Man charged with stalking Sandy Hook victim’s father

2Portland, OR – Kevin Purfield, 58, faces multiple charges for allegedly stalking and harassing a father of a Sandy Hook victim. Prosecutors claim he contacted the father’s colleagues to assert that the victim “was never killed.”

Purfield was arraigned last week on ten counts of telephonic harassment and felony stalking. A probable cause affidavit from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office details Purfield’s history of stalking mass shooting victims.

The affidavit describes him as a conspiracy theorist targeting families who have lost children. He reportedly showed up at the home of a city official’s employee in September.

In October, Purfield’s conduct intensified at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), where the Sandy Hook victim’s father works. Allegations indicate he