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Friends and relatives of missing Bolingbrook woman hold vigil

Friends and family of missing Bolingbrook woman Stacy Peterson have held a candlelight vigil in honor of her 24th birthday.

The mother of two disappeared in late October from the Chicago suburb.

About 200 people gathered at Living Water Community Church in Bolingbrook Sunday. A family member says it was nice to see so much support.

Illinois State Police say their prime suspect in Stacy's disappearance is her husband former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson. He's repeatedly denied any involvement. He claims she left him for another man.

But Stacy Peterson's friends and family say she would never have left her children voluntarily.

Her disappearance has caused authorities to reopen an investigation into the death of Kathleen Savio, Drew Peterson's third wife. The 40-year-old's body was found in her bathtub in 2004.