Christopher Perrien
This is a case where it seems apparent that someone “dropped the ball.” Whether that someone was a specific person, an entity or an entire system could be left up for debate. What is not up for debate is the fact that two innocent people lost their lives. For many years Christopher Perrien had been in and out of jail on a variety of charges that at the time ranged from fraud to theft. It appears as if in late 2011 he was doing some time for a charge of financial fraud but on September 1, 2011 he had been released through a work release program. This meant that he could leave the jail to work and would be required to return to the jail at night. He had provided the jail with information that he worked for a place called Advanced Building Contractors. He provided a phone number and a letter supplied by the employer. It is not completely clear if any of this was ever followed up on. Instead he was allowed out of custody from the hours of 8:00 in the morning to 7:00 ...