When Stacy Peterson vanished from the Chicago area on or about October 28, 2007, the usual media lust for stories of attractive young women in peril reached a fever pitch. Well, the most thoroughly covered disappearance case in recent months just vaulted past mysterious and disturbing and straight into the truly surreal on Wednesday. That's right, ladies, it nearly came down to a matchmaking game titled "Win a Date With Drew Peterson"!

With his suspicious history (one ex-wife died under questionable circumstances at a very convenient moment in Peterson's life), and his constant tweaking of the media chasing his story, Drew Peterson has been a wet dream for cable news outrageaholics like Nancy Grace. His unending shenanigans were always astonishing considering his position as the primary suspect in his wife's disappearance—inviting Geraldo Rivera into his home to chat like old mustache buddies over coffee was just the beginning.

After a small lull in coverage of the case, Peterson and his lawyer, Joel Brodsky, got anxious and called up Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl, suggesting the "Win a Date With Drew Contest." Had corporate lawyers for DJ Dahl's main boss, CBS, not put the kibosh on the stunt, young hotties out there with a daddy fixation, no common sense, and no preexisting conditions (the easier to insure you with, my dear) could have realized this most macabre of fantasies.

Along with Peterson's attempted reentry into the dating game, the Chicago Tribune reported a disappointing development. In early January, the Amazing Kreskin offered to assist in the Stacy Peterson case. (Yeah, he's still around.) Kreskin had to withdraw his offer after Peterson refused to meet him without a lawyer present. Good to know that one didn't work out, either. Kreskin's involvement would have just made things too weird, ya know?