in december 2008, peterson's publicist glenn selig confirmed peterson was engaged to a 23-year-old, christina raines; she would have been his fifth wife. on january 30, 2009, it was made public that raines had moved out of peterson's house. her father, ernie raines, had issued an ultimatum to his daughter out of concern about the way peterson tried to control her and what he feared peterson could do. raines moved out of peterson's home "when she came to her senses", calling the engagement a publicity stunt designed to keep peterson in the media spotlight.