Friends of Stacy Peterson Decry Drew Peterson's $25G Reward as Publicity Stunt
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Friends of missing woman Stacy Peterson say a $25,000 reward offered by her husband Drew Peterson, the prime suspect in her disappearance, is just another ploy for attention.
Stacy's neighbor Sharon Bychowski, who with a group of the young woman's friends has put out a separate reward for $35,000, denounced retired police officer Peterson's latest move.
"We know that it’s another publicity stunt," Bychowski told MyFOXChicago. "Everything Drew does is not about finding Stacy, ever."
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But Peterson's attorney says the reward is a genuine effort to track down his fourth wife, who vanished six months ago and hasn't been heard from since.
"We don't need to do publicity stunts to get attention — we can get it without doing anything," lawyer Joel Brodsky told MyFOXChicago. "This is a bona fide, real attempt to spur interest in finding Stacy."
Brodsky said his client wants to bring her out of "hiding where she does not want to be found."
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Peterson has maintained that Stacy ran off on her own. He told MyFOXChicago that tips are already pouring in, including a promising one from a woman who thought she saw his missing wife at an all-inclusive resort in Jamaica.