RIP Lou Perryman
64To hear our interview with Lou Perryman here are the links:
http://www.horrortalkradio.com/shows/1408final.mp3
http://www.deadpit.com/shows/11808final.mp3
Link To Video Footage concerning Lou's Murder:
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/Lou_Perryman_killed_Homicide_suspected
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Famed Texas actor, Lou Perryman , was found dead in his home on Thursday, the victim of an apparent homicide.
He was 67.
Police have Seth Tatum, 26, in custody and plan to file capital murder charges against him in connection with his death. Authorities are calling it a random attack, and say they do not believe the two men knew each other.
They say Tatum attacked his stepfather, Carl Drake, with gardening shears at their home around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
"We believe that shortly after, he went to the address on Darvonne (where Perryman was later found), and we dont know what transpired," said Austin police Officer Veneza Aguinaga. "But we think that Perryman was killed sometime shortly after that aggravated assault."
Police say Tatum stole the actor's car and drove off. It wasn't until the next day, Thursday, that Tatum turned himself in at the courthouse, telling authorities that the car he was driving was stolen and that he may have killed the car's owner.
"[Tatum] said, 'That's a stolen car,' and I'm pretty sure that I killed the owner of that car," said Austin Police Detective Jose Chacon.
Perryman was found dead at his home a short while later.
Tatum has a history of mental issues and assaults, court records say.
In November 2005, Tatum robbed Drake by hitting him over the head with a frying pan before stealing his wallet while the man was unconscious, according to court papers.
He was sentenced to three years in prison in 2006, and appears to have been released about one month ago.
Austin Police Officer Shawn Lapuszynski said Tatum just recently returned from a three week stay in Oklahoma and had been in Austin for about three days.
He said Tatum attacked his stepfather and left him with a broken skull and lacerations.