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Calvin Purdie, 35, was convicted of killing Charlotte Chaplin in 2019 then setting her house on fire in an attempt to cover up the crime.
Harrisburg man’s DNA was found under fingernails of Hershey-area woman who was strangled, set on fire, expert says Updated Apr 14, 2021; Posted Apr 14, 2021 Charlotte Chaplin's body was found after a fire was extinguished at her home on Chocolate Avenue in Derry Township on May 23, 2019. Facebook Share Skin cells bearing the DNA of a Harrisburg man accused of strangling a Hershey-area woman and setting her on fire in her bedroom were found under the victim’s fingernails, a state police forensics expert testified Wednesday afternoon. Moments later during the Dauphin County homicide trial...
Murder case of Hershey-area woman who was strangled and set on fire heads to the jury Updated 3:24 PM; Today 3:24 PM Facebook Share There is no dispute that Charlotte Chaplin was strangled and that her body was set on fire in her Hershey-area home early on May 23, 2019. The question a Dauphin County jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon is whether 35-year-old Calvin Purdie Jr. of Harrisburg is the man who killed her. The stakes for Purdie are phenomenally high. District Attorney Fran Chardo and fellow prosecutor Kelly Callahan are seeking convictions on first-degree murder and arson ch...