“Leslie was my mentor and my protector. And I always felt safe around Leslie... We were separated by about 14 months. Leslie was my best friend and she was a wonderful sister... You think I’ve gone through a day in my life I haven’t thought about my sister? ”
— Diane, Leslie Perlov's younger sister
“She wanted to learn about the world. She wanted to find out what was out there and experience it and change it, make it a better place.”
— Robyn, Leslie Perlov’s best friend
“I would have done anything. I mean... I blame myself. It doesn’t make any sense. It’s my brain. It’s like, you know, I should’ve got her over this long time ago. Well, if I wouldn’t have been working that day, I would have gave her a ride.”
— Russell, Janet Taylor ex-boyfriend
“I just want people to know that she was just a really special, just a beautiful soul. She had a wonderful spirit for being 19. She just had just a lightness in her spirit. She was just a fun-loving, smart, kind, compassionate person who had a very strong faith and just a love for life.”
— Jennifer, Arlis Perry’s best friend
“She was a very caring kind of person. She had stated at some point that she wanted to become a medical missionary. And so that was a reflective of her being a person who wanted to do things for others and cared about other people. And that showed in her personality and in my relationship with her.”
— Evan, Margaret William’s brother
“Every time I hear, people talk about their sisters and doing things with her sisters, I’m resentful that I couldn’t because although we weren’t really that close growing up, I felt like once she wasn’t adult and I wasn’t adult that it would change. And that certainly I would do what I could to make it a good relationship, but I didn’t have that chance. ”
