Megan Curl- Update !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr.Clairvoyant]

What's Crackin everyone I came across this article online regarding cold case Megan Curl...


http://www.ktre.com/global/story.asp...ientType=Print here is the link and below is the article...


A potential suspect in the murder of a Lufkin woman has died after apparently falling off a water tower in Hudson.

Police in Hudson say 32-year-old Tim Purvis died June 19 in his home.

Hudson police chief Kevin Kelley says right now they are treating it as an unexplained death.

An autopsy on Purvis has been ordered. Kelley says the results are expected to take a couple of weeks.

Witnesses say Purvis fell off a water tower that had recently been completed in Hudson. Purvis reportedly refused medical treatment and was taken to his home, where he later died in his sleep. Tim Purvis was a former boyfriend of Megan Curl, a young Lufkin woman who was found murdered in her home more than three years ago.

A man who met Purvis when they were both serving time in prison told the East Texas News that purvis was one of the suspects police were looking at in Megan Curl's murder.

Investigators say they cannot comment on any suspects, dead or alive, as long as the case is open.

It is a case that continues to haunt everyone involved. March 26th, 2000...the body of 26-year-old Megan Curl was found inside her Lufkin apartment, which had been burned. Investigators say it was one of the most violent crimes the city has ever seen.

"It was brutal. Someone really hated her," said Lt. Mike Shapaka, Lufkin police detective.

Megan's mother, Sherry McClung, says the pain of her daughter's death never goes away.


"All i ever really wanted was for someone to acknowledge that they did it...to stand up and say I was the one," said McClung. "But I want it to be the right person who says it. But that may never come to pass, and I know that."

In the three-plus years since Megan Curl's murder, police have interviewed dozens of people and investigated several suspects. Last year the case was featured on the television series "Unsolved Mysteries."

"Several tips came in, but it didn't lead us in the right direction to locate a suspect," Lt. Shapaka said.

Detectives in this case believe Megan Curl knew her killer, but finding enough evidence to link someone to her killer has been difficult. They hope new DNA technology will be the break they've been looking for.

"Even though I may have an idea...yeah, it is frustrating...until I do find the right person," Lt. Shapaka said. "We're hoping for that one piece of evidence. I keep bringing up DNA because that's a major part of the case that may help us solve it."

Sherry McClung says she was shocked to hear about yesterday's death of possible suspect Tim Purvis.

"My first thought was for his mother. I know how hard it is to lose a child," McClung said.

Lt. Mike Shapaka says the longer a case goes on, the tougher it is to solve. But he remains hopeful.

"People who may not have wanted to say anything at the time might come forward and talk to us," Lt. Shapaka said.

These kinds of cases inevitably bring up talk about closure for the victim's family. Sherry McClung says for her, closure will not come in this lifetime.

"There's never any real closure," McClung said. "Megan is always with me, and I'll see her on the other side. I'm grateful for that."

Sherry McClung says she still watches old videotapes of Megan because she needs to see her daughter and hear her laugh.

Lt. Mike Shapaka is awaiting results from the latest DNA samples that were sent to a forensics lab in Dallas.

For now, the murder of Megan Curl remains a waiting game.

[Kane]

I'm aware of that article. In fact, I posted that link here sometime in the past year.

[hayes]

wow, how odd
thanks for the update