Drew Peterson: Killer Tricked Stepbrother Into Hiding Body

Drew Peterson recruited his own stepbrother to help cover up the murder of his young wife Stacy in their home — according to the tormented accomplice who later attempted suicide! The inside story follows — with The National ENQUIRER exposing more shocking secrets in the Investigation Discovery Channel's "Drew Peterson: An American Murder Mystery," premiering Sunday, Aug. 27 at 9 p.m. EST.

Morphey also revealed he believes he may have helped carry Stacy's body out of Drew's house in a sealed blue container. Afterwards, Morphey later recalled in an interview, Peterson dropped him off at his home and told him, “This never happened.” The stepbrother said he replied: “Don’t worry. I won’t say a word.”

Tragically, a distraught Morphey later attempted suicide out of remorse for helping his monstrous relative. But while Stacy's body was never found, justice was later served when the renewed investigation also had cops looking into the suspicious death of Peterson's ex-wife Kathleen Savio — with Drew convicted of her murder in 2012.

Police insiders told The ENQUIRER that, in a cunning ruse, Drew gave his cell phone to his stepbrother Tom Morphey on the night Stacy vanished — and told him not to answer it if it rang. Then he went away for a while, and Peterson's phone rang with Stacy's ID showing up, said insiders. Drew could then claim he was in contact with Stacy that night because of the cell-phone record.

That wasn't a surpise to Morphey, though — who claims that he told Peterson the night before Stacy's disappearance: "We always figured you killed Kathleen!" Learn more of Drew Peterson's disturbing secrets as The National ENQUIRER partners with the Investigation Discovery Channel for "Drew Peterson: An American Murder Mystery," premiering Sunday, Aug. 27 at 9 p.m. EST.