Threats Craig Stebic allegedly made toward his now-missing wife could be used against him in a pending grandparent visitation case.
Lisa Stebic’s family has asked Craig about things he may have said in front of his children, including an alleged threat to “cut Lisa Stebic into pieces and no one would ever find her,” according to court documents.
With the sounds of "There are Places I Remember" by the Beatles riding on the wind, the family of Lisa Stebic freed doves Sunday in the presence of those gathered to walk in her name. The intensely emotional start to the two-mile walk Sunday reminded those in attendance that Lisa, a mother of two and Plainfield resident, has been missing for a year.
A year after Lisa Stebic disappeared, her grieving relatives haven't come to terms with their anguish -- though they remain determined to find out what happened to the 38-year-old Plainfield mother of two.
April 29, 2007, was a brilliant Sunday, warm enough to sunbathe in the backyard. The day before Lisa Stebic disappeared, she did just that with her friend and neighbor, Laurrie Bingenheimer. Thinking back on the afternoon spent lounging in the sun, Bingenheimer
said she remembered some quirks -- Craig seemed quieter than usual, she said. He snapped some pictures, something he rarely did.
Lisa Stebic's family believes her estranged husband Craig Stebic is not a fit parent. Now they have to explain why they think so.
In a petition they filed seeking grandparent visitation rights, Lisa's parents and grandparents also said Stebic has prohibited contact between his children, ages 11 and 13, and Lisa's family members.
Craig Stebic still doesn't have his guns or his pickup. But he found out what happened to a missing blanket. The police have had Stebic's belongings ever since his wife disappeared nearly a year ago. George Lenard, one of Stebic's lawyers said police should have tested the blanket long ago to see if it contained evidence that somehow could explain Lisa's disappearance. Instead of looking for suspects, the police are focusing on his client, Lenard said.
JOLIET — Lisa Stebic’s family believes her estranged husband Craig Stebic is not a fit parent. Now they have to explain why they think so.
A Will County Judge today said that Craig Stebic cannot yet have his confiscated guns returned and set a June 24 hearing on the issue. Will County Judge Richard Schoensted did not allow Stebic to have a blanket that was taken from a Saturn Ion that had been returned by police. Officials said the blanket had been sent to a crime lab for tests.
The parents of missing Plainfield mom Lisa Stebic succeeded in forcing their suspected son-in-law to face questions about his wife's disappearance. But while Craig Stebic must respond to probes from his in-laws he is free to plead the Fifth to questions he thinks could incriminate him.
Craig Stebic has to respond to his in-laws’ requests for information made through their grandchild visitation case, a judge decided Friday. And Stebic, who has been named a “person of interest” in his wife’s disappearance, is free to invoke his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination, said Will County Judge Robert Brumund.
