Twenty-one years after gas station clerk Bradley Newell Perry was robbed, stabbed and beaten to death while working the graveyard shift, prosecutors filed murder charges Thursday saying DNA matching finally pinpointed a suspect in the slaying.. Griffin, 51, was convicted of capital homicide for the 1984 cold case murder of Bradley Newell Perry. During sentencing proceedings in November, the jury also had the option of sentencing Griffin to death or life with parole. On Wednesday, 1st District Judge Ben Hadfield signed the order in court, making Griffin's life sentence official.
Brad Perry Was Found Dead at a Gas Station Bradley Newell Perry was born on May 24, 1964, to Newell Burnell and Claudia Mangum Perry. As an active member of the Brigham City, Utah Sixth LDS (Latter Day Saints) ward, he held various positions, demonstrating leadership qualities early on. In 1980, he graduated with honors from Box Elder High School and LDS Seminary. Growing up with two brothers.. The state's high court found Tuesday that a man who refused to testify against his co-defendant in a 1984 murder case should stand trial for obstruction of justice.