The Almost Perfect Murder: The Stupid Mistake That Brought Down the Serial Killer Who Terrorized the Kiryot
An in-depth article about Roni Peretz, a serial killer who operated in Kiryat Ata between 2005 and 2006. Peretz posed as an authority figure or mailman, entered the homes of elderly people, robbed them, violently assaulted them, and sometimes murdered them. Two women were killed, two survived. The police caught him using a notebook found at the scene with his name written in English, along with DNA and fingerprints. He confessed, was convicted, and sentenced to two life terms.
An in-depth article about Roni Peretz, a serial killer who terrorized the Kiryot area in 2005–2006. Peretz would pose as an authority figure or mailman, knock on the doors of elderly residents in Kiryat Ata, and enter their apartments. Within a few months, he committed four violent robberies: two women were murdered, an elderly man and woman survived miraculously after being severely beaten, robbed, and sometimes tied up and left locked in their apartments. The police struggled to find him until a notebook was discovered at a crime scene with the English inscription: "My name is Ron Peretz. I live in Kiryat Ata." This finding, along with DNA from a rope and a fingerprint on an electricity bill, led to his arrest. During the investigation, Peretz confessed to all the acts, described himself as a "monster" in one instance, and claimed they were "robberies that got out of hand." The Haifa District Court sentenced him in January 2008 to two life terms plus 20 years, stating that he "could easily bear the mark of Cain on his forehead as a serial killer."