Arlis Perry

Arlis Kay Perry (née Dykema; February 22, 1955 – October 12, 1974)[1] was a newlywed 19-year-old North Dakota native who was killed in Stanford Memorial Church on the grounds of Stanford University on October 12, 1974. Her murder remains unsolved.[2]

Perry was found murdered in the church in the early morning hours of October 13, 1974.[3] Perry went to church at around 11:30 p.m. the previous night after an argument with her husband. Perry was sexually assaulted with altar candles but was not raped.[4] An ice pick was found jammed deep into the base of her skull during autopsy.[5]

David Berkowitz, the notorious "Son of Sam" killer from New York City, mentioned the Perry murder in a few letters, suggesting that he heard details of the crime from "Manson II", the culprit. In the San Jose Mercury News, Jessie Seyfer noted that "investigators interviewed [Berkowitz] in prison and now believe he has nothing of value to offer" regarding the Perry case.[6]

Perry's widower, Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, is a clinician and researcher in children's mental health and the neurosciences, and an internationally recognized authority on children in crisis.[7] [8]

References

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  2. ↑ Smith, Caleb (October 10, 2014). "Murder at Memorial Church remains unsolved 40 years later". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Stanford offers $10,000 reward in coed's death". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. October 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Herhold, Scott; Hazle, Maline (August 11, 1991). "Murder in Stanford Church Remains a Mystery". San Jose Mercury News.
  5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080610081758/http://www.prisonpotpourri.com/COURTSandCASES/DNA/ContraCostaTimes_com++10-10-2004++Detective+searches+for+1974+Stanford+church+killer.html Snyder, Jessie. "Detective searches for 1974 Stanford church killer"
  6. ↑ Terry, Maury (1987). The Ultimate Evil: An Investigation into America's Most Dangerous Satanic Cult. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-23452-X.
  7. ↑ Bogira, Steve (July 2, 1992). "Child Abuse on the Brain". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ Perry, Bruce Duncan; Szalavitz, Maia (December 5, 2007). The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook - What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Loss, Love and Healing. Basic Books. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-465-00392-1. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

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