Have the Petersons of the world run amuk? What is going on?

[Skidmore]

There is Scott Peterson convicted of killing his wife. And that Peterson copy with the missing wife in the Chicago area. Come to think of it, isn't his name Scott as well. Now there's this teacher named Peterson who ran off with a 13 year old kid?

[JackRiddler]

1. That's funny, I thought you meant Peter G. Peterson...

Peterson was Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers (1973–1977) and Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. (1977–1984). Known at Lehman Brothers as "Aristole the Greek" for dominating any forum with endless monologues about who he knew. In 1985, he co-founded the prominent private equity and investment management firm, the Blackstone Group, for which his current position is Senior Chairman.

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Peterson is currently Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, commencing from 1985 when he took over from David Rockefeller. He also serves as Trustee of the Rockefeller family's Japan Society and the Museum of Modern Art, and was previously on the board of Rockefeller Center Properties, Inc..

He is founding Chairman of the Peterson Institute (formerly the Institute for International Economics), renamed in his honour in 2006, and a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development. He was also Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York between 2000 and 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_George_Peterson_(USSecCommerce)

Blackstone Group owns various military contractors and also bought the mortgage on WTC 7 in 2000.

And yes, I think the Petersons of this world have run amok!

[tandot]

2. One of my professors name is Scott Peterson

he wasn't amused when the Scott Peterson story broke. I also had him as one of my references and my new employee was very hesitant to call him for a reference.

[acmavm]

3. You mean this teacher?

Police: Nebraska teacher kidnaps boy, flees
Woman, child allegedly leave after police begin sex abuse investigation

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OMAHA, Neb. - Authorities searched Thursday for a 13-year-old boy and a female middle school teacher believed to be on the run from central Nebraska after police began investigating whether the pair had an intimate relationship.

Kelsey Peterson, 25, a sixth-grade math teacher and basketball coach at Lexington Middle School, was placed on administrative leave last week. A judge issued an arrest warrant Monday charging her with kidnapping, child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21588500/

[Quantess]

4. The police officer married to missing woman in Chicago area is named Drew Peterson

http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=stacy+peterson&c=

The story on this new missing Peterson woman is very compelling.