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On February 24, 2020, after three hours of deliberation, the jury found Jerry Lynn Burns guilty of first degree murder of Michelle Martinko. Iowan law mandates a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first degree murder.
Dec 19, 2019 · Four decades ago, 18-year-old Michelle Marie Martinko was found stabbed to death in the family's car in the parking lot of a Cedar Rapids mall. Exactly 39 years after her death, police took a...
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Sep 16, 2020 · As a result, on February 24, 2020, after three hours of deliberation, the jury found Jerry Lynn Burns guilty of first-degree murder. And, on August 7, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Mar 31, 2023 · The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday denied the appeal of Jerry Lynn Burns, now 69, who argued police violated his constitutional rights in obtaining the DNA sample that ultimately tied him to blood...
Aug 7, 2020 · Jerry Lynn Burns is led from the courtroom following his sentencing hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Burns, who was convicted in February of...
Over 40 years ago, teenager Michelle Martinko was stabbed to death outside a mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her case went cold for decades until DNA testing finally brought her family some peace and...
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Feb 25, 2020 · The wait ended Monday, when a jury convicted Jerry Lynn Burns of first-degree murder in the 1979 stabbing death of 18-year-old Martinko. It was a case, Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne...
