A man convicted of a cold case murder at Stanford University in the 1970s on Thursday was sentenced to seven years to life for a second killing on campus, prosecutors said.
According to the Santa Clara Count District Attorney's Office, convicted serial killer John Arthur Getreu received a life sentencefor the murder of 21-year-old Leslie Perlov on February 13, 1973. With his earlier murder conviction for the March 1974 murder of 21-year-old Janet Taylor, the 79-year-old retired security guard will not be up for parole until at least 2031.
"The long nightmare of John Getreu is over," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a press release."I hope this brings some measure of peace to the loved ones of the people he preyed upon. And I hope that I never have to say his name again." Two years ago, Getreu was convicted in the murder of Taylor, the daughter of former Stanford football coach and athletic director Chuck Taylor. During that trial, the jury also heard about Getreu's repeated sexual assaults on his stepdaughter between 1970 and 1977 and his raping and threatening to kill a 17-year-old girl participating in a youth program where Getreu volunteered. Getreu used to live near the Stanford campus and had once worked there.
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