Background and Family
Donald Eugene Perkins was born in Oklahoma City in 1931. He was raised by his grandfather. Perkins enlisted in the United States Navy but received a dishonorable discharge. Perkins legally changed his name to Webb in Bristol County, Massachusetts in 1956.
Webb has worked as a butcher, salesman, restaurant manager and vending machine repairman.
Before 1979, Webb had spent extended periods in the Southwest, New England, and on the West Coast. After Webb's disappearance, his relatives and criminal associates have consistently refused to cooperate with investigators.
In 1981, Webb's wife Lillian lived in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Lillian Webb was a saleswoman for a now-defunct New Bedford box company. In 1999, it was reported that Lillian, her son and other relatives of Donald Webb were living in the Boston area.
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