Michael Puryear (Fort Worth PD)
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police arrested a man they said killed a woman more than 25 years ago.
Michael Puryear is charged with capital murder in the killing of Verna Dennis.
She was stabbed and beaten to death during a robbery attempt at her home back in 1997.
Puryear was arrested several years ago, but the charges were dropped because the evidence in the case was not strong enough.
85-year-old man arrested for Garland cold case murder
Investigators used DNA technology to link Liborio Canales to the 1986 death of his sister-in-law, Barbara Villareal.
Investigators said recent advancements in DNA testing helped them identify Puryear as the suspect.
He’s 46 now. He was 20 when the crime happened.