Particle.news

Download on the App Store

72-Year-Old Man Indicted in 1983 Oregon Cold Case After DNA Confirms Victim’s Identity

He is held in California pending extradition after prosecutors used advanced DNA analysis to link the skull to Teresa Peroni

Image
Image

Overview

  • A Josephine County grand jury indicted 72-year-old Mark Sanfratello on June 27 for the murder of Teresa Peroni.
  • Forensic analysts at the University of North Texas confirmed that a skull found in the 1990s belonged to Peroni.
  • Sanfratello was arrested in Chico, California, last weekend and is being held pending extradition to Oregon.
  • Investigators reopened the cold case in 2024 and used new DNA evidence to revive the decades-old investigation.
  • Sanfratello’s prior convictions for attempted murder, rape and burglary underscore the severity of the charges he now faces.