Michael Perry -- former WWASPS resident speaks from Death R

[Anonymous]

MICHAEL PERRY  To whoever this reaches : This is Michael AKA "Romeo" speaking to you from the "Row", Texas Death Row.  Unfortunately I just landed here four months ago and am finding myself wanting to expand my "relationships" your way.  And so, here I am, attempting to make a connection....A little to know about me is : I'm just an easy going "catt" with nothing but love for all you "peoples" out there.  And am in search for a relationship / friendship.  But, considering my situation, it may be impossible, but, who knows....anything is possible...!  I am 21 years old, white, male.  I'm about 5'10" and 155 lbs, with gentleman way !  My looks can be a plus but I want you to know me and like me for ME, and what I represent to stand for.  But, just to let you know, I was named G.Q of the centuru, LOL, just playin !  I have no photo to flatter you with at the moment but if you decide to write, I will obtain one to send to you...So until pen and paper dance again, I will be waiting in anticipation to hear from you....Please don't let my situation scare you off!  The lonely gentleman, Michael, AKA Romeo.

Michael Perry  999444
Polunsky Unit
3872 Fm 350 South
Livingston Texas
77351 USA

http://www.ccadp.org/TX7.htm

Michael James "Romeo" Perry showed his first outward signs of emotion Thursday, brushing away tears as his parents, from the witness stand, said
they still love the 20-year-old despite all the problems they have had raising Perry, who was convicted Monday of capital murder.

Jim and Gayle Perry adopted Michael when he was an infant.

Jim Perry, a former executive at Shell Oil, said he "absolutely" still loves Michael Perry during his testimony in the sentencing phase of the
trial.

"He's my son," he said.

Michael Perry was found guilty of killing Sandra Stotler, 50, on Oct. 24, 2001, by shooting her to death inside her home in Highland Ranch in west
Montgomery County so he could steal Stotler's red Camaro convertible.

Jim Perry said Michael was always extremely active and sometimes temperamental, even as an infant.

"I nicknamed him 'Kicker,' not because we lived in Texas but because he was always active," Jim Perry said.

"He had a temper and mood swings," Gayle Perry said of Michael as he grew into a toddler. "And when he was 3 years old, he called the fire
department and said his house was on fire."

In kindergarten and first grade, new problems arose, Gayle Perry said. "The teacher started writing notes and things," Gayle Perry recalled. "Her comment was she could tell what kind of day she would have with him by the
way he walked in the room. He would create problems in the classroom."

Later, in second grade, Michael was diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, which was identified through developing
problems Michael was having at school, Perry's father said. By the fourth grade, Michael's grades began to suffer, Gayle Perry said.

"He would really do well at the first of the year, but it seemed that as he became more frustrated, he would rebel rather than express his
frustrations," Jim Perry told the court. Jim Perry said he and his wife tried everything they could, encouraging Michael's participation in soccer and baseball while also pursuing counseling, specialized curriculum at school, transfer to private schools, and anything else they thought could help Michael turn his life around.

"His behavior had become at this time very hard to control, but he was never aggressive physically against somebody," Jim Perry said. By the end of seventh grade, Michael Perry had been diagnosed with oppositional-defiant disorder and the following year with conduct disorder.

Eventually, Jim Perry said, Michael quit going to school, started running away, and his problems with the law began. As the problems escalated, Jim
Perry and his wife stepped up their response, he said, having Michael admitted to several inpatient psychiatric facilities and residential
programs for troubled teens over the years, at one point paying as much as $3,000 per month for their son's care.

"We were very happy to do it," Gayle Perry said. "I'd do it all again. We've never given up on him, and we never will." Jim Perry agreed.

"He was a difficult child to raise," he admitted, but asked the jury not to sentence his son to death. "I think he has a lot of talent and has a
lot to offer."

Gayle Perry asked for the same.

"His life has value," Gayle Perry told the jury. "I just know there's hope for a change. I know he can change, and I know he can still contribute."

Michael Perry chose not to testify in his own behalf at the sentencing phase of the trial, although he testified during the guilt/innocence phase last week.

Michael Perry was also suspected but never charged in two other murders the day Sandra Stotler was killed: those of her son, 16-year-old Adam Stotler, and his friend, 18-year-old Jeremy Richardson. Jason Burkett, also 20, is facing capital murder charges stemming from the same triple homicide. He is expected to stand trial later this year. Prosecutors say they will also seek the death penalty against Burkett if he is convicted.

Both sides in the case finished presenting testimony Thursday. Attorneys are expected to make closing arguments this morning in the 221st state District Court with Judge Suzanne Stovall presiding before the jury begins deliberations on whether to sentnece Perry to life in prison or death by lethal injection.

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Source : The Courier

FYI: One of the last programs Perry was sent to was Casa By The Sea.

[Anonymous]

What a messed up situation. :silly:

[Anonymous]

Like Michael Perry, Christopher Sutton was also adopted and spent time in a WWASPS program out of the United States (Paradise Cove, Samoa).

Posted on Tue, Mar. 29, 2005 Miami Herald
 
CORAL GABLES

Son wanted in brutal attack on parents

The son of a Coral Gables couple has been implicated in the 2004 shootings that left his mother dead and his father blind, Miami-Dade police say.

BY LUISA YANEZ AND CHARLES RABIN

lyanez@herald.com


Miami-Dade homicide detectives on Monday searched for a second suspect in the August 2004 shootings of a local attorney and his wife in their Gables Waterway home -- the victims' son.

An arrest warrant was issued for Christopher Patrick Sutton, 25, in connection with the murder of his mother, Susan, and attempted murder of his father, John, who was shot in the face and left blind.

Detectives say the six-foot tall, 250-pound Sutton, who sports ''multiple tattoos in his upper and lower body'' and has a minor drug rap sheet, may be trying to flee in a 2003 black Ford F-150 pickup, with Florida tag V99YZP. Police consider him armed and dangerous.

Police would not say what possible motive or role Sutton might have had in the attack on his parents, who adopted him when he was 4 days old.

Two weeks ago, police arrested a Broward County man who they believe knew Christopher Sutton and once lived in the same South Miami apartment complex.

On Monday, homicide detectives said Garrett Kopp, 21, of Coral Springs ''implicated'' Sutton. Kopp was also charged with murder and attempted murder.

Police also would not say whether Sutton participated in the assault on his parents, and whether it was a robbery or a murder for hire or if others were involved.

After the attack on his parents, Christopher Sutton moved back into the family's waterfront home to care for his father, giving up his Coconut Grove apartment. The Suttons also have an adopted daughter, Melissa, who is away at college.

NIGHT AMBUSH

John and Susan Sutton, both 57, were ambushed inside their home at 4725 Orduna Dr., east of the Riviera Country Club, at around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 22, 2004 -- a Sunday night on which they had entertained Christopher and his girlfriend.

An hour after their son and the girlfriend left, someone entered the Suttons' home and the deadly rampage began. Detectives will not discuss what role, if any, Christopher Sutton may have had in facilitating entry into his parents' home.

THE SCENE

Susan Sutton was found shot in the head in her master bedroom. Two days earlier, the former nurse from Mount Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, had celebrated her birthday.

John Sutton, who practices civil litigation law, was wounded in the face and torso.

Critically injured and bleeding, he called 911 and ran outside screaming for help in his upscale neighborhood.

The Sutton case -- the only unsolved slaying in the Gables in 2004 -- stunned the quiet community. Police never said if valuables were taken, and no signs of forced entry were found.

The crime went unsolved for months, stalled while John Sutton, the only witness, recovered from his life-threatening wounds.

Then, on March 16, detectives picked up Kopp through forensic evidence linked to the crime and charged him in the murder. Despite Kopp's arrest, police said at the time the case remained open.

On the same night Kopp was arrested, John Sutton called Coral Gables police to remove his son from his home, records show. The attorney told police he feared Christopher might have a weapon in his bedroom.

Police searched and found only four ounces of marijuana and several pipes. The younger Sutton was charged with possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia, as well as trespassing.

He was released on bond and then disappeared.

Some of Susan Sutton's relatives are reeling from the pain of her murder and now the charges against her son.

HAPPIEST TIME

''I remember the happiest I ever saw my sister was when she adopted Christopher and held him in her arms,'' said her sister, Mary Marier, who lives in Nevada. ``Those kids and her husband meant everything to Susan. For this to have happened to her is such a tragedy. But I can tell you that she loved her children -- no matter what.''

Neighbors say if the Suttons were having problems with Christopher, they kept it to themselves.

In recent years, according to Miami-Dade County records, Sutton lived in Apartment 2F at 6263 Sunset Dr. Kopp lived in Apartment 9F.

Kopp's apartment was almost directly above Sutton's. A maintenance worker there said he remembered both of them. He said they moved out at about the same time, at least 18 months ago.

John Sutton, a partner in the firm of Sutton & Montoto, has declined to speak to the media. Six months after the incident, he has returned to work at his South Miami law office.