Investigators have finally made an arrest in the murder of 28-year-old Cori Daye Desmond. CrimeShadows News first brought you the story of Desmond’s mysterious death on February 18. The young woman’s body had been found just two days earlier, wrapped in a bag and dumped in a ravine near a San Bernardino Mountain road. Her body had suffered blunt force trauma, but an exact cause of death has not been released.
Desmond’s father found her Jeep Wrangler parked just two blocks from the Bac Street Lounge in Redondo Beach, where she was last seen alive.
35-year-old Tony Lopez Perez is accused of murdering Cori Desmond on February 16. His motive: sexual assault. Not hard to believe. Check out his MySpace pages. He has a couple of them. On one of them he uses the name "theredondoperezfamily." He says he is the general manager of the Spitfire Grill. The other is labeled "ocstraycat." On the latter, Perez logs in on September 27 with the following comment: "everybody wants some. I do too." Mood: horny. He had the nerve to write such a comment after randomly attacking a woman, brutally killing her, and then dumping her body –leaving her family and friends to wonder.
This photo (left) is labeled "me trying to look like a human." It looks like he knew he wasn’t a man, but a monster. (Note: The photo was enhanced for clarity. The original was much darker. I thought the enhancement appropriate, as we are now seeing his dark side.)
An anonymous tip led to Perez’s arrest. He was taken into custody on Friday. Evidence recovered from Desmond’s Jeep links Perez to the horrific crime. Desmond’s family had put up signs and billboards in an effort to find out who killed her. Perez, a father of two, lived just two blocks from where Desmond was kidnapped.
Tony Perez had set up a profile on Match.com. Following are a few excerpts from the ad he had placed there:
ocstraycat
just another name but a change in catchActive over 3 weeks ago
* 33-year-old man
* Redondo Beach, California, United States
* seeking women 18-49
* within 20 miles of Redondo Beach, California, United StatesI would like to meet someone who has the same out look on life like I do, just would like to have honesty, fun and great times, worry about all the little things later in life, haha, would just like to say, I know everyone always says it, but I am a little diffrent then usual, I actually respect my kids, family and friends, that takes heart and heart is all I have sometimes to give, and a big one at that,
for fun:
I am just a person who is just myself so of course I love the beach and love the mountains, its almost like if I were a part of those things that are around us, I feel that the beach brings peace and mountains brings great strengh
favorite hot spots:I am a outdoor person the beach, local bars and cool hang outs, not really into the whole club scene
favorite things:I love photography, so ask me to show you some picture
last read:
The L. A. times this morning
Tony Perez is a predator, and he was on the prowl. With one death on his toll, we can only wonder if he has brought harm to anyone else. Fortunately, he has been apprehended. Let us all hope he stays off the streets forever.
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