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Gordon Machek

A Farmington Hills cold-case death in which Edgardo Luis Perez has been arraigned on murder charges.

Charged · allegations
last updated 16 July 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
13
Open questions
3
Next hearing
17 Jul 2026
Charges
4 counts
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Case file Gordon Machek, reference D C zero zero two one. According to CBS News Detroit, citing Farmington Hills police, Gordon Machek, fifty-six, of Farmington Hills, was last known to be alive on October twentieth, two thousand one, when authorities allege he and Edgardo Luis Perez planned to spend time together after meeting at a health club. ClickOnDetroit and CBS News Detroit, citing Farmington Hills police, reported Machek was reported missing on October twenty-second, and Police Chief John Piggott said the case began as a missing-person report. ClickOnDetroit and The Detroit News, citing the FBI, reported DNA evidence was used in two thousand three to link Perez to the alleged murder. CBS News Detroit reported the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office charged Perez with felony murder, and the U.S. Attorney issued an unlawful-flight warrant. CBS News Detroit, citing court records, reported Perez was arraigned on July tenth, two thousand twenty-six, on four charges. They are allegations; Perez stood mute, and not guilty pleas were entered. The file’s open questions include whether Machek’s remains have been located, what evidence will be presented next, and the current status of the federal warrant. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero two one at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed13 entries
20 October 2001
Gordon Machek, 56, of Farmington Hills, was last known to be alive on the day authorities allege he and Edgardo Luis Perez planned to spend time together after meeting at a health club.
CBS News Detroit, citing Farmington Hills police
21 October 2001
FBI Detroit Special Agent Jennifer Runyon said Perez allegedly used Machek's credit card to buy a one-way ticket to San Diego and make purchases in Mexico the day after Machek's disappearance.
CBS News Detroit, citing FBI Detroit Special Agent Jennifer Runyon
22 October 2001
Machek was reported missing on 22 October 2001, according to ClickOnDetroit; Farmington Hills Police Chief John Piggott said the investigation began as a missing-person report.
ClickOnDetroit / CBS News Detroit, citing Farmington Hills police
2003
The FBI said DNA evidence recovered in the investigation was used in 2003 to link Perez to the alleged murder; the federal unlawful-flight warrant was updated at that time, according to The Detroit News.
ClickOnDetroit / The Detroit News, citing the FBI
2003
The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office charged Perez with felony murder, and the U.S. Attorney issued a warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
CBS News Detroit, citing the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office and the U.S. Attorney
23 November 2005
A CNN transcript said the FBI and law enforcement were looking for Edgardo Luis Perez, then described as wanted in connection with the 2001 Michigan death case involving Gordon Machek.
CNN transcript
2023
Authorities said Perez was arrested in Guatemala on unrelated charges, and fingerprints taken in Guatemala were later matched to the Michigan investigation.
CBS News Detroit, citing authorities
8 July 2026
Perez, 44, of Farmington Hills, was arrested by the Farmington Hills Police Department with assistance from the FBI after being returned to the United States.
CBS News Detroit, citing Farmington Hills police
8 July 2026
Reporting on the arrest timeline conflicts: CBS News Detroit reported Perez was arrested on 8 July by Farmington Hills police with FBI assistance after being returned to the United States, while The Detroit News reported he was arrested in Guatemala in February 2026 and recently extradited.
CBS News Detroit / The Detroit News
10 July 2026
Court records showed Perez was arraigned on charges of first-degree felony murder, first-degree premeditated murder, second-degree murder, and manslaughter; the charges are allegations, Perez stood mute, and not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf.
CBS News Detroit, citing court records
10 July 2026
Perez was denied bond and remanded to the Oakland County Jail after arraignment.
CBS News Detroit, citing court records
10 July 2026
Authorities said Machek's body has not been found.
CBS News Detroit, citing authorities
17 July 2026
Perez is scheduled for a probable-cause conference.
CBS News Detroit
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Have authorities located Gordon Machek's remains?Unconfirmed; CBS News Detroit reported authorities said his body had not been found. · unconfirmed
What evidence will be presented at the probable-cause conference?Unconfirmed; not detailed in the trusted reporting reviewed. · unconfirmed
What is the current status of the federal unlawful-flight warrant after Perez's return to the United States?Unconfirmed; CBS News Detroit reported the warrant was issued, but did not report its current procedural status. · unconfirmed
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