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>> the two lawmen decided to pursue parallel investigations into scott purk. would lidel take lead on the arson case. mifflin, the suicide. >> you guys know each other and you get along? >> he knows exactly what he's doing. >> we do work very well together. we have a great relationship. >> mifflin his case had the highest hurdles. not only had scott purk's first wife, meg purk by 24 years earlier, but she had died in akron, only a few miles from stow. but a different jurisdiction. what's it like to go to the akron police and say hey, i'm from a much smaller department but i think you've got this case run back in the mid 1980s? >> you had to approach it very carefully, but we have a good working relationship with the police department in akron. and you have to make the phone call. >> instead of waving off this small town detective, the akron cops were willing to help. >> i talked to a detective who

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there. to which he could offer no explanation about why those or even in the van. >> it was a few days after the fire at's house that stow's chief arson investigation called detected skin mifflin. >> and he says, you've got to hear this. so, he played me the 9-1-1 tape. >> there's a fire. >> had mifflin heard something on that initial 9-1-1 call from 's daughter. something he wanted light delta here to. during a lull, can scott purk be heard calmly whispering to someone. >> oh, god, you forgot the ferry. >> he's talking about a pet ferret and his tone seem to be more rueful oversight van anguished alarm. >> that was a bit of a flag. leading us to believe that there had been a plan anyways, all along. >> and add in's money woes and

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2 road crew workers in Stow hit by car, 22-year-old driver arrested

Two road crew members who were working in a construction zone on State Route 59 early Wednesday morning are in critical condition after being struck by a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro.

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overnight. — band of rain will tend to weaken overnight, settling down over england. _ overnight, settling down over england, with the potential of the odd shower along it. showers in the north-west— odd shower along it. showers in the north—west was discovered. breezy in the north _ north—west was discovered. breezy in the north. temperatures between ten and 15_ the north. temperatures between ten and 15 degrees. tomorrow, a few differences — and 15 degrees. tomorrow, a few differences in the weather. a sunny day to— differences in the weather. a sunny day to come — differences in the weather. a sunny day to come across northern parts. not the _ day to come across northern parts. not the heavy rain we have had today~ — not the heavy rain we have had today. equally, there will be more ctoud _ today. equally, there will be more cloud across the south is this frontal— cloud across the south is this frontal system begins to approach from the — frontal system begins to approach from the atlantic. it is making a stow— from the atlantic. it is making a slow approach. still a decent amount of dry— slow approach. still a decent amount of dry weather around through the day on _ of dry weather around through the day on sunday. most will get off to a fine _ day on sunday. most will get off to a fine start — day on sunday. most will get off to a fine start with some sunshine. that— a fine start with some sunshine. that witi— a fine start with some sunshine. that will be swarming down to the south—west. it will work its way across — south—west. it will work its way across a — south—west. it will work its way across a good part of england and wales, _ across a good part of england and wales, perhaps bringing some sptashes — wales, perhaps bringing some splashes of rain by the end of the day. further north, spells of sunshine _ day. further north, spells of sunshine for much of northern iretand — sunshine for much of northern ireland and scotland, albeit with the odd — ireland and scotland, albeit with the odd shower. temperatures 16— 24 degrees _ the odd shower. temperatures 16— 24 degrees at _ the odd shower. temperatures 16— 24 degrees at best. going through sunday— degrees at best. going through sunday night and into monday, this frontal— sunday night and into monday, this frontal system will make its move, pushing _ frontal system will make its move, pushing its — frontal system will make its move, pushing its way to the east, bringing _ pushing its way to the east, bringing every dose of rain for some

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Stow truck driver honored for saving woman from burning car in Kentucky

A truck driver from Stow has been recognized as a "Highway Angel" for rescuing a woman in Kentucky from a burning car back in March just moments before it exploded.

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even in the van. >> it was a few days after the fire at's house that stow's chief arson investigation called detected skin mifflin. >> and he says, you've got to hear this. so, he played me the 9-1-1 tape. >> there's a fire. >> had mifflin heard something on that initial 9-1-1 call from 's daughter. something he wanted light delta here to. during a lull, can scott purk be heard calmly whispering to someone. >> oh, god, you forgot the ferry. >> he's talking about a pet ferret and his tone seem to be more rueful oversight than anguished alarm. >> that was a bit of a flag. leading us to believe that there had been a plan anyways,

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was about to add fuel to the fire. back to josh mankiewicz with "secrets from the grave". >> amy remembers well the night her duplex apartment in stow, ohio, caught fire. it was march 27th, 2010. a rare night off for the 24 year old intensive care nurse. >> i was at my boyfriends. i got a call in the middle of the night from a neighbor saying that the house was on fire. we were only about two minutes away, so drove over very fast. >> amy says she jumped out and ran toward the firefighters who were working her half of the duplex. where the worst damage was. >> the first thing that they asked me was, who would want to

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another 50 homicide cases when the detective from stow came to us and said, hey, i have a really old case i want you to consider presenting to the grand jury. >> but evidence did the detective have? well, almost none beyond a few old autopsy photos. and a theory of what had happened. the only physical evidence, if any existed, would involve meg purk's body. so, if this case was to go forward, meg would have to be exhumed. >> deciding to dig up a body that's been buried for a long time is not an easy decision. she's got a whole family that was there when she was put in the ground, and they might have their own opinions about whether or not digging her up again was the right thing to do. >> exactly. it was a tough conversation to have with -- i went and spoke with mixed

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their trucks. so a call immediately went out to stow police detective ken mifflin. >> when i got there, i saw the fire department still putting out the blaze. someone had taken probably a pipe wrench to disconnect the gas line. and it was blowing out natural gas. it was a very large roaring sound. >> at that point, the gas hadn't ignited? >> no. it could have possibly blown up. the person who said to the fire poured gasoline all the way to the gas meter and on top of the gas meter. >> the idea was fire starts, the gasoline goes to the gas main, and possibly destroys the house, and everybody in it? >> absolutely. >> mifflin found the purk family sheltered at a neighbor 's house, and asked the father, scott purk, to step outside. >> we actually went over to my unmarked detective bureau car, and we sat in my car, where it was nice and warm. >> the first question is, who

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