Thomas Morphey is the stepbrother of former Bolingbrook, Illinois police officer Drew Peterson. Peterson's wife, Stacy Peterson went missing in October 2007 and Peterson is suspected of having killed her, as well as his third wife, Kathleen Savio whose 2004 drowning death was ruled a homicide.Fox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009)
In March 2009, Morphey told police investigators that he's afraid he may have helped Peterson dispose of his wife Stacy's body. During a 2007 conversation with Peterson Morphey says Peterson told him that his wife had been seeing another man and asked if he would kill for him. The next day Peterson enlisted Morphey's help in moving a blue barrel that Morphey now believes contained the body of Stacy Peterson.Fox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009) Peterson's attorney Joel Brodsky maintains that Morphey has a history of mental issues, and is an unreliable witness.http://community2.myfoxorlando.com/_No-Drew-I-Wont-Accept-Collect-Calls-From-Will-County-Detention-Center/BLOG/294734/72667.html
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Peterson has been investigated for the disappearance of his wife, but has not been chargedFox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009)
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Morphey helped Peterson move a blue barrel from his home to his car in October 2007Fox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009)
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Peterson revealed to Morphey in a conversation in 2007 that he believed his wife was cheating on himFox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009)
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The next day Morphey helped Peterson move a blue barrel that Morphey believes contained the body of Stacy PetersonFox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009)
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Morphey says he didn't think was seriously planning to hurt anyone
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Morphey says he "always figured" that Peterson had killed his third wife, Kathleen SavioFox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009)
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After Stacy Peterson's disappearance Savio's body was exhumed and her death ruled a homicideFox News: Stepbrother Says He Thinks He Helped... (March 10, 2009)
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