Debra Ann Milligan, BHS 1973

Debra Ann Milligan, BHS 1973 Burbank Daily Review, Tuesday, May 16, 1978 Debra Ann Milligan, 23, a Burbank resident, died Friday, May 9, 1978, in Burbank. She was born in Alaska. She was a hairdresser at Claudene's in Burbank. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ann Harding of Hawaii; grandmother, Mrs. Irene Noda of Washington; daughter, Nona Mauren Milligan; three brothers, Joe of Alaska, Michael of Alaska and Tom of Hawaii; two sisters, Nona Ann of Nevada and Maureen of New York. Private graveside services was Monday, May 15, Ferrara Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements.

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Los Angele Times, May 10, 1978

Man Held in 2 Hit-Run Deaths

A Burbank man was held in connection with the deaths of two women who were struck by a hit-and-run driver. Police said Debi Ann Milligan, 23, and Mary Ann Sergiadis, 27, both of Burbank, were struck as they stood beside Mrs. Sergiadis' car, parked on Magnolia Blvd. near Moss Street. The driver sped away , but several witnesses described him and took the license number of his car, found parked in a lot two blocks away. Both women were pronounced dead at the scene. Burbank police subsequently arrested Gerald Rene Perron, 45, at his home in Burbank. He was held on suspicion of felony manslaughter and hit-and-run driving.
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Los Angeles Times, May 11, 1978

MAN HELD IN HIT-RUN DEATHS JUST LEFT JAIL

A Burbank man accused of killing two women in a hit-and-run auto accident had been released from jail just eight hours before the accident occurred, after serving 146 days for driving while intoxicated, police said Wednesday.

George Rene Perron, 45, will be formally charged today in the deaths of Debi Ann Milligan, 23, and Mary Ann Sergiadis, 27, who were killed Tuesday morning on Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank.

Police said they will seek charges of felony ht-and-run driving, vehicular homicide and using false information to obtain a driver's license.

A check of police and jail records Wednesday revealed that Perron had been charged with drunk driving seven times since 1972.

He was arrested December 19, 1977, and found guilty on two counts of driving while intoxicated. Perron was sentenced to a total of 188 days, but got 42 days off for good behavior. Perron was released from County Jail Tuesday at 2 a.m. He got no sleep that morning, Perron told investigating officers. Instead, he visited a girlfriend and then an early opening bar.

Perron left the bar about 9 a.m., officers said. The accident occurred about90 minutes later.