MI MI - Perry Corlew, 18, Grayling, 15 March 1974

[Satch]

If this is an exact description of how the call went down it sounds very random. The other, more common description leans more info wishful thinking. There's a big difference between them.

Yes,

Could be more of what his brother Mike wanted to hear than what might have been said. Was this call made to the family home? or was Mike living somewhere else at the time? That could make a difference.

Satch

 

[Sweetluv]

1974, Perry vanished..why 18 years later (1992) did this cartoon call happen? Pranking all those years later doesn't make sense and if it was Perry, why did he wait so long? Maybe this was an attempt to get Perry's disappearance back out there in the public...to say you had a call that sounded like Perry to regenerate LE interest (?)

 

[PGHJW]

1974, Perry vanished..why 18 years later (1992) did this cartoon call happen? Pranking all those years later doesn't make sense and if it was Perry, why did he wait so long? Maybe this was an attempt to get Perry's disappearance back out there in the public...to say you had a call that sounded like Perry to regenerate LE interest (?)

From the description that Satch posted it sounds like it was just a random prank call and the brother attributed it to Perry.

 

[spartanx]

there are so many possibilities... he could have run away and restarted his life... he could have been killed... even accidentally...
i wonder if he suffered a concussion in the accident or wasn't thinking straight and just walked away and died in some random way...the cartoon voice imitation part got me...were the cartoons doing the imitations normally? if not worth it strange coincidence...if they were i still don't know if it was perry but if it wasn't..why would anyone say the imitations were cartoons? just weird...and i think that's the creepiest thing about this case...along with the louisiana police losing the dental records...
whatever
rest in peace

 

[Sweetluv]

I thought the cartoon voices might be Perry's way of letting his brother know it was him and he was ok...or, maybe the brother felt Perry's case was growing cold, so he made up the story to generate some attention back into the case. If Perry was alive, I would think since 1974 he would have contacted his family.

 

[Sweetluv]

March 15, 1974..what happened to Perry!?

 

[Sweetluv]

Perry's car was found 15 miles from Grayling about 90 min later.
The cars engine was running, lights on and drivers side door was open..IMO, that sounds like he was in a state of panic and fled..
But to not contact his family is odd...after all these years.
His car was found on the side of interstate 75..why would he pull over there? Anyone familiar with that area around the interstate?
It was cold and snowing..how could Perry survive in the elements...unless he hitched a ride...

 

[Richard]

Perry's car was found 15 miles from Grayling about 90 min later.
The cars engine was running, lights on and drivers side door was open..IMO, that sounds like he was in a state of panic and fled..
But to not contact his family is odd...after all these years.
His car was found on the side of interstate 75..why would he pull over there? Anyone familiar with that area around the interstate?
It was cold and snowing..how could Perry survive in the elements...unless he hitched a ride...

Is it possible that he was forced over and abducted from his car?

Even if he was in a state of panic, the natural thing before leaving your car would be to shut off the engine, pocket the key, and shut the door.

 

[Sweetluv]

A possible abduction is definitely plausible. I wish we knew more about the night he went missing. Perry's fender bender was in front of a theater. What was he doing that night and who with? Was he having problems with anyone? How did the accident occur?