In the years since his wife's disappearance, Perry March's personality has been described in terms as varied as the theories on the crime. Some friends have called him high-energy, hard-charging, aggressive and tenacious in pursuit of his goals. To foes, the high-profile murder suspect was greedy, manipulative and deceptive. Almost everyone described him as intelligent and private about his personal life before the spotlight of local and national media turned on him. .