Overview
- Friends and longtime collaborators posted a public Instagram plea on Monday asking for help locating Perhacs and provided former manager Laurel Stearns' email for verified tips.
- Stearns filed a missing-persons report with the Los Angeles Police Department on June 6 and sources say the LAPD investigated but could not share Perhacs' status with nonfamily because of privacy rules.
- Those searching say Perhacs was discharged from a San Fernando Valley memory-care facility about eight months ago under the supervision of a legal guardian and that repeated attempts to reach that guardian have gone unanswered.
- Collaborators report they have also filed a report with Los Angeles County Adult Protective Services and retained a private investigator to confirm Perhacs' wellbeing and care arrangements.
- Perhacs is an influential psychedelic folk figure whose 1970 debut Parallelograms was later rediscovered and whose artistic community is mobilizing publicly to ensure her safety and dignity.