The Murder of Arlis Perry - Cold Case Solved

The Murder of Arlis Perry - Cold Case Solved

From Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast by Ben Gibson

June 5, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 397

About this episode

The episode discusses the infamous unsolved murder of Arlis Perry and the breakthrough in DNA technology that solved the case after 44 years.

In October 1974, nineteen year old Arlis Perry walked into Stanford Memorial Church and never came home. What investigators discovered the following morning would become one of California's most infamous unsolved murders, spawning decades of theories, false leads, and speculation while the killer remained hidden in plain sight. For forty four years the case sat cold, until a breakthrough in DNA technology finally revealed the truth and exposed a suspect nobody had been able to prove was responsible. Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" - https://open.spotify.com/show/56ajNkLiPoIat1V2KI9n5c?si=OyM38rdsSSyyzKAFUJpSyw MERCH:https://www.redbubble.com/people/wickedandgrim/shop?asc=u Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wickedandgrim?fan_landing=true Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wickedlife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wickedandgrim/ Instagram: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wickedandgrim/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/wickedandgrim Website: https://www.wickedandgrim.com/

People in this episode

Host: Ben Gibson

Topics covered

  • unsolved murder
  • DNA technology
  • cold case
  • California crime
  • investigation
  • true crime

Keywords

  • Arlis Perry
  • cold case
  • murder
  • DNA technology
  • Stanford Memorial Church
  • California
  • true crime
  • investigation

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