Police in Platte City have released the name of the man found in a burning vehicle during last week’s string of vehicle fires. Curtis Durbin, 20, of Platte City, was identified through fingerprint records.

Investigators say a dozen vehicles were set on fire Friday morning in the same subdivision of Platte City. Authorities last week said the victim might have been the one responsible for all of the fires.

In a news release, Platte City Chief of Police Carl Mitchell said a total of 14 vehicles had been entered and 12 were set on fire.

Durbin was found in a burning truck found at 2113 Wilkerson Drive.

The deceased was transported to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Preliminary indications are that Durbin died of smoke inhalation.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Department, the Kansas City Bomb and Arson Squad, Kansas City Crime Scene Unit, ATF, State Fire Marshall, Jackson County Medical Examiner and Missouri Highway Patrol are assisting the Platte City Police Department in the investigation.

As soon as the deceased’s identity is determined his name will be released. It is believed that the identification will not take place before Wednesday, February 8, 2012.