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.