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Man found guilty of duck-pond murder Purpera, 31, already drew life sentence for a Denver murder BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The more than two-year slog of seeing a Louisiana man through trials for two Denver-area murders came to a close with a jury finding Mikhail Anthony Purpera guilty on all counts in his Englewood case. The Arapahoe County District Court jury convicted Purpera of the first-degree murder of Patrick Murphy, a 33-yearold Englewood man, at Purpera the end of a trial March 22. Purpera was also found guilty of first-degree felony murder, aggravated robbery and several other charges. Purpera, 31, shot Murphy on Nov. 12, SEE MURDER, P25
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