It’s the missing person case with a rare happy ending. Linda Perhacs, the 82-year-old folk singer behind the cult-classic 1970 album“Parallelograms,”has been found safe after vanishing for eight months. The LAPD Missing Persons Unit confirmed her safety on Wednesday, July 29, ending a frantic search by her friends and collaborators.
The mystery began when Perhacs was discharged from a residential care facility by her legal guardian. Music co-producer Fernando Perdomo and friend Mark McNeill raised the alarm online this week, filing reports with Adult Protective Services out of fear she had been abandoned. The police have confirmed she is safe, but due to HIPAA privacy laws, they cannot disclose her current location. Perdomo had previously shared his biggest fear:“that she was just dropped off on the street somewhere.”
The news has sparked a wave of relief from fans and renewed interest in her psychedelic folk masterpiece. It also raises tough questions about elder care and the authority of legal guardians. While this story ends on a hopeful note, the full details of what happened over those eight months remain unknown. Do you think police should be able to share more information in cases like this? Let us know in the comments.
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