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The case was dismissed Monday in Tarrant County court. The former officer’s attorney said he committed no crime and “he now must fight to restore his reputation and his career.”
In a new interview, a friend of the suspect’s told cold case detectives that Michael Puryear confessed to waiting for Verna Dennis to return home and then killing her.
Verna Dennis was a vivid person, passionate about her faith and helping others, who knew how to have fun, her daughter said. Fort Worth police arrested a suspect in her death this week.
The case against Michael Puryear was dropped in 2009 two weeks before trial. With new evidence, police say, he again faces a charge of killing Verna Dennis.