Peter arrived in Salem to protect his sister, Kristen DiMera.
Peter warned Kristen to keep her distance from John Black (Drake Hogestyn).
Eventually, Peter began dating Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves) and wanted to change his ways for her.
He began to clean up his life and decided to get out of all of his illegal dealings.
However, the plan backfired when Jennifer also became a victim, and Laura’s mental state was cleared.
Despite the drama, Peter and Jennifer’s relationship thrived.
According toSoaps in Depth, they even got engaged.
However, when Jennifer’s old love Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) returned to Salem things got complicated.
Jack eventually learned that Peter was planning to drug Jennifer and leave the country.
Jack took matters into his own hands and shot Peter (viaSoap Central).
He was later arrested and sentenced to life in prison for murder.
However, Peter had faked his death so that Jack would be charged with his murder.
When Peter found them he kidnapped Jennifer.
Jen eventually escaped and found a car.
She drove off with Peter following her.
The car later went off the road and exploded.
Peter thought Jennifer was dead and was ultimately convinced to turn himself into the police.
It was later revealed that Jen had faked her death in hopes of trapping Peter.
According toDaily Soap Dish, Peter was sent to prison for his crimes.
However, he later escaped and went underground.
Peter hasn’t been seen in Salem since that time.
