A history of murder at Stanford
With the 40th anniversary of the murder of Arlis Perry occurring on Oct. 13, The Daily took a trip through the archives to recap a history of murder at Stanford.
Murder at Memorial Church remains unsolved 40 years later
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 Church’s east transept, near the altar (“Stanford student’s wife found slain in church,” Oct. 14, 1974).
HISTORY CORNER: Stanford’s haunted past
In honor of Halloween, The Daily takes a look at some of the spookier, gloomier and scarier moments of Stanford’s history.
