Crime & Justice

She Was Raped, Strangled, Set Alight in a Field. Cops Say They’ve Found Her Killer.

COLD CASE BREAKTHROUGH

A notorious serial killer once insisted he was responsible for Laura Marie Purchase’s death. But cops now believe they’ve got the right guy.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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