Posted: 2005-04-08 18:38:00
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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.
