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Profile |
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Name: Byron Keith Perkins
(Bryon Perkins, Keith Perkins, Eric Perkins)
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Sex: Male |
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Race: White |
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Age Now: 40 |
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Height: 6'03" |
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Weight: 240 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Has several scars on his scalp on the top of his head, and has several small bald spots
Parts his hair on the right to cover up the small spots |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown |
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Other Physical Characteristics: Has two metal plates in the top of his head from a childhood injury, with scarring on his skull |
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Wanted for :
Violating Conditions of Supervised Release, Louisville, KY;
Jan 24, 2006
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Perkins and Howard were seen traveling together in a small fishing village.
Cops think they might be trying to travel through Mexico as hitchhikers. |
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Possible Location : Cancun, Mexico
Marion County, KY
Taylor County, KY
Green County, KY
Adair County, KY
Jamestown, KY
Russell Springs, KY
Knifley, KY
Harrodsburg, KY
Campbellsville, KY
Mexico
Louisville, KY
Marshals say Perkins and Howard could be anywhere, and they think there's a good chance they will be hitchhiking through Mexico. |
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Last Known : Louisville, KY
Campbellsville, KY
Harrodsburg, KY
Perkins and Howard are both from the western part of Kentucky. |
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Traits |
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Very vain, very concerned with his appearance |
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Dresses very neatly |
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Always wears Levi's jeans |
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Presses his jeans so that they have a crease down the fronts and backs of the legs |
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Always wears bright white tennis shoes |
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Always wears t-shirts |
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Irons his t-shirts |
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Likes to wear brand name clothing (specifically sports brands and Polo) |
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Likes to smoke cigarettes, prefers Marlboros but will smoke cheap brands if available |
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Has previously told people that he and Howard will be the next "Bonnie & Clyde" |
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May be talking about a fight he got into when he was in high school where he was hit in the head with a rock and he needed to get two metal plates in his skull |
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Likes to drink beer |
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Likes to drink gin |
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Described as short-tempered, likely fighting and squabbling with Howard |
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Described as obsessive |
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Described as possessive |
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Described as a jealous person |
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Has a long history with the law |
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Cops say he might be suicidal |
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Cops say he had previously tried to escape jail in 1998 |
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Cops say he has a lengthy history of substance abuse, including frequent use of amphetamines, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, marijuana, hash, cocaine, crack cocaine and alcohol |
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Was recently convicted on drug trafficking charges |
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Cops say he is armed and dangerous |
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Case Story |
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New Hope For A Deserving Patient |
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Police say Byron Keith Perkins is a typical low-life. He's a convicted drug dealer who has a long history with the law. Perkins is also a convicted armed bank robber and has been found guilty of firearm charges in the past. He missed most of his son Destin's childhood because he was sitting in a jail cell.
If there is any one kid who truly deserves a break, it's Destin Perkins. After his own father used his potentially fatal kidney ailment as a tool for escaping the law, Destin was left in the dust. And his father became one of the most hated fugitives in America.
As Destin dealt with his father's betrayal, he did receive some good news -- he was going to get a new kidney. Late in August 2006, Destin and his family were informed that a matching kidney was available and being transported from San Diego to Louisville. Destin got the implant as soon as possible and his body accepted the kidney. He was treated at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and is doing well. Still, the hunt continues for his father, Byron Perkins, and Perkins' fugitive girlfriend LeaAnn Howard. |
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Perkins Said His Dying Son Needed Him |
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It all started when Perkins was in jail awaiting sentencing in a federal court for a drug dealing conviction. He solicited a judge for a provisional release... and he played a sympathy card that no one could ever imagine he would pull out. Especially not his son Destin.
But in January 2006, Perkins took a new interest in his son. Destin needed a kidney transplant and was getting dialysis twice a week -- no way for a 16-year-old to live. Perkins' ex-wife, Destin's mother Angie, gave one of her kidneys to her son. Unfortunately his body rejected it.
Perkins seemed to have the best intentions and asked the judge if he could go see the doctors for initial tests to see if his kidney was compatible with his son. The judge granted the request and Perkins passed the tests with flying colors. He returned to jail, but not before Destin got a much-needed sliver of hope.
Then, on January 24, 2006, Byron Perkins was scheduled for his final rounds of tests. The next step after that was to give Destin his kidney. Everyone was thinking very optimistically and assumed that everything would go off without a hitch.
Everyone, that is, except Byron Perkins. Cops say he saw his son's pain and suffering as his ticket to freedom. So, when the judge again allowed him to go for testing, Perkins got out. But, cops say, he never showed up at the hospital for his appointments.
Instead, cops say he bolted with his girlfriend LeaAnn Howard. Howard is also no stranger to law enforcement. She was out on bond for robbery and felony firearms charges when cops say she and Perkins fled. Aside from the charges she's currently facing, Howard pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in 2002.
According to Marshals, Perkins left a note for his mother implying that he would be available when Destin needed his kidney. They say he also wrote to his mother that she shouldn't worry about the bond money she put up for him, that Perkins would get the money back to her. Cops say it is all a farce, and Perkins and Howard have no intention of looking out for their families whom they've left in a lurch -- especially Destin, who was clinging to life as they vanished.
Police say Howard borrowed a car and money from her mother and she and Perkins bolted together. The car has not been recovered and has been reported stolen. |
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Sightings South Of The Border |
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Following national media coverage, US Marshals confirmed a late February 2006 sighting in a small fishing village outside of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Then, in early April 2006, the Marshals began working with the United States Diplomatic Security Service in Belize after a promising lead came in tracking the fugitive couple to the Central American nation. Despite extensive work by the DSS and the local Belizean authorities, none of the multiple sightings have been confirmed.
Investigators believe Perkins and Howard are probably still in Mexico, scrambling to make ends meet. Marshals say they could be hitchhiking through the country or victimizing innocent civilians along the way.
Howard might be working unskilled day labor jobs. Perkins, meanwhile, has been hanging out at bars, getting into fights... and losing them.
You can find more about where and how you can help people suffering from kidney failure through the National Kidney Foundation and at the United Network for Organ Sharing. |
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