Case Number 12: Scott Purk, The Ninja Arsonist

What does a man with a sorted past do after committing arson? Tell police about all his other crimes and then commit another arson to throw them off his trail, of course! Join us as Elysia blows Savannah's mind with this tale of intrigue, arson, burglary, murder and the innocent ferret whose death tipped off investigators. 

 

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Sources:

https://www.oxygen.com/exhumed/crime-news/scott-purk-caught-for-murder-of-margaret-meg-purk-by-exhumation

 

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/11/18/jury-finds-scott-purk-guilty/10617166007/

 

https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/ninth-district-court-of-appeals/2017/28059.html

 

Dateline: Secrets From the Grave (Season 28, Episode 47

 

https://www.beaconjournal.com/in-depth/news/2020/12/16/exhumation-solve-1985-murder-margaret-purk-akron-woman/6236069002/

 

https://clerkweb.summitoh.net/RecordsSearch/CaseDetails.asp?CaseID=662916

 

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