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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...
Feb 25, 2020 · 2:28. DAVENPORT, Ia. — For nearly 40 years, the family of slain high schooler Michelle Martinko waited for an arrest. Then for proof. Then for a verdict. The wait ended Monday, when a jury...
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...
Aug 7, 2020 · 0:48. The state on Friday denied Iowa cold case suspect Jerry Lynn Burns' request for a new trial and sentenced him to life in prison without parole for the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko....
Feb 25, 2020 · After nine days of testimony and legal arguments, and more than 40 years of unanswered questions, Jerry Lynn Burns has been found guilty of killing Cedar Rapids high schooler Michelle...
Aug 8, 2020 · Iowa Public Radio | By Kate Payne. Published August 7, 2020 at 7:46 PM CDT. Cedar Rapids Police. Jerry Burns has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Michelle Martinko, whose...
Sep 20, 2022 · Teen Michelle Martinko was stabbed to death in 1979. Murderer Jerry Lynn Burns was not caught for almost 40 years.
