Truths and Myths Surrounding the Drew Peterson Lifetime Movie

When it comes to Hollywood movies, it's anybody's guess as to how accurate accounts of real life are.

The same can be said for "Untouchable", the Lifetime movie based off of the ongoing Drew Peterson saga. The movie is based off of Shorewood Patch Editor Joseph Hosey's book Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Drew Peterson and is slated to air Jan. 21.

The film definitely takes creative liberty in certain situations, an article in the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The article discusses some of the scenes that were based on fact and others that were the product of a Hollywood establishment trying to make a quality movie.

From the article:

After being arrested, Lowe as Peterson is taken into custody and ordered to change from his street clothes into a red jail uniform. To taunt the cops, he turns the perfunctory clothing swap into a strip tease, even humming to provide a soundtrack as he pulls off his shirt. That’s Hollywood at work, a law enforcement source said.

“Never happened,” the source said.

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The movie has been in the works for nearly a year. In June, it was reported .

The film will explore the two cases in which one of Peterson's wives was killed and another mysteriously disappeared and also features Kaley Cuoco, who stars the Big Bang Theory, as Stacy Peterson. 

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Peterson allegedly drowned his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in March 2004 but was not arrested until the disappearance of his next wife, Stacy Peterson, attracted attention to her death.

Peterson has been in jail ever since awaiting trial.

In February, the appellate court heard arguments from prosecutors and defense attorney Steve Greenberg over what—if any—hearsay evidence can be used against Peterson at his murder trial.

Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow had brought the case to the appellate court in a bid to reverse Judge Stephen White’s decision to exclude most of the 13 hearsay statements he wants to use against Peterson.

The case had ascended all the way to the state's highest court, but just last week, the  to take the case again and make up its collective mind about it.

Peterson will likely spend at least another three months in jail before his trial could conceivably start, meaning he won't likely be able to see the movie when it airs.

According to reports, it took Lowe, who now stars in NBC's hit comedy show Parks and Recreation, .

"I have to say, it's an interesting choice," Hosey said upon hearing Lowe would play Peterson. "They're really going to have to ugly him up, but that's showbiz, I guess."

Lowe has said , calling his story "so compelling and dark and tragic... very complex."

“It’s a real transformative character for me to play," Lowe told Parade Magazine. "It’s just a very different style than anything I’ve ever done before and I think people are going to be surprised.”

Lowe said crews shot two different endings should Peterson's trial move forward and he be found guilty or innocent, the Parade report said.

A verdict, however, seems unlikely considering where the case stands now.