Researcher

Perry Edward Smith

Although a murderer, Perry Edward Smith grew up in a chaotic environment where his parents worked as rodeos. Perry's father was Irish while his mother was a Cherokee Native American. At the age of six his parents divorced due to his mother's heavy drinking, and he moved to San Fransisco for some time. Unable to support him, Perry's mother sent him off to an orphanage. There was much confusion during his young life and he was a wild kid, committing to stealing at the age of eight. Perry was eventually caught and was send to Juvenile halls. After uniting with his father, perry moves to Alaska and when he turned sixteen he joined the merchant marines and went on to join the U.S. Army; Perry served in Korean and Japan. In 1952 Perry was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him maimed for the rest of his life. It took Perry months to recover his legs but it was never the same. In 1955 Perry was put into jail for stealing office equipments, and in Kansas state prison Perry met Richard Hickock.