Lou Perryman murdered with an ax

OK, this is really weird.
Lou Perryman is - or rather was - an Austin, TX actor who was an assistant photographer on the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, shot in the Austin area back in 1973 (and a lifelong obsession of mine, in case you didn't know, which you did, because I talk about it every 5 minutes). Then in the nauseating sequel released in 1986, he played L.G. McPeters, a radio station sound tech and good ol' Texas cowboy who comes to a bloody and disturbing end beneath Chop Top's claw hammer. (This scene, probably more than any other in any film, scarred me for life as a child.)
Well, I'm just finding out about this now, but apparently a couple months ago Perryman was murdered with an ax by a bipolar man in his Austin home. The motive isn't known other than that the man needed Perryman's car and other items and decided to kill him to get them.
With an ax.
Yucko.
It's really bizarre since he played this character in a film (Texas Chainsaw Part 2) who comes to a memorably gruesome end.
I just don't know what to make of this. I almost want to believe it's made up.

Here's a link to an article on the topic from Fangoria magazine.