Young murder victim helps solve her own cold case nearly 40 ... - CBS News
WEBAug 8, 2021 · In the early hours of December 20, 1979, the body of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was found in her car in the parking lot of a mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was stabbed multiple times.
Murder of Michelle Martinko - Wikipedia
WEBThe murder of Michelle Martinko occurred in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, on December 19, 1979. 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.
What we know about Jerry Burns and the woman he's accused of …
WEBDec 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...
Why College Student Alexander Jackson Murdered His Family
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Two and a half years earlier, Jackson, then 20, shot and killed his father, Jan Jackson, 61; mother Melissa Jackson, 68; and younger sister Sabrina Jackson, 19, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A judge gave Jackson three consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole on March 3, 2023.
Fourth victim of rural Linn County murders dies from injuries - KCRG
WEBJun 9, 2024 · CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Linn County Sheriff’s Office reports Brent Brown, the fourth victim of an attack that killed three others on Wednesday in rural Linn County, has died from his...
Ethan Orton, teen who brutally killed parents in Cedar Rapids, …
WEBJun 6, 2023 · Orton pleaded guilty in February to two counts of first-degree murder in the October 2021 deaths of 42-year-old Casey Orton and 41-year-old Misty Scott Slade at the family's home in Cedar...
Michelle Martinko slaying: Jerry Burns' found guilty of murder in …
WEBFeb 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 Jerman...
Woman sentenced to 27 years for her part in 2022 Cedar Rapids murder …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · By KCRG Staff. Published: Sep. 6, 2024 at 1:53 PM PDT. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A woman was sentenced to 27 years in prison for her involvement in the 2022 murder of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis ...
Jerry Burns sentenced to life for killing Michelle Martinko in 1979
WEBAug 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...
Man convicted of Martinko murder appeals to Iowa Supreme Court
WEBSep 30, 2022 · He was arrested for Martinko’s murder on Dec. 19, 2018. Martinko's body was found Dec. 19, 1979, in her parents' Buick, which was parked near J.C. Penney at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids.
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