Fugitive Caught After 25 Years on the Run

After more than two decades on the run, Edgardo Luis Perez, 44, has been arrested in Guatemala. The Farmington Hills Police, with assistance from the FBI, apprehended Perez on July 8 and extradited him to the United States to face charges. Perez is accused of murdering Gordon Machek, 56, in his Farmington Hills home on October 22, 2001. The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office had charged Perez with felony murder in 2003, and a federal warrant was issued for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. The case, which has been highlighted on "America's Most Wanted," is one of several cold cases from Farmington Hills that police have recently emphasized. Perez is scheduled for arraignment before 47th District Court Judge Marla Parker on Friday, July 10. This significant development marks the end of a protracted manhunt for the suspect.