TO NEW USERS.....if you click on the years listed on the RH side of this blog, it will bring up the information and the stories posted that year. 2008 has the stories that were broadcast at the time of Jason's Murder. Thanks for visiting my blog!!!

JASON2 September 11, 2011

One of my favorite stories.......Sept 01, 2010

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – It was five years ago last week when Salt Lake County sheriff's and detectives got the call. A Magna woman returned home to find her boyfriend, dead inside. The bloody murder was the story of the day in Utah. Five years later, the killer is still on the loose and the family is still grieving. Jason Royter was talking on the phone with his teenaged daughter when a knock came at the door. Within two hours he was dead, lying on the basement floor. Jason’s sisters and the detective working on the case refuse to give up. They are still hoping someone will come forward and help authorities find his killer. Royter’s sister, Nicki Mears says, ”I got a call from my sister Stephanie, saying Jason had been in a fight and it wasn’t good.” In the middle of the night on August 6th, 2005 Royter’s girlfriend returned home. She found Jason's body. he'd been beaten and stabbed more then 30 times. “Things are still sketchy on what happened. We don’t know,” says Mears. Detective Christine Brown was the lead investigator on the case that night. “It doesn’t seem like it should be difficult," she says. "The suspect in this case, I believe, is someone who Jason knew.” Brown's calm demeanor hides her frustration over the only unsolved homicide case she has ever worked, a case she says should have been solved within days. “There was no sign of forced entry so he let the person into the house,” she says. That’s a clear sign that Royter knew his attackers. The evidence also points to more than one attacker. “I believe it could possibly be more than one,” says Detective Brown. Detective Brown says the evidence reveals the attackers didn’t show up that night to kill Royter, they might have showed up to confront him. The attackers may have believed Jason owed them something. An argument she believes started in the kitchen turned into a fight. “There was a violent fight and a lot of furniture overturned that led to Jason’s death,” says Detective Brown. Blood was found on furniture, walls, doors, and window shades in several rooms of the house. What the untrained eye may see as horrifying detective Brown sees as a lot of physical evidence. More than 60 smears and splatters of blood, mostly of Jason’s were found. The blood of someone else’s was also found, on a closet door. At the bottom of a closet door, just above the hinge bracket and about two inches below the blue tape, Detective Brown believes is the killer’s blood, spilled as Jason tried to fight off his attackers. “We believe it’s the suspects DNA profile,” says Detective Brown. Dozens of people were interviewed in connection with the case including one that Detective Brown believes is the killer. “You think you have spoken to this person?" I ask. “Yes,” answers Brown, matter of factly. The killer’s DNA is now in a national database, awaiting a match. Until the match is made, Jason’s family is still hoping someone will come forward. “It was pretty devastating. You know, Jason’s always been my littler brother,” says Mears. “My little niece and nephew, their dad’s gone. They have to live with that every day and this person’s walking around thinking, “Hey, I got away with murder.” Royter’s sisters have proven they won’t give up. They along with his teenaged daughter and son are hoping anyone who may have information on this case will share it with Detective Brown. If you have information on this or other unsolved cases, visit: www.slsheriff.org, go to solve a crime and click on "Cold cases."

Jason's Awareness Ride 3

Hey Everyone............... We have organized Jason's Awareness Ride for 2012. We are meeting at Magna Park Saturday Morning on August 18th. We are leaving the park at 10:00 AM sharp!! We will be heading up 201 to the belte route, up Parleys Canyon around to Morgan UT. We will be taking a break at the gas station in Morgan. I forget the name.......... Anyway, down East Canyon back to I-80 down 201 ending at the Magna Park for lunch and some fun activities for the kids............You don't need a motorcycle to join us, we have always had a few cars within our group. Or just meet us at the park for lunch at about 2:00 PM. This event is so important to everyone in Jason's family. We know it's not going to bring him back to us, we just enjoy meeting with everyone and hearing all the crazy memories that are shared or just answering questions that people may have. It's kind of like an extended family/friend reunion in Jason's memory. Every year I have the honor of meeting new people that either knew Jason, or they just want to come out and show their support........ It's a very difficult situation having a loved one murdered in such a horrific manner and living each day knowing that this evil sick person is still among us, free to go about every day as if nothing happened, As if Jason is still alive to share his kids graduation day, their wedding day, their joining the military, he was to young to die!! Please feel free to leave any comments or memories on this blog that you have of Jason, I enjoy reading them and sharing them!!! We hope to see you at the Magna Park on August 18th. If you would like to become his friend on FaceBook, make that request.......we will have all the information on his page also........ Thanks again!

Jason's AWareness Ride

Family Organizes Event To Publicize 5 Year Unsolved Magna Murder

(KUTV) - Five years after her baby brother Jason Royter was stabbed to death in his Magna home, Stephanie Perschon feels confident police will solve the case one day. Meanwhile her family is doing what they can to call attention to the case, hoping to generate tips that will lead to the killer.

This Saturday, Stephanie and her family are planning a motorcycle and car ride in honor of Jason. They will gather at Murray Park at 1p.m. then ride to Copper Hills Elementary in Magna for a bar-b-que. They will also ride through the neighborhood where Jason was killed on August 6, 2005. The group will wear t-shirts that bear Jason's picture and the cars that participate in the ride will have flyers displayed in the windshield.

Stephanie wants to stir interest and emotions of people who might know something about the killer. "I believe there's more than one person that knows something. There's not just one person walking around with this secret." The ride is not meant to generate funds, just attention to the case.

Anyone with information on the murder of Jason Royter is asked to call the Unified Police Department.


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