Sean Stephen McLafferty

Suicide

A manhunt involving more than a dozen agencies began for Sean Stephen McLafferty, who was suspected of murdering Kristie Rae Purcey, 32. Deputies searching in the Remus area said they noticed a broken window in an unoccupied home about 9:22 p.m. Inside the residence, the officers reportedly found McLafferty with apparently self-inflicted stab wounds, prompting a call for medical help. Deputies also administered first aid, police said, but McLafferty died at the scene.