DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The jury has convicted a man of killing a brother and sister 35 years ago.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Kenneth Perry was found guilty Tuesday on murder and all other counts in the deaths of John Sumpter and Pamela Sumpter. Prosecutors argued he raped Pamela Sumpter and then stabbed them both at the brother’s Stone Mountain apartment in 1990.
Jurors deliberated just over two hours before returning a verdict Tuesday in the DeKalb County courtroom. Evidence against Perry included DNA linking him to the sister.
Perry testified in his own defense Monday, saying he was drugged and sexually assaulted at the apartment while there with the Sumpter siblings and a third man named Alvin.
Perry said the other man had a knife and cut him with it when he tried to leave. He said he finally escaped the apartment and drove off in terror.
“All three of these people were alive when I left the apartment that night,” Perry said in court.
He said he never returned to the apartment or called the police about what happened.
TRENDING STORIES:
- Severe weather threat increasing for late Saturday, Sunday morning across north Georgia
- Atlanta police confirm arrest of man accused of slashing homeless tents
- Suspect in 77-year-old woman’s murder hasn’t had his mental health evaluation yet
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
©2025 Cox Media Group
