peterson married his second wife, victoria "vicki" connolly, in 1982. they operated a bar together in romeoville. connolly alleged a history of domestic violence during her ten-year marriage to peterson, as has her daughter, who lived in the household until she turned 17. in the wake of stacy ann's disappearance, connolly told police that during their marriage, peterson threatened to kill her and make it look like an accident. she divorced peterson after he started dating kathleen savio. their divorce was finalized on february 18, 1992. peterson married savio two months later.