GUILTY CA - Leslie Perlov, 20, Palo Alto, 1973 & Janet Taylor, 21, Stanford, 1974, murdered, *Arrest 2018**

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Monday, August 19th:
*Motions Hearing (@ 1:30pm PT) - CA – Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (11/26/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Getreu eluded detection for over four decades, even after he was convicted of raping an underage girl in Palo Alto in 1975, long before criminal DNA collection was instituted. In 1964, an 18-year-old Getreu was convicted of raping & killing a 16-year-old girl in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, where his father, a U.S. Army sergeant major, was stationed. The victim was the daughter of an Army chaplain also stationed there. He was tried as a juvenile & eventually returned to the United States after serving a short sentence.
11/26/18 Update: Getreu did not enter a plea & is being held without bail in the Santa Clara County Main Jail. Scheduled to return to court Dec. 17. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, but could be eligible for parole, however unlikely that might be, after seven years because he would be subject to 1973 sentencing guidelines.
1/2/19 Update: Next hearing on 1/31/19. 1/31/19 Update: Plea hearing on 3/28. 3/29/19: Plea hearing rescheduled for 5/21.
5/21/19 Update: Plea hearing continued to 7/15. 7/15/19 Update: Next are all motion hearings on 8/19, 8/20 & 8/23. Another Plea hearing on 10/7.
CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10M bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
5/10/19 Update: Charged with murder in Janet Taylor’s case, San Mateo County. Arraignment & plea hearing set for 5/30. 5/30/19: Defendant waives the right to a hearing for probable cause. Ordered to appear on 6/14 for arraignment & plea. 6/14/19: Plead not guilty. Waived time for preliminary hearing. Next preliminary hearing on 11/4/19 estimated for 2 days.
 
Tuesday, August 20th:
*Motions Hearing Continued (@ 1:30pm PT) - CA – Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (11/26/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail.
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Information & court hearings from 11/26/18 to 5/21/19 reference post #28 here:
Found Deceased - CA - Leslie Marie Perlov, 20, Palo Alto, 13 Feb 1973 *ARREST*
7/15/19 Update: Next are all motion hearings on 8/19, 8/20 & 8/23. Another Plea hearing on 10/7.
CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10M bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
5/10/19 Update: Charged with murder in Janet Taylor’s case, San Mateo County. Arraignment & plea hearing set for 5/30. 5/30/19: Defendant waives the right to a hearing for probable cause. Ordered to appear on 6/14 for arraignment & plea. 6/14/19: Plead not guilty. Waived time for preliminary hearing. Next preliminary hearing on 11/4/19 estimated for 2 days.
 
Friday, August 23rd:
*Motions Hearing (@ 1:30pm PT) - CA – Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (11/26/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Information & court hearings from 11/26/18 to 5/21/19 reference post #28 here:
Found Deceased - CA - Leslie Marie Perlov, 20, Palo Alto, 13 Feb 1973 *ARREST*
7/15/19 Update: Next are all motion hearings on 8/19, 8/20 & 8/23. Another Plea hearing on 10/7.
8/20/19 Update: Next motions hearing on 8/23.
CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10M bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
5/10/19 Update: Charged with murder in Janet Taylor’s case, San Mateo County. Arraignment & plea hearing set for 5/30. 5/30/19: Defendant waives the right to a hearing for probable cause. Ordered to appear on 6/14 for arraignment & plea. 6/14/19: Plead not guilty. Waived time for preliminary hearing. Next preliminary hearing on 11/4/19 estimated for 2 days.
 
I see a couple of things about his past criminal record. He served something less than six years for the 1965 rape and murder. (Possibly much less.)

And, he served one month, (the other five months suspended), for the 1975 rape. He was convicted of statutory rape—I wonder if that’s the whole story, or whether it was the result of a plea bargain.
 
wary said:
I see a couple of things about his past criminal record. He served something less than six years for the 1965 rape and murder. (Possibly much less.)

And, he served one month, (the other five months suspended), for the 1975 rape. He was convicted of statutory rape—I wonder if that’s the whole story, or whether it was the result of a plea bargain.
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Notice these 2 sentences: less than 6 years for 1965 rape and murder(???) and one month (???) for 1975....
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Monday, October 7th:
*Plea Hearing (@ 9am PT) - CA – Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (11/26/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Information & court hearings from 11/26/18 to 5/21/19 reference post #28 here:
Found Deceased - CA - Leslie Marie Perlov, 20, Palo Alto, 13 Feb 1973 *ARREST*
7/15/19 Update: Next are all motion hearings on 8/19, 8/20 & 8/23. Another Plea hearing on 10/7.
8/20/19 Update: Next motions hearing on 8/23. 8/23/19: Next Plea hearing on 10/7.
CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10M bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
5/10/19 Update: Charged with murder in Janet Taylor’s case, San Mateo County. Arraignment & plea hearing set for 5/30. 5/30/19: Defendant waives the right to a hearing for probable cause. Ordered to appear on 6/14 for arraignment & plea. 6/14/19: Plead not guilty. Waived time for preliminary hearing. Next preliminary hearing on 11/4/19 estimated for 2 days.
 
Monday, Nov. 4th:
*Preliminary Hearing (@ am PT) - CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10K bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
5/10/19 Update: Charged with murder in Janet’s case, San Mateo County. Arraignment & plea hearing set for 5/30.
5/30/19 Update: Defendant waives the right to a hearing for probable cause. Ordered to appear on 6/14 for arraignment & plea.
6/14/19 Update: Plead not guilty. Next preliminary hearing on 11/4.
CA - Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18) & charged (11/21/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Getreu eluded detection for over four decades, even after he was convicted of raping an underage girl in Palo Alto in 1975, long before criminal DNA collection was instituted. In 1964, an 18-year-old Getreu was convicted of raping & killing a 16-year-old girl in Germany, where his father, a U.S. Army sergeant major, was stationed. The victim was the daughter of an Army chaplain also stationed there. He was tried as a juvenile & eventually returned to the United States after serving a short sentence.
11/26/18 Update: Getreu did not enter a plea & is being held without bail in the Santa Clara County Main Jail. Scheduled to return to court Dec. 17. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, but could be eligible for parole, however unlikely that might be, after seven years because he would be subject to 1973 sentencing guidelines.
1/2/19 Update: Next hearing on 1/31/19. 1/31/19 Update: Plea hearing on 3/28. 3/29/19: Plea hearing rescheduled for 5/21. Plea hearing continued to 7/15. 7/15/19 Update: Next are all motion hearings on 8/19, 8/20 & 8/23. Another Plea hearing on 10/7. 8/20/19: Next motions hearing on 8/23. 8/23/19: Next Plea hearing on 10/7. 10/7/19: Plea hearing continued to 11/19.
 
Tuesday, Nov. 5th:
*Preliminary Hearing (@ 9am PT) - CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10K bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
5/10/19 Update: Charged with murder in Janet’s case, San Mateo County. Arraignment & plea hearing set for 5/30.
5/30/19 Update: Defendant waives the right to a hearing for probable cause. Ordered to appear on 6/14 for arraignment & plea.
6/14/19 Update: Plead not guilty. Next preliminary hearing on 11/4. 11/4/19: Preliminary hearing continued to 11/5.
11/5/19 Update: Case transferred to Superior Court. Bond stays at $10K. Next arraignment hearing on 11/20.
CA - Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18) & charged (11/21/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Getreu eluded detection for over four decades, even after he was convicted of raping an underage girl in Palo Alto in 1975, long before criminal DNA collection was instituted. In 1964, an 18-year-old Getreu was convicted of raping & killing a 16-year-old girl in Germany, where his father, a U.S. Army sergeant major, was stationed. The victim was the daughter of an Army chaplain also stationed there. He was tried as a juvenile & eventually returned to the United States after serving a short sentence.
11/26/18 Update: Getreu did not enter a plea & is being held without bail in the Santa Clara County Main Jail. Scheduled to return to court Dec. 17. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, but could be eligible for parole, however unlikely that might be, after seven years because he would be subject to 1973 sentencing guidelines.
1/2/19 Update: Next hearing on 1/31/19. 1/31/19 Update: Plea hearing on 3/28. 3/29/19: Plea hearing rescheduled for 5/21. Plea hearing continued to 7/15. 7/15/19 Update: Next are all motion hearings on 8/19, 8/20 & 8/23. Another Plea hearing on 10/7. 8/20/19: Next motions hearing on 8/23. 8/23/19: Next Plea hearing on 10/7. 10/7/19: Plea hearing continued to 11/19.
 
11/04/2019 Preliminary Hearing
Judicial Officer: Cretan, Clifford V.
Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Result: Held
Comment: 2 Day time est.
Parties Present:
Defendant: Getreu, John Arthur
Attorney: HALLEY, JOHN A.

11/04/2019 Order for Return of Prisoner filed


11/05/2019 Order for Return of Prisoner
Judicial Officer: Cretan, Clifford V.
Hearing Time: 09:00 AM
Result: Held
Parties Present:
Defendant: Getreu, John Arthur
Attorney: HALLEY, JOHN A.


11/05/2019 Preliminary Hearing
Judicial Officer: Cretan, Clifford V.
Hearing Time: 09:00 AM
Result: Held
Parties Present:
Defendant: Getreu, John Arthur
Attorney: HALLEY, JOHN A.

11/05/2019 Held to Answer

11/05/2019 Case Transferred to Superior Court

11/05/2019 Defendant ordered to return.

11/05/2019 Bail set at
Comment: $10,000,000

11/05/2019 Exhibit List


11/20/2019 Arraignment on Information
Judicial Officer: Finigan, Jeffrey R.
Hearing Time: 8:30 AM



Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
 
Victim's green pants to be key piece of evidence in serial-killer case

11/6/19
Judge rules John Arthur Getreu will stand trial for the 1974 murder of Janet Taylor

Editor's note: This article contains graphic references to a violent crime.

A pair of torn, green corduroy pants will likely be the most fought-over piece of evidence in the trial against accused serial murderer John Arthur Getreu, based on preliminary-hearing arguments in San Mateo County Superior Court on Monday and Tuesday.
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On Tuesday, San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney Josh Stauffer presented evidence indicating the probability that the DNA belonged to anyone other than Getreu was 1 in 102 billion. Around the time of the murder, Getreu worked at Stanford Hospital.
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At the hearing, Defense Attorney John Halley sought to demolish the integrity of the evidence by questioning why the San Mateo County Sheriff's and Coroner's offices had not noted the tear in the pants until the case was reopened in 2018.
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Dr. Peter Benson, a forensic pathologist who at the time worked for the San Mateo County Coroner, testified on Tuesday that Taylor had been strangled, as evidenced by hemorrhages in her throat and fluid and blood in her lungs. Bruise marks appeared to have been made by the design on her brown, knitted turtleneck sweater, as if something had pressed hard against it. The hyoid bone in her throat was fractured. Benson also found evidence of sperm in her crotch area but no injuries, he said.
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Hilker was the only witness during the hearing to have noticed the torn seam, where she found Getreu's DNA. Even after taking into account nearly 50 years of natural degradation, storage in a damp environment and mold, Hilker found a credible match to Getreu, she said. DNA found on a snippet she also took from the seam fabric had a 1 in 34,800 chance of coming from anyone but Getreu, she said.
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On Tuesday, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan found there was adequate evidence to hold Getreu for trial in Taylor's murder.
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Getreu will appear in court for arraignment on Nov. 20.
 
Tuesday, November 19th:
*Plea Hearing (Leslie’s case) (@ 9am PT) - CA – Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (11/26/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Information & court hearings from 11/26/18 to 8/23/19 reference post #36 here:
Found Deceased - CA - Leslie Marie Perlov, 20, Palo Alto, 13 Feb 1973 *ARREST*
10/7/19: Plea hearing continued to 11/19.
CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) & arraigned (6/14/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10M bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Court info from 5/10/19 thru 11/5/19 reference post #15 here:
CA - CA - Janet Ann Taylor, 21. Strangled. Stanford. 24 March 1974
11/5/19: Tuesday, San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney Josh Stauffer presented evidence. Witnesses: Dr. Peter Benson, a forensic pathologist who at the time worked for the San Mateo County Coroner. Celia Hartmatt was a young sheriff's assistant criminologist in 1974. Hartmatt's job was to pore over the clothing and other items found in search of trace evidence when case was reopened in 2018. Investigator Rick Jackson, a retired sheriff's homicide detective now working as a cold-case consultant for the San Mateo County Sheriff. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan found there was adequate evidence to hold Getreu for trial in Taylor's murder. Case transferred to Superior Court. Bond stays at $10K. Next arraignment hearing on 11/20.
 
Wednesday, November 20th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10K bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
5/10/19 Update: Charged with murder in Janet’s case, San Mateo County. Arraignment & plea hearing set for 5/30.
5/30/19 Update: Defendant waives the right to a hearing for probable cause. Ordered to appear on 6/14 for arraignment & plea.
6/14/19 Update: Plead not guilty. Next preliminary hearing on 11/4. 11/4/19: Tuesday, San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney Josh Stauffer presented evidence. Witnesses: Dr. Peter Benson, a forensic pathologist who at the time worked for the San Mateo County Coroner. Celia Hartmatt was a young sheriff's assistant criminologist in 1974. Hartmatt's job was to pore over the clothing and other items found in search of trace evidence when case was reopened in 2018. Investigator Rick Jackson, a retired sheriff's homicide detective now working as a cold-case consultant for the San Mateo County Sheriff. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan found there was adequate evidence to hold Getreu for trial in Taylor's murder. Case transferred to Superior Court. Bond stays at $10K. Next arraignment hearing on 11/20.
CA - Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18) & charged (11/21/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Getreu eluded detection for over four decades, even after he was convicted of raping an underage girl in Palo Alto in 1975, long before criminal DNA collection was instituted. In 1964, an 18-year-old Getreu was convicted of raping & killing a 16-year-old girl in Germany, where his father, a U.S. Army sergeant major, was stationed. The victim was the daughter of an Army chaplain also stationed there. He was tried as a juvenile & eventually returned to the United States after serving a short sentence.
Information & court hearings from 11/26/18 to 8/23/19 reference post #36 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...20-palo-alto-13-feb-1973-arrest.400659/page=2
10/7/19: Plea hearing continued to 11/19. 11/19/19: Plea hearing continued to 12/2.
 
11/20/2019 Arraignment on Information after Preliminary Hearing
Judicial Officer: Finigan, Jeffrey R.
Hearing Time: 8:30 AM
Result: Commenced
Parties Present:
Defendant: Getreu, John Arthur
Attorney: HALLEY, JOHN A.

11/20/2019 Private Defender Appointed

11/20/2019 Arraignment waived on Information

11/20/2019 Defendant handed preliminary hearing transcript.

11/20/2019 Time waived for trial.

11/20/2019 Defendant ordered to return.

11/20/2019 Bail set at
Comment: $10,000,000 (10 MILLION)


04/07/2020 Pretrial Conference
Hearing Time: 1:30 PM

09/21/2020 Jury Trial
Hearing Time: 8:30 AM


link: Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
 
Monday, December 2nd:
*Plea Hearing (Leslie’s case) (@ 9am PT) - CA – Leslie Marie Perlov (21) (last seen Feb. 13, 1973, Palo Alto; found Feb. 16, 1973) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (11/26/18) with 1st degree murder during the commission of attempted rape. No plea entered yet. Held without bail. Santa Clara County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Information & court hearings from 11/26/18 to 8/23/19 reference post #36 here:
Found Deceased - CA - Leslie Marie Perlov, 20, Palo Alto, 13 Feb 1973 *ARREST*
10/7/19: Plea hearing continued to 11/19. 11/19/19: Plea hearing continued to 12/2/19.
CA – Janet Ann Taylor (21) (March 24, 1974, from La Honda; found March 25, 1974 in Stanford, Palo Alto) - *John Arthur Getreu (74/29 @ time of crime) charged (5/10/19) & arraigned (6/14/19) with 1 count of felony murder, enhanced GBI/torture, enhanced serious felony & enhanced special allegation prior acts. Plead not guilty. $10M bond. San Mateo County
DNA submitted to Parabon Nanolabs-match
Trial set to begin 9/21/20.
Court info from 5/10/19 thru 11/5/19 reference post #15 here:
CA - CA - Janet Ann Taylor, 21. Strangled. Stanford. 24 March 1974
11/5/19: Tuesday, San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney Josh Stauffer presented evidence. Witnesses: Dr. Peter Benson, a forensic pathologist who at the time worked for the San Mateo County Coroner. Celia Hartmatt was a young sheriff's assistant criminologist in 1974. Hartmatt's job was to pore over the clothing and other items found in search of trace evidence when case was reopened in 2018. Investigator Rick Jackson, a retired sheriff's homicide detective now working as a cold-case consultant for the San Mateo County Sheriff. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan found there was adequate evidence to hold Getreu for trial in Taylor's murder. Case transferred to Superior Court. Bond stays at $10K. Next arraignment hearing on 11/20.
11/20/19 Update: Private defender appointed. Arraignment waived. Time waived for trial. Bond set at $10M. Next pretrial hearing on 4/7/20 & trial set to begin on 9/21/20.
 
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