Arlis Perry

Arlis Kay Perry (née Dykema; February 22, 1955 – October 12, 1974) 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.

Perry was found murdered in the church in the early morning hours of October 13, 1974. 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. An ice pick was found jammed deep into the base of her skull during autopsy.

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.

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.

External links

• "A history of violence: Stanford’s murderous past". Kelley Fong, The Stanford Daily. Published October 31, 2008.
• "Devils in the Heartland: The ritualistic killing of Arlis Perry". Kristen Grace, Great Plains Examiner. Published June 25, 2012.

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