Perette described getting jumped by the homeless individual, who punched her repeatedly and threatened to kill her.
Miraculously, the perpetrator stopped his attack before taking Perette’s life.
However, Perette’s nightmare didn’t end there.
Perette is also a stalking victim, as she detailed in an episode of “48 Hours.”
She toldCBSthat the experience made her feel threatened and terrorized to the point of contemplating suicide.
Indeed, these harrowing circumstances prove even more ironic givenPerette’s real-life crime obsession.
“I knew I couldn’t overcome him.
I prayed my heart out … then finally said, ‘William is a beautiful name.
I have a little nephew named William.’
That’s all I said, all I did, other than praying my heart out.
And I did.”
After the attack, the actress reached out to her friend in law enforcement and drew a police sketch.
The cops were able to find her attacker, David Merck, and arrest him.
Law enforcement’s handling of her case has only exacerbated the issue.
“I went, ‘I don’t want my arms broken.’
The first victimization is being stalked and terrorized and harassed.
The second victimization is that the system does not work for stalking victims.
It simply does not.”
Unfortunately,Perette’s criminal justice connectionhasn’t helped her get justice for the crimes committed against her.
Our blood…MY blood…is on your hands!
How dare you."
