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and walked across the road to Foods, where he worked stocking shelves. He cashed his $150 paycheck, bought a pizza and told a co-worker that he planned to rent a movie at the video store down the road and that he would be at home for the rest of the night. He never arrived at the video store or returned home. even remember what I was doing and I even notice him said William Carrick, father. was no But Terry Carrick sensed something was wrong Saturday, when she found out he show up for work.

never missed work. If he was late call. If they called for him to come in on his day off, he was out the she said. She went to the Johnsburg Po- lice Department that afternoon and urged them to start looking for her son. A day later, investigators found blood inside produce-storage space and on a trash compactor, which later was confirmed to be blood.

Volunteers and dozens of investigators, including the FBI, searched areas Carrick was known to frequent. They also looked at a 2-mile stretch along the banks of the Fox River but found nothing. Brian was the 11th in the family of nine boys and five girls. The children, ranging in age from 17 to 34, have suffered emotionally over the loss of their brother. However, each has achieved successes.

One is a film editor, another an electrical engineer, and two are occupational therapists. Just as the last four seasons have been, this Christmas will be quiet. The tree has yet to be put up. The family has found strength within their small town and around the world. Terry Carrick said there are churches in South Africa and Rome praying for her family.

There have been knocks at the door from friends and strangers offering support. On New Day 2003, more than 1,000 people attended a candlelight vigil outside the grocery store. On the one-year anniversary, a standing-room- only memorial service was held in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg. A development in the case came this June.

Mario A. Casciaro, 24, who worked with Brian at the grocery, was arrested on nine counts of perjury for lying to a grand jury in February about disappearance. Casciaro, of the 2700 block of Patricia Lane in McHenry, was arrested June 7 and released from police custody after posting $5,000 bail. The perjury charges stem from answers Casciaro gave when asked about the whereabouts of body and his disappearance, according to court records. Prosecutors said his answers contradict statements from other witnesses.

Casciaro is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 24 on motions filed to dismiss three of the perjury counts. Casciaro and his attorney could not be reached for comment. still have picture posted around the station as a reminder to keep in Rydberg said. Photo for the Tribune by Theresa Scarbrough Terry and William Carrick are shown next to a poster of their son Brian, who disappeared in 2002.

They say they have received support from throughout the world. CARRICK: Teen never made it home from his job CONTINUEDFROMPAGE1 By Matthew Walberg and Erika Slife Tribune staff reporters A former friend of Drew Petersontestified before a special grand jury Thursday about how immediate family reacted in the days after his wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared. asked me about the children that week, their de- meanorand what went on in the house the week that I was said Richard Mims, who stayed at the home after Stacy Peterson, 23, vanished Oct. 28. Mims declined to reveal specific questions he was asked or what he told the grand jury other than that he saw nothing unusual between Peterson and his children, whom he called most well-mannered, wholesome children been Authorities have named Drew Peterson, 53, a suspect in his disappearance.

The investigation has led authorities to re-examine the 2004 death of third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose body was found in her bathtub in Bolingbrook just weeks before the financial terms of the divorce were to be finalized. Peterson has two children with Stacy Peterson, ages 4 and 2, and two with Savio. Stacy Peterson adopted those children. Drew Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant, has not been charged with a crime and denies wrongdoing in either case. He maintains that his wife left him for another man.

Mims was one of Drew staunchest defenders early on, but their relationship has become strained since Mims publicly stated that he has doubts about statements on the events of Oct. 28-29. Recently, Mims sold his story to the National Enquirer, which caused tension with Stacy supporters. Before he testified, Mims said in a phone interview that pressure surrounding the case was starting to get to him. minutes of fame is turning into 15 weeks of he said.

sick of it. I want to go back to my Mims, who has been living out of a hotel room since he left Drew house, said he was asked to reappear before the grand jury the last week of January. Also Thursday, former TV re- porter Amy Jacobson testified before the special grand jury, which also is examining the April 30 disappearance of Lisa Stebic of Plainfield. Stebic, 37, vanished from her home, and her husband, Craig, has been named a person of interest, though he has repeatedly denied any involvement. They were divorcing when she disappeared.

Numerous searches have failed to turn up evidence. In July, Jacobson was fired from WMAQ-Ch. 5 after a rival station aired video of her in a bikini top with a towel around her waistat the Stebic home. Jacobson has said she was on her way to the East Bank Club with her children when she got a call from Craig sister, who invited Jacobson to the house to talk. attorney, Robert Andalman, said she was subpoenaed.

They declined to answer questions about her testimony. Melanie Greenberg, Lisa cousin and a family spokeswoman, said she was surprised to learn of appearance before the grand jury. been assured by the office that they were continuing to work on the she said. knew there was a grand jury because the children were called before it in former friend tells of reactions Ex-TV reporter goes before grand jury in Lisa Stebic case Peterson Product: CTMETRO PubDate: 12-21-2007 Zone: Edition: HD Page: 2-8 User: cci Time: Color:.