Drug Deal Murder Sentence
(Oregon City, OR) -- A Clackamas County judge has sentenced a Salem man to life in prison for stabbing a woman to death during a drug deal. Fifty-one-year-old Jason Perillo was convicted of second-degree murder for killing Catherine Grace Crosse on New Year's Eve 2024. Crosse was stabbed around 30 times inside her R-V. The Clackamas County District Attorney says Crosse supported herself by selling small amounts of fentanyl and Perillo was a customer. After the attack, he took cash and a winning lottery ticket from the victim and bought a truck. He could be eligible for parole in 25 years.



