People loved Drew Peterson, a cop in Bolingbroke, Ill., who wielded charm the way he wielded his nightstick. Women fell for him, even women half his age.
You remember Peterson. He stands accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and staging her death to look like an accident, and then getting rid of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, so successfully that no trace of her has ever been found.
Lifetime exhumes Peterson's story for the ripped-from-old-headlines movie "Drew Peterson: Untouchable," starring Rob Lowe as Drew and Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory") as Stacy. The result is an uncomfortable mixture of tragedy and comedy.
With blondish-gray hair and a bushy, blond mustache, Lowe is barely recognizable as the hot guy we know from (most recently) "Brothers and Sisters" and "Parks and Recreation." He camps it up as Peterson, helped by writers who give him such lines as, "I'm untouchable, bitch."
The movie follows Peterson from the end of his marriage to Kathleen through the beginning of his relationship with Stacy to the aftermath of her disappearance, in which Peterson enjoyed media celebrity. Real news footage from CNN and the "Today" show mix with drama, with the clear intent to show that Peterson is guilty and make us wonder how he got away with his crimes so successfully.
The Lifetime channel will air "Drew Peterson: Untouchable" at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
State's Attorney Jim Glasgow, the man trying to prosecute the real-life Peterson for Savio's murder, said he'll be tuning in, but not by choice.
He said his office has to be aware of any publicity in the case - "for obvious reasons." Glasgow said Lifetime's movie won't hurt his case, but he didn't want to talk about the footage he's seen so far. The case is on hold pending appeals.
"Untouchable" is based on the book "Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Sergeant Drew Peterson" by former Joliet Herald-News reporter Joe Hosey. It stars Kaley Cuoco as Peterson's missing fourth wife Stacy Peterson, Cara Buono as Savio and Rob Lowe as Peterson.
Stacy Peterson was last seen on October 28, 2007. Drew Peterson is a suspect in her disappearance but has never been charged. He is being held in jail on charges he killed Savio and is awaiting trial.
You remember Peterson. He stands accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and staging her death to look like an accident, and then getting rid of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, so successfully that no trace of her has ever been found.
Lifetime exhumes Peterson's story for the ripped-from-old-headlines movie "Drew Peterson: Untouchable," starring Rob Lowe as Drew and Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory") as Stacy. The result is an uncomfortable mixture of tragedy and comedy.
With blondish-gray hair and a bushy, blond mustache, Lowe is barely recognizable as the hot guy we know from (most recently) "Brothers and Sisters" and "Parks and Recreation." He camps it up as Peterson, helped by writers who give him such lines as, "I'm untouchable, bitch."
The movie follows Peterson from the end of his marriage to Kathleen through the beginning of his relationship with Stacy to the aftermath of her disappearance, in which Peterson enjoyed media celebrity. Real news footage from CNN and the "Today" show mix with drama, with the clear intent to show that Peterson is guilty and make us wonder how he got away with his crimes so successfully.
The Lifetime channel will air "Drew Peterson: Untouchable" at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
State's Attorney Jim Glasgow, the man trying to prosecute the real-life Peterson for Savio's murder, said he'll be tuning in, but not by choice.
He said his office has to be aware of any publicity in the case - "for obvious reasons." Glasgow said Lifetime's movie won't hurt his case, but he didn't want to talk about the footage he's seen so far. The case is on hold pending appeals.
"Untouchable" is based on the book "Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Sergeant Drew Peterson" by former Joliet Herald-News reporter Joe Hosey. It stars Kaley Cuoco as Peterson's missing fourth wife Stacy Peterson, Cara Buono as Savio and Rob Lowe as Peterson.
Stacy Peterson was last seen on October 28, 2007. Drew Peterson is a suspect in her disappearance but has never been charged. He is being held in jail on charges he killed Savio and is awaiting trial.
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