Christina Raines

Christina Raines Engaged to Possible Wife-Killer Drew Peterson

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Before moving on to a new relationship, most people seek to gain some sort of closure from the old one.
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For instance, finding the body is a good start.

But such antiquated social traditions are passe for someone like Drew Peterson, whose last wife, Stacy Peterson, has been missing since October of 2007. Instead, Peterson has moved on to a new young victim *cough* I mean girlfriend. At 23, Christina Raines is the same age Stacy was when she disappeared. Raines recently moved in with Peterson, and his publicist reports that the two are engaged to be married.

At 55, Peterson seems to like the younger ladies. I don't know if Raines was looking for someone to help her support her two children or if she has just never read a newspaper, but her family is pretty upset about her new fiance. Her uncle, Joe Raines, told the Chicago Tribune it was "unbelievable" that she would move in with Peterson.

"I don't get it, but what are you going do? She's an adult."

More from the Chicago Tribune:
Peterson is the 55-year-old former Bolingbrook police sergeant who is the sole suspect in the disappearance of his current wife, Stacy. Authorities are also re-examining the mysterious death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, who was found dead in an empty bathtub in her home in 2004.

Peterson has denied involvement in both cases.

The cases have captured the media spotlight, and Peterson's appetite for women—especially younger ones—has snared headlines and been the subject of blogs and radio talk shows. He once entertained the idea of participating in a "Win a Date with Drew" contest, and one of his former girlfriends, a 22-year-old tanning salon employee, was called to testify before the grand jury that is investigating his wives' cases.