. Thus the consensus was for a name change to reflect the fact that she was a non-notable person involved in a notable situation. This seems to be very similar to Drew Peterson and the disappearance of her wife. will381796 (talk) 01:21, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
I think that is probably a mistake, but certainly in this case, what with the suspect "dworning" of no.3, it would make Peterson notable for more than one event.Lobojo (talk) 01:27, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Has he actually been named as a suspect in the death of his third wife? will381796 (talk) 01:33, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
No, but there is notable and open media speculation that "he did it", which alone makes him notable. There are probably 5,000 press cuttings that could be incorporatd into an article about this guy already, so he is WP:N, and I would strongly opose any name changing, it serves no purpose that I can think of. Lobojo (talk) 01:46, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I bet Drew's innocent, and he'll be pissed that you put all the information about his wife's death on a page with his name as the title, implying that he killed her. --Friedchikinz (talk) 01:54, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Non-referenced additions

I've spent a great deal of time on Wikipedia now, and one of the issues I deal with almost daily when editing is trying to verify information or find sources for contributions that are fact laden with no citations given. Since this is a new and slowing growing article, I would like to suggest that the regular editors who are working on it watch for additions of unreferenced material and remove it unless it can be verified. It will save everyone tons of work at a later date when the article is overburdened with it. Following that thought, there have been a few things added in the last day with no citation, and in actuality, some of the edit summaries even state that it's uncited but it's "widely reported" and citations are out there. Essentially, if they are out there, then they should be added or the material held back until the contributor has the citation at hand. For that reason, I'm going to go ahead and remove a few things until they do have citations with them. Wildhartlivie (talk) 08:18, 16 December 2007 (UTC)


Could the slant of this article be any worse? I'm not stating that I think he is guilty or innocent, but I am stating that this article is hardly unbiased. For example, read the list of 18 "domestic disturbance" calls. Hardly worth mentioning any more. The "police brutality" charge has been repudiated by the Bolingbrook PD which states that Mr. Peterson was not on duty at the time. Finally, what is the point of the final paragraph where the charge of Mr. Peterson approaching truck drivers is first brought to light and in the very next sentence shown to be a falsehood? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.242.51.74 (talk) 04:31, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

I resort-ed the information by chronological order and subject. I left a reference to the truckers in, but kept it brief in the "blue container" paragraph.--76.221.184.168 (talk) 06:16, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I'm having a hard time not just outright submitting Stacy Ann Peterson for AFD as it is. Instead, I'll start here first.

On her own, Stacy is not really meeting the requirements of WP:BIO. Regardless of your feelings on or towards Drew, he is the one is receiving the national attention, not Stacy. It is really unfortunate that Stacy has seemingly become a footnote in Drew's bio, but Wikipedia is not the place to promote Stacy's disappearance nor to disparage Drew. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 21:41, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Some one else submitted Stacy Ann Peterson to AFD. Please feel free to participate in the discussion. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 22:48, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Where did they meet?

Why can't this article address the one question every +40 year old guy wants to know (some for themselves, others to protect their daughters), and that is, where or how did Drew Peterson meet Stacey?