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<img src = "http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/us/2018/06/28/suspect-in-ritualistic-1974-california-church- murder-apparently-kills-himself / _jcr_content / by / featured_image / media-0.img.jpg / 931/524 / 1530240906016.jpg? ve = 1 & tl = 1 & text = big-top-image "alt =" The California authorities of North said Thursday that Steve Crawford (right), a suspect in the 1974 ritual murder of 19-year-old Arlis Perry (left), was apparently killed after detectives knocked on his door. The North Californian authorities said Thursday that Steve Crawford (right), a suspect in the 1974 ritual murder of 19-year-old Arlis Perry (left), apparently committed suicide after detectives knocked on his door.
(Document / Santa Clara Sheriff's Department)
The body of 19-year-old Arlis Perry appeared in the Stanford University Chapel with an icepick at the back of her head in 1974. She was also naked under the waist with candles on the torso and inside the body. 19659004] On Thursday, authorities in Northern California said that the suspect in his ritual murder at the church apparently committed suicide after detectives with a search warrant knocked on his door.
KABC reported that a 72-year-old man called Steve Crawford living at the address where the suspect appeared to be killing himself on Wednesday.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Crawford was the campus security guard who claimed to find Perry's body in the chapel 44 years ago
Perry, October 12, 1974, she left the house after a fight with her husband to pray and meditate in the church, which was often open after midnight for students, reports The Chronicle.
The sheriff of Santa Clara County, Laurie Smith, said The DNA test linked the man to murder and sexual assault.
The detectives had contacted the suspect in recent weeks, she said.
"We have a cold homicide case." Smith said, according to KABC. "There has been a lot of technological progress in the DNA field, and we have been able to get more information that led us to believe that it was the suspect." why we were able to make the search warrant today. "
The Chronicle reported that the suspects in Perry's death ranged from occultists to serial killer Ted Bundy, who was briefly considered during his arrest in 1975.
Department, which helped with the search warrant Thursday, said the detectives spoke to the suspect through a closed door. When they entered the apartment, the police said they saw a man with a gun and retreated to the outside.
Shortly after, the police heard a gunshot and found the body of the suspect, said Enrique Garcia. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
