Post by Scumhunter on Oct 25, 2015 1:28:01 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: fugitivekillers.com)
From the website fugitivekillers.com:
The City of Berkeley, California is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Juan Rivera Perez who is most wanted for murder.
On December 19, 1996, it is alleged that Juan Rivera Perez had been ejected from the Ashkenaz Dance Café, a nightclub in Berkeley, California for unruly behavior. Perez returned approximately 30 minutes later, with a handgun, knocked on the door of the nightclub. When the owner David Nadel answered the door, Perez shot him once in the head at point-blank range. Nadel lived for two days before succumbing to the wound.
David Nadel was well known in the community as well as honored by the City of Berkeley in 1993 as a Tzaddic, Yiddish for "Righteous One" for his outstanding work and lifetime commitment to peace, justice and respect for human rights. While the owner of the Ashkenaz, which resembles an old Ashkenazi Jewish synagogue, was responsible for raising funds for more than 250 charity causes.
Juan Rivera Perez is described as:
Date of Birth: January 30, 1976
Place of Birth: Mexico
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 165 pounds
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Nationality: Mexican
At the time of this murder, Perez was believed to be an illegal immigrant from Mexico that had been living in Emeryville, California. Perez also has family ties in Berkeley, San Francisco, Southern California and Mexico.
Anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of Juan Rivera Perez should immediately contact the Berkeley Police Department Homicide Detail (510) 981-5742 Refer to case # 96-67192. If traveling abroad, contact the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
Thoughts? According to a long-time AMW viewer who sent us his master list of fugitives, this case was aired on the show, although I don't know when it was. Kind of tough to catch a guy where all we have is a grainy photo from 1996.
P.S. For some reason Perez was in Fugitive Killers' section called "Most Wanted Hoes". I have no idea why and only decided to link to since it was the source of information.
www.mostwantedhoes.com/rewards/perez-murder.php
UPDATE: Theast article I could find mentioning Perez as still-at-large was from 2014. As far as I can tell, he is still wanted as of this update (7/23/2018), since I haven't found anything online suggesting otherwise. However, if anyone has any updates/proof-of-updates one way or the other, they are always more than welcome to let us know.
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