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Does anyone have any other info than "Ultimate Evil" or William Ramsey's paper? Did authorities try to match the palm print on the candle to Bill Metzner?
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Some facts from MSM so readers understand the subject of this thread.
Murder at Memorial Church remains unsolved 40 years later
Forty years ago this weekend, 19-year-old Arlis Perry's body was found in Memorial Church. The murder still has not been solved.
Murder at Memorial Church remains unsolved 40 years later
October 10, 2014 Caleb Smith
In the late afternoon sun of October, Memorial Church is a quiet place. The sun percolates through the bright stained glass windows, engulfing the building from the tiles to the rafters in serenity and silence. It seems almost impossible that one of the worst crimes in Stanford history took place within its stone walls 40 years ago.
On the morning of Sunday, Oct. 13, 1974, security guard Steve Crawford opened the door to the church at approximately 5:45 a.m. and discovered the body of Arlis Perry at the rear of Memorial Churchs east transept, near the altar (Stanford students wife found slain in church, Oct. 14, 1974).
Investigators determined that Arlis, 19, the wife of then-sophomore Bruce Perry, died by a blow from an ice pick to the back of the head. Found nude from the waist down, she had been molested with a three-foot candlestick. Another candlestick had been pushed up her blouse. She had also been beaten.
Devils in the Heartland: The ritualistic killing of Arlis Perry
By Kristen Grace / June 25, 2012
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Arlis, whose maiden name was Dykema, was a devoted Christian who was involved in many school activities and organizations while attending Bismarck High School, where she met her future husband Bruce Perry. Brad King, a Bismarck dentist who was a classmate of Arlis and Bruce, recalls their romance as being a prime example of young love.
After she attended what was then called Bismarck Junior College for a year, Arlis married Bruce in August 1974 prior to moving to Palo Alto, where Bruce was already an undergraduate student. By Oct. 1 of that year, Arlis landed a job as a receptionist at a law firm called Spaeth, Blase, Valentine and Klein.
It was at the law firms office where she was visited by a mystery guest the day before she was killed, an appearance that continues to puzzle those who attempted to solve the crime.
Witnesses described this person as a man in his early 20s who was five-foot-10-inches tall. He wore jeans, a plaid shirt and had blond, curly hair of normal length. Co-workers reported that Perry seemed upset by the visitor, who they thought was her husband. However, the identity of the visitor remains unknown today, and may be an important clue in the murder mystery.
On the night of Oct. 12, 1974, a Saturday, Arlis and Bruce were walking out to mail a letter and got into an argument about air pressure in their cars tires, according to sheriffs reports. Arlis went off by herself around 11:50 p.m. to pray at Stanford Memorial Church. That was the last time Bruce saw Arlis alive.
Around 3 a.m. the next morning, Bruce called campus security after Arlis failed to return home. Shortly before dawn, her body was found partially hidden under the pews where she was had been praying. She had been choked, beaten and sexually assaulted. Detectives found semen at the scene, and retrieved a partial handprint from a candle that was used in the assault.
- See more at: http://www.greatplainsexaminer.com/2012/06/25/the-killing-of-arlis-perry/#sthash.dpMl228u.dpuf
full length article at the link
from: http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/A/4PI.phpIn subsequent conversations and correspondence, Berkowitz alleged that Perry was killed by Four Pi members as "a favor" to cultists in her hometown Bismarck, North Dakota, whom she had apparently offended in some way. Her slayer was named by Berkowitz as "Manson II," a professional killer "involved with the original Manson and the cult there in L.A."
Arlis Perry case likely solved as suspect kills himself as they were serving him a warrant
Arlis Perry murder: Suspect in 1974 Stanford chapel slaying shoots self, sheriff says
I'm so glad this case has been solved. I am reading a few conflicting things though. The semen on the pillow didn't match Crawford, now they say it does. Another article said it was semen on Arlis' jeans that matches Crawford. The palm print on the candle didn't match Crawford, or it did match him. I'm a bit confused but really happy justice has been done. Wish Arlis' father had lived to see it happen.