Danny and Julie began their romance in 1975 and they had two children together, Paul and Cindy. Dan and Julie had a rocky relationship but they were dedicated parents. Dan was a loving, doting father who relished the time he spent with his children. Because both children were less than 4 years old when Danny was killed, Dan didn't have the opportunity to see his children grow up and his children never really got a chance to know their father.
The next day Perry Law spent the afternoon drinking and target shooting. He then drove over to Julie’s apartment and after a brief conversation, pulled out a gun and began threatening her. While holding her at gunpoint, Perry Law told Julie “if I can’t have you, no man will.”
Danny routinely visited Julie and his children daily after work and that afternoon was no different. Danny got off work, cleaned up and then rode his new motorcycle to Julie's place. When Danny walked up to the Julie's door, Julie screamed “Danny, he’s got a gun - he’s going to kill you!” But Julie and his children were in that apartment so Danny went through the door. Perry Law shot Danny three times in the chest before Danny fell to the ground. Perry then kicked Danny, turned him over and shot him twice more to deliver the fatal wounds. With Danny dying on the ground, Perry Law pulled Julie outside at gunpoint and tried to steal Julie’s car. That didn’t work so he broke into another apartment and held the neighbor hostage at gunpoint until he was captured by the police.
The following information is derived from public records. Perry dropped out of school in the 10th grade and went into the Army for a three-year tour of duty. In 1975, after two years in the service, he requested and received a hardship discharge from the Army.
In 1975, shortly after the hardship discharge from the Army, Perry Law broke into his parent’s home with a shotgun, discharging the weapon and threatening his parents. The Sheriffs department arrived and Perry grabbed his mother by the neck with a gun to her back and got into a shootout with the deputies. That event ended when the deputies shot Perry. Perry’s father died of cancer a short time later, while Perry was in the hospital recovering from the gunshot wounds.
The sentence for the 1975 arrest was one year in the County Jail followed by 5 years probation. Perry Law requested and received a release from probation so that he could get a job out of state. But by 1979 he was back residing in Fresno California.
Perry Law is incarcerated at Folsom State Prison, serving a life sentence (15-Life plus 5 years) for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, use of a firearm, two counts of false imprisonment, burglary, and the murder of Daniel Hopper on Monday, April 14, 1980.
Perry Law has proven time and again that he is a violent individual incapable of functioning safely in society. Please help us keep Perry Law in prison so that he cannot hurt anyone else.