Writer Steve Perry Believed Murdered

Steve Perry, briefly a writer at Marvel Comics and perhaps better known for his contributions to 1980s animation as a writer on the Thundercats show, garnered attention earlier this year as a success story in charitable efforts by the Hero Initiative in assisting creators in trouble. The contributions from the organization to Perry, in addition to independent fund-raising efforts from people like Perry's friend Steve Bissette, allowed the writer to move out of a homeless, destitute state and begin writing again. An appearance at a convention near the Florida town where he lived was a further, encouraging sign.

As effectively tracked by Kevin Melrose, that success story turned tragic as a missing persons case filed on behalf of Perry and his roommates has become a murder investigation in all but public admission. That includes the horrifying news of a severed arm found inside an abandoned van and a nearby dumpster, the subsequent revelation that Perry's roommates were arrested on charges unrelated to Perry but were being kept in custody, the admission at the end of this article featuring the mother of Perry's child that the child has been told that Daddy's in heaven, and Steve Bissette's tracking of local news stories and matter of fact discussion of his friend's personal and artistic legacy. Everything about this seem pointed toward a tragic end, with a sole positive note that the writer was better able to spend some time with his child before his passing.
 
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