Burns maintained that he did not know Martinko and was not there when she died, although an investigator later testified that Burns did not specifically deny killing Martinko. His first wife, Patricia, died by suicide in 2008. Her mother, Janet, died in 1998. And he had the daunting task of trying to figure out who that could be, armed only with an unidentified sample of blood DNA. They wanted to try to get an explanation for why Burns' DNA was found at the crime scene and to get a DNA sample from Burns to confirm the DNA obtained from the drinking straw. The case was solved, but there were lingering questions about Jerry Burns. Head coach Jerry Burns of the Minnesota Vikings looks on during a 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sept. 24, 1989. . Iowan law mandates a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder. Jerry A. Burns, age 69, of Bryan, Texas went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 10:56 p.m. William Brangham: Turns out the murderer was a distant, distant relative of Jennings. At the time of the murder, Burns was 25 and lived in Manchester, Iowa. Linn. The similarities were eerie two pretty, young women, both meeting their final fate in parking lots in Iowa, 16 years apart, in cases that went unsolved for decades. He would have been around 25-years-old when he killed Michelle Martinko in December of 1979. His ex-wife, Patricia, committed suicide in 2008, and his cousin . Burns told the investigator about 25 times to test him, Denlinger said. . Over 40 years ago, teenager Michelle Martinko was stabbed to death outside a mall in Cedar Rapids . [2], In 2006, 27 years after Martinko's killing, a new cold case investigator working for the Cedar Rapids Police Department received a tip connected to the case. Blond / All American Girls - Jodi was a bit older. Jerry Lynn Burns appeared in Linn County this morning on a video monitor from jail where he had his bail set at $5 million. Born in 1953, Jerry Lynn Burns grew up in Manchester, Iowa, and graduated from West Delaware High School in 1972. She claimed to have seen two cars in the lot, one of which was Martinko's, and a man standing next to the open driver's side door of Martinko's car. On December 19, 2018, he was arrested in Manchester, Iowa, on the 39th anniversary of Michelle's death. The company also produced approximations of how the man would have aged in the years since the crime. The police never received the information, and the woman did not contact police until months later, when they reissued a call for any information connected to the murder. Burns made an initial court appearance via video Thursday morning and said he would fill out an application for a court-appointed counsel. Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, was arrested on Wednesday after police said he was linked by DNA from blood found on Michelle Martinko's clothing and elsewhere in the car at the crime scene. The Realm, a group of 34 people. [2][4][27], In pretrial hearings, Burns' attorneys claimed that police needed a search warrant to gather his DNA from the discarded straw, but the judge determined that discarded property cannot reasonably be considered private. Denlinger followed each of the brothers around clandestinely, waiting for them to discard an item containing their DNA, and then sent the collected samples to the crime lab. Jerry Burns, of Manchester, is led into a courtroom at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport for closing arguments in his murder trial in February 2020. [2], On October 29, 2018, an investigator observed one of the brothers, Jerry Lynn Burns, drink multiple sodas using a plastic straw. Rumors began to circulate about the crime. Jim grew up . Powered by. The images looked considerably different from the 1980 composite sketch and showed a man with blond hair and blue eyes. See Photos. [10] Police considered the killing to be "personal in nature" based on the number and location of stab wounds. Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, was arrested Wednesday and . Police had searched his computer after arresting him, and found a history of searches pertaining to nefarious subjects including the murder of blonde women, and pornographic matter involving blonde women. And the crucial link is a man named Jerry Burns. Jerry Lynn Burns was finally arrested in October 2018 for the murder of Michelle Martinko, that took place 39 years prior. The defense brought only one witness, a self-described forensic DNA consultant, who testified on the possibility that police could have mishandled the evidence. Jerry Lynn Burns, the suspect in the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko, makes a court appearance via video in Linn County, Iowa, Dec. 20, 2018. Martinko then went to the mall alone, carrying $180 and intending to finalize the purchase of a new winter coat that was on layaway. Spies, on cross examination, asked if Denlinger had permission from Burns' two brothers and a distant cousin to access their DNA in developing a suspect pool. Burns' wife, Patricia, died by suicide in . Your login session has expired. An obituary for Burns' wife, Patricia, says that she died in June 2008 at the age of 55 . Now, the solving of another long-cold casea young blonde woman murdered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, two hours away may shed new light on Huisentruit's disappearance and presumed murder. [2][5] Her hands bore defensive wounds, which police said to indicate that she had fought back against her killer. "The family never gave up hope that this case would be solved," Jerman said in a statement Wednesday. The sample was put into a national computer database and was used to clear more than 70 of Martinkos acquaintances, according to NBC News. According to the investigator, "Burns showed almost no emotion during the interview, even when he was eventually told he was being arrested. She was stabbed 29 times in the face, neck, and chest. Parabon made predictions for "ancestry, eye color, hair color, skin color, freckling, and face shape," police said, and the department released the composite images to the public in May 2017. But then Denlinger's supervisor, who had been listening to the recorded interview from across the street with other officers, sent Denlinger text message telling him to arrest Burns. It showed that she was a distant relative of the person whose DNA was found at the crime scene a second cousin once removed. [1][5] Iowan law mandates a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first degree murder. CEDAR RAPIDS - Police investigators couldn't find evidence that Jerry Burns and Michelle Martinko knew each other. 19, 2018. "I am thrilled for her sister, Janelle, and wish her parents were alive to see this," Michelle Martinko's high school friend, Elizabeth Laymon, told The Des Moines Register. Investigators matched DNA found in the car to Jerry Burns and arrested him in 2018. READ NEXT: Serial Killers Ex Thinks There Were More Victims, Parents of Murdered Teenager Did Not Live to See Her Killer Brought to Justice, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. A hearing over whether to allow the evidence at trial continued Thursday for a second day. Things that make it difficult. Michelle was a high school senior when she was found stabbed to death in 1979 in a parking lot at the Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Lighthouse: The Dark Being, a group of 43 people. According to Reusse, Burns would generally be a bit more careful with his language during a press conference or whenever there were cameras . Life legacy Wallace Jerry Huggins Funeral services will be Tuesday April 11, 2017 at 1 PM from the Chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home with Bro. In fact, his father Harvey, now 85, had been one of the original officers on the case 40 years earlier. This technology helped the FBI arrest notorious serial killer, serial rapist, and burglar Joseph James DeAngelo (nicknamed Golden State Killer) in 2018. Burns originally refuted every charge of involvement in this crime during interrogation by claiming he was unable to provide the authorities with a "plausible explanation" for why his DNA was found at the crime site. The police used the information to create a partial DNA profile. She had goals for herself, things she wanted to do with her life, and she would write them down and achieve them., I dont know if Ill ever get over this, Mrs. Martinko added. His trial was originally scheduled for October 14, 2019, but in September the defense requested a delay in order to gather more evidence and interview witnesses. Familial matches let them narrow down the suspect list to three brothers from Manchester, Iowa. County, FL. [23] Out of more than 80 potential suspects that had been identified over the years, more than 60 people were tested and cleared of suspicion. On the eve of December 19, 1979, an 18-year-old high school student named Michelle Martinko was discovered dead in her family's car outside a mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The defense also requested the trial be moved out of Linn County based on the amount of attention the case had received over the past four decades, as well as "pervasive and prejudicial pretrial publicity". ", First published on November 6, 2020 / 8:47 AM. Pat was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and enjoyed quilting, collecting teddy bears, gardening and farming with her husband. However, in 2006, a tip came into the Cedar Rapids police department. "[2] When asked if he had killed someone that night in 1979, Burns repeatedly told investigators, "Test the DNA". This evidence was inadmissible at trial but was the subject of a public suppression hearing. I've seen several articles that said he might be tied to other murders. 1, 2023 9:40 am7h ago, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:22 pm23h ago, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:19 pm23h ago, Jeff Linder High School Basketball 21m ago21m ago. Might be nothing, but Jerry has a cousin who went missing in 2013 and it has become a cold case and Jerry's wife committed suicide in 2008. [16] Based on cash found in Martinko's purse, police concluded that she had not been robbed. "Murder at . Tests eliminated the other two brothers as suspects, but the DNA from Burns' straw matched the blood found on Martinko's clothing. With genetic genealogy, an unknown killer's DNA from a crime scene can be identified through his or her family members, who voluntarily submit their DNA to a genealogy database. Supreme Court No. On Dec. 19, 1979, Michelle Martinko, 18, left a school banquet and drove her family's car to the Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to buy a winter coat, Cedar Rapids police said. [2][16] At 2a.m., since Martinko had still not returned home, her father reported her missing. On February 24, 2020, after three hours of deliberation, the jury found Jerry Lynn Burns guilty of first-degree murder of Michelle Martinko. Burns pleaded not guilty in 2019 and when his trial was supposed to begin in October of that year, his defense team requested additional time to review fresh pieces of evidence and gather witnesses. Dr. Obrecht Learns if She's a Bone Marrow Match for Willow Plus, Nikolas' Whereabouts Are Revealed. At the time of his arrest, Burns ran a powder-coating business called, Advanced Coating Concepts. "I am happy Michelle finally gets justice.". [29] The judge determined the search history was not usable in the trial due to the decades of time separating the murder and the searches. The majority of the search activity and history on Burns' computer was sexually graphic and more 'deviant in nature, said Holst, who investigates sex crimes and internet crimes against children. Burns' wife, Patricia . Subsequently he interviewed Jerry Burns, who denied knowing or ever meeting Michelle Martinko. timing. Vikings PR. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Burnsie was laying siege to New Orleans," said Lynn. Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, was apprehended and charged with first-degree murder after authorities matched his DNA with blood samples found on the Martinko family car's gear shift knob. 28, 2021 7:50 am611d ago, Trish Mehaffey Crime and Courts Mar. 2. Suspect in Martinko murder not suspected in wife's death or cousin's disappearance, Bobcats and beyond are wearing orange to support Benton Communitys Tatum Schroeder, UIHC library offers resources for and about people with disabilities. He was born in Hundred, WV on April 24, 1930, a son of the late Robert Lee and Rebecca Taylor Merriner. Denlinger said no. The victim, Martinko, was an 18-year-old high school student from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who was visiting a mall to buy a winter coat. Allison says Burns threatened him one day after a winning streak. May 12, 2021 at 04:20 PM. Cases previously considered unsolvable have been getting their answers, & Joseph DeAngelo's arrest (EAR/GSA/ONS) is proving to be just the first of many getting resolved. Burns was arrested on Dec. 19, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5 Burns kept pointing to the swab, he testified, and saying, 'Test it. [12], In 2017, a company specializing in DNA phenotyping was hired to create additional images of the killer based solely on DNA clues about facial appearance and ancestry. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. But he never asked for an attorney, Denlinger said. Authorities pored over 300 pages of internet search terms and 400 pages of website history, according to court testimony Thursday - almost all of it involving blonde females and most web searches starting with queries about blonde strangulation. [33] Prosecutors called a criminalist to contradict the defense's witness; the criminalist said that the storage of Martinko's clothing was not unusual. The woman communicated her information to the daughter of the secretary of the Public Safety Commissioner and believed that it would be passed on to police if it was important. Holst said that in reviewing Burns' computer, he found hundreds of searches and website visits - a pattern that happened several times a week. Denlinger told him authorities would come back to talk to him after they got the results of the DNA test. Sonny arrives at his restaurant and gives Dex, who is there, the night off. [2], Martinko had been stabbed 29 times in her face, neck, and chest. He had followed them and secretly recovered their DNA. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Feb. 1, 2019 | The Des Moines Register. Currently, in his late 60s, he is going to spend the rest of his days behind bars. 20-1150). And I went 'bingo'.". People named Jerry Burns. I just began listening to the DNA:ID podcast. Burns has hired a very high profile attorney and has said he plans to appeal his conviction, which was very largely based on the DNA evidence. But Denlinger did get consent from Janice Burns, Burns' first cousin, and collected her DNA for testing, he said. After reading about the Golden State Killer case in 2018, in which serial killer Joseph James DeAngelo was finally caught through a long trail of DNA, Denlinger had an epiphany: perhaps he could use that same new technique to solve the Martinko case. On May 29, 2020, Burns' attorneys filed a motion asking for a new trial, claiming his constitutional and . Denlinger recorded him using a camera that was hidden inside a coffee mug. They then used genealogical data as well as a covertly collected DNA sample from Burns to positively identify him, authorities said. Allison said he and Burns had a good relationship at first but it eventually turned sour. [9] She was fully dressed, and the medical examiner determined she had not been sexually assaulted. Add newsletters@thegazette.comto your contacts. Lives in Tyler, Texas. When asked that question by "48 Hours," Denlinger replied, "I don't know the answer to that. Burns was read his Miranda rights and taken to the police department. A DNA profile was developed from that evidence and entered into the national Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), but no matches were found. [1][5][6], Michelle Marie Martinko (October 6, 1961 December 19, 1979) was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During this difficult time and as the justice system runs its course we ask that our privacy be respected.. [11] They described a white man in his late teens or early 20s, around six feet tall and weighing 165175 pounds, with brown eyes and curly brown hair. After the arrest this week of Jerry Burns in the 1979 killing of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko, an Iowa city is left shocked, saddened, and skeptical. It was a cold case until 2018, when familial DNA identified a suspect 39 years after the crime who was charged, tried and convicted of her murder.[2]. [2] A police spokesman said that "everyone's instinct is to say it was a guy", but they were not sure of the sex of the killer. She had looked into the parking lot as she drove by to check for her daughter's car because her daughter worked at the mall and had had car trouble before. Anthony Rex officiating. It goes beyond the simple news reporting of case solved using genetic genealogy. The podcast explores who these perpetrators are, possible motives and features interviews with investigators who are willing to talk because the cases have already been resolved in court. family - he had 3 kids - tough to sneak away for 4 hours when you have kids unless he was on a business trip. [15], On the evening of December 19, 1979, Martinko attended a banquet for the Kennedy Concert Choir at the Sheraton Inn in Cedar Rapids. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and is currently being held at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. I like that it's just the facts and case without anyone trying (poorly) to be a comedian or talk about their own personal nonsense lol. physical distance - it was a 2 hour drive to and from mason city to cedar rapids. "Hmm, strange," Burns responded when Cedar Rapids Police Investigator Matthew Denlinger told him he was a suspect for Martinko's death. Michelle Martinko, 18, was stabbed to death in a mall parking lot in Dec. 1979. Thanks to advances in technology and DNA evidence, a jury in an Iowa courthouse . Investigators struggled over the years to connect DNA collected at the scene to a suspect. Police covertly obtained Burns' DNA from a drinking straw he left it on a table after eating lunch Oct. 29, 2018, at the Pizza Ranch in Manchester, testimony showed. The video of that is on YouTube and is mentioned around the 25:28 mark. This is what eventually helped authorities identify the culprit - Jerry Lynn Burns. The murder of Michelle Martinko in the parking lot of Cedar Rapids' Westdale Mall has some eerie connections to the Huisentruit case. The family of the man suspected of murdering Michelle Martinko 39 years ago said the arrest came "as a complete shock.". Burns pleaded not guilty at his February 2020 trial but the jury deliberated just three hours and returned a guilty verdict. [20], On June 19, 1980, police released a composite sketch of a man believed to have killed Martinko, which they formed from descriptions provided by two witnesses under hypnosis. He was never charged with the Martinko murder, he denied the accusations, and DNA evidence, found later, did not match his DNA. Place of rest will be in the Dickson County Memorial Gardens. At long last, in 2018, Jerry Lynn was caught and blamed for the teen's manslaughter and, in spite of the fact that it had been a very long time after the wrongdoing, the once cool case is right now a subject of discussion on A&E's executioner cases. When Denlinger reminded Burns that Michelle had been killed in 1979, Burns responded, "It was a big deal. Visitation with the family will be Monday April 10th from 4 to 8 PM and on. Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, was arrested on Wednesday after police said he was linked by DNA from blood found on Michelle Martinko's clothing and elsewhere in the car at the crime scene. However, the case gradually grew cold as the investigation stretched on. Jim was born on April 20, 1933 in Walsenburg, Colorado to Geraldine Hudson McAlpine and Victor Paul Hudson and passed away on February 24, 2023 at his home in Amarillo, Texas with his family by his side at the age of 89. Burns repeatedly said he didn't know how his DNA was found at the crime scene. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Ha ha. Investigators say Martinko was murdered on December 19th, 1979 and her body found the next day in a family car in the Westdale Mall parking lot. [2], On December 19, 2018, exactly 39 years after Martinko's murder, Burns was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. But where is this cold-blooded killer now? Homerline, a soft-spoken woman who enjoyed teaching Sunday School, did everything possible to avoid attention. DNA Profiling is a modern investigative technology used to compare criminal suspects' profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime. The detective looked through the case files and found what he thought to be the murderer's blood. Investigators had reviewed Burns' 2018 internet searches and found that he regularly visited websites showing blonde women being raped, stabbed, and strangled, and which depicted sexual intercourse with murder victims. The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says Brian Burns remains an active missing person case but, at this point, has no link to his cousin. Jerry Burns. The prosecution emphasized the unlikelihood of the DNA evidence matching someone other than the person who left it at the scene. Denlinger said he intentionally chose that day to interview Burns because it was the anniversary of Martinko's death. [31] The defense argued that DNA evidence had been mishandled,[31] and that different articles of clothing from the scene should not have been stored together in one evidence bag. The man charged with killing Michelle Martinko 39 years ago is not a suspect in the death of his wife or disappearance of his cousin, according to investigators. She thinks this new crime . On cross examination, Spies asked Holst if he had expertise in psychology or forensic psychology. . A article mentioned that the police found his Internet search history had stuff like 'murder, rape, harm of blonde women'. [24], In 2018, the DNA phenotyping company took the data they had collected the year before and entered it into GEDmatch, a public genealogy website that has been used by law enforcement to solve other cold cases, most famously that of the Golden State Killer. Prosecutors played a covertly recorded interview that investigators conducted with Jerry Lynn Burns in December of 2018. [2] That narrowed the suspects down to a set of three brothers, who had grown up in Manchester, Iowa. Jerry Burns appeals his conviction for murder in the first degree. JERRY M. LYNN "Bear" Crown Point, Indiana Jerry M. "Bear" Lynn, age 59, of Crown Point, IN passed away on April 4, 2010. When the police executed a search warrant for Burns home and office, they found a computer search history that included blonde females, assault, rape, strangulation, murder, abuse and rape of a deceased individual, and cannibalism.. Hernando . Please logout and login again. 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