152:. As part of the legal process, her DNA was submitted to a national database, which matched it to DNA relating to the 1990 murders. In a 2012 affidavit, Perry told police that she intentionally had gender-affirmation surgery, which she underwent in Thailand in 2000, "as a permanent way to control violence".
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Perry shot and killed
Yolanda A. Sapp (26), Nickie I. Lowe (34), and Kathleen A. Brisbois (38) during a four-month period in 1990. Sapp's body was discovered on February 22, Lowe's on March 25, and Brisbois' on May 15. The women were all found naked near the Spokane River, where they were dumped.
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and was subsequently found to have 49 guns and 20,000 rounds of ammunition. In 1989, Perry was arrested for soliciting a prostitute. In the late 1990s, Perry spent 18 months in jail after being pulled over in Oregon's red light district with a gun and knife. During this prison sentence, Perry
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Perry was sexually abused by her father from age four until her father's death three years later, according to her attorney.
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521:"Transgender Defense: 'Donna' Says 'Doug' Is the Spokane Serial Killer"
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780:""21st Century Serial Killer" Donna Perry (TV Episode 2019)"
672:"Serial killer Donna Perry sentenced to life without parole"
553:"Possible ethics breach pushes back Donna Perry trial"
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