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Dec 27, 2007 8:51 am US/Central

Map Of Cemetery Found In Peterson Neighbor's Yard

Unclear Whether Display Is Prank Or Legitimate Clue

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (STNG) ― A "sick prank" or a possible lead in the disappearance of Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson?

Sharon Bychowski wasn't sure what to make of the odd display in her front yard Wednesday, including dozens of photographs of gravestones, a map of a cemetery, a Christmas stocking and a hand-scrawled letter that read in part: "Please fully investigate this grave site" and "Find the Truth."

But Bychowski says she suspects someone targeted her for a reason. "I'm right next door to Stacy, and [the public] has known from the beginning that my purpose is to find Stacy," Bychowski said Wednesday. "She's my best friend."

Bychowski called Bolingbrook Police Chief Ray McGury after she and her husband found the assortment of objects Wednesday morning. The objects, some of which were in her mailbox, included copies of a National Enquirer story about the Peterson case with the headline: "Mystery of Cop's Missing Wife . . . Solved!"

McGury said two of the Petersons' neighbors found "non-threatening letters" in their mailboxes Wednesday. McGury said both offered a "possible location" for Stacy Peterson. All of the materials were turned over to State Police. McGury called the letters upsetting, but said they appeared to have been written by "somebody playing a pretty sick prank.

Bychowski doesn't know who left the mysterious materials, which included a hand-drawn map of a cemetery and a square within the graveyard, indicating where to search. Bychowski wouldn't say where the cemetery is. "I believe [investigators] can check out the site," she said.

Stacy Peterson has been missing since Oct. 28. Her husband, former Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson, is considered a suspect in her disappearance. Drew Peterson has repeatedly denied any involvement in the case and has said his wife has left him, possibly for another man.

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