Salvatore Perrone, a Staten Island salesman, dubbed "John Doe Duffel Bag," was arrested in connection with a series of shopkeeper slayings, following tips to police from Brooklyn residents who recognized him in video recorded near two of three shopkeeper slayings in Brooklyn. He had been sought in connection with the murders of three Brooklyn, N.Y., shopkeepers -- all of whom were of Middle Eastern descent, senior police officials said.
He had connections with the clothing business -- and possibly once had a clothing store -- and reportedly carried merchandise in his duffel bag, law enforcement sources said. Clothing was used to cover the bodies of the murder victims, police have said.
Footage, captured by a bakery across the street from victim Isaac Kadare’s Flatbush store, shows Salvatore Perrone shuffling by around 7:02 p.m. on 2 Aug. 2012, carrying a large black duffel bag that prosecutors have called his “kill kit.” Kadare’s body was found later that night, shot in the face and stabbed repeatedly in the neck. The bag, which held a sawed-off rifle and a bloody knife, was later found by police stuffed behind his girlfriend’s couch.
Perrone suffers from personality and delusional disorder, but was found fit to stand trial after two years of court appearances and three psychiatric exams. He was sentenced to 75 years to life.
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One of the trophies in Leon's vault is Salvatore's duffel bag. After stealing the files on Prater's group, containing known and unknown killers, Dexter goes to Salvatore's bag and takes it with him to take the files. When Dexter takes Salvatore's bag, Dexter says, "Thanks, Sal".
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