Today, I learned a few
things. First, I learned that my old junior high school friend, Millie Worrell,
and her three year old son died a horrific death that was presumed by her
family and friends to have been caused by her abusive boyfriend (though he was
not prosecuted at the time).
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| The only pic I have of Millie, it's from our junior high school yearbook |
Second, I learned that same abusive boyfriend is
facing trial for killing his ex-girlfriend last year. The story he gave to the
police before confessing is eerily similar to his unlikely story when
questioned about Millie’s death. Is it too late for Millie and Michael? Can
there still be justice for them?
Millie was a brave woman.
Her obituary says she died of smoke inhalation. That is the most gentle
description possible. I was told she was beaten, her dog killed, the front door
nailed shut, and the couch where she lay over three-year-old Michael was set on
fire. That’s where the smoke came from. Perdock was present and did not call
911, but a passerby did. How can this be something other than murder? I will be
looking at her death certificate this summer to see if this was ruled
accidental or homicide, but I’m sure she didn’t nail herself into that house.
Her friends and family
long suspected her boyfriend and Michael’s father, Carl Richard Perdock, of
causing her death just before Christmas in 2002. The police questioned and
released him after he said he was trying to help Millie but couldn’t do
anything. The police dismissed the concerns of Millie’s friends and family. Perdock
was able to attend Millie’s funeral and did not shed a tear for her.
While we all grieve
differently, this situation looks even worse when we evaluate where Carl
Richard Perdock is today. By his own admission, he punched his former
girlfriend, Arianna Villareal, several times, stabbed her with a pencil, and
then stuffed her body in a sleeping bag that he buried in a shallow grave in
Sky Valley, California in late September 2012. But the court documents tell a
different story, as detailed in an article by Laura Yanez:
“According to court
documents, his roommate told investigators that Perdock arrived at their home
with Villareal in the front passenger seat of his jeep, with a "sack"
over her head. He then carried her to a bed "asked for his brass
knuckles" before stabbing Villareal with a pair of scissors, he said.
However, Perdock told
investigators a different story. The report says Perdock said a man fired at him
with a shotgun at Villareal's house when he came over that day, missed and took
off.
Perdock claimed Villareal
had a bullet hole near her neck, took her to where her body was later found by
authorities to tend to the wound. He said he tried giving her CPR until he
realized she was dead and then stuffed her body in a sleeping bag and buried
her, according to the documentation.”
Sound familiar? I guess
there are now two women who are no longer with us after Perdock “helps”. He is
sitting in jail in Indio awaiting trial for Arianna’s torture and murder. Let’s
get the justice Millie and Michael deserve and have waited eleven years to
receive as well.
Want to help?
- Show up at Perdock’s court hearings with a display (shirt, sign, whatever) that asks for Justice for Millie and Michael out front of the court house.
- Contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit or the Palm Desert station at 760-836-1600 and remind them that Investigation #O122710013 is not ready to be closed until charges are filed against Perdock for the deaths of Millie Worrell and Michael Perdock.
- Contact the San Bernardino Sheriff Homicide group at 909-387-3589 and ask them to investigate the death of Millie Worrell and Michael Perdock in light of the recent charges pending against Carl Richard Perdock in Riverside County.
- Leave comments on every news site you come across that mentions the Arianna Villareal homicide, and ask about justice for Millie and Michael.
- If you knew Millie or Carl Richard Perdock, and either of them told you anything that might bring Millie justice, please report it to both the Riverside and San Bernardino Sheriff’s office, as well as commenting here so that I can pass your contact information along to Millie’s family. If you want to do so anonymously, call the tip line at 951-955-2777 instead.
Please feel free to share
your stories of Millie and Michael. Millie and her son deserve to be remembered and loved in our hearts forever.
http://www.kesq.com/news/Torturous-details-uncovered-in-Sky-Valley-murder-court-documents/-/233092/16941042/-/yqeysez/-/index.html
