'Pure Evil': California Man Convicted in Decades-Old Slayings of His Infant Children
Paul Allen Perez was convicted by a Yolo County jury for killing five infants under six months old between 1992 and 2001 using DNA evidence to link him to the crimes.
- On Tuesday, a Yolo County jury convicted Paul Allen Perez, 63, of multiple counts of murder for five infant deaths; he was arrested in January 2020.
- The probe began when fishermen found remains in Conway Slough east of Woodland recently, and prosecutors say the killings occurred between 1995 and 2001 across Central and Northern California involving victims under six months old.
- After DNA testing identified the infant as Nikko Lee Perez, investigators confirmed he was 1-month-old and identified siblings Mika Alena Perez and Kato Krow Perez.
- Perez faces life in prison without the possibility of parole, with Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig saying `These crimes involved pure evil` and `The defendant should die in prison.`
- Perez was arrested January 2020 after DNA testing identified him as the biological father, and he is scheduled to be sentenced on April 6.
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'Pure evil': California man convicted in Yolo County for decades-old slayings of his infant children
Paul Allen Perez, 63, described by the DA as a transient throughout Central California, was arrested in January 2020 in connection with the slayings of his five children.
Father convicted of killing multiple infant children, Yolo County DA says
Paul Allen Perez, 63, had been accused of killing five babies from 1992-2001. He was convicted of multiple counts of murder and one count of assault, officials said.
California father convicted in decades-old murders of 5 infant children
By Richard Ramos A Northern California jury on Tuesday convicted Paul Allen Perez of murdering his five infant children in a case that spans a decade and multiple counties. Perez, now 63, was found guilty of multiple counts of murder, along with one count of assault on a child under eight with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office said. Jurors also found true a sentencing enhan…
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