. 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. The murder was closely followed within her community, and the police received more than 200 tips in the weeks following her killing. When Burns disposed of the straw, the investigator collected it and tested it for DNA. Updated on: August 4, 2021 / 2:29 PM Teen Michelle Martinko was stabbed to death in 1979. Last . The police considered the murder personal in nature based on the manner of death, according to Little Village magazine. [2] The police received more than 100 tips following the release of the new images. This is what eventually helped authorities identify the culprit - Jerry Lynn Burns. Homerline, a soft-spoken woman who enjoyed teaching Sunday School, did everything possible to avoid attention. His first wife, Patricia, died by suicide in 2008. Updated Sep 20, 2022 at 3:27pm. The video of that is on YouTube and is mentioned around the 25:28 mark. Could Jerry Burns have committed murders other than Michelle Martinko's? Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. But her sister Janelle and Janelles husband John Stonebaker were present at Burns sentencing. [11][18] In the year after the killing, the number of people interviewed by police reached the hundreds, and up to 30 people were interviewed under hypnosis. At the time of his arrest, Burns ran a powder-coating business called, Advanced Coating Concepts. She was seen inside the mall by friends and coworkers because Martinko worked in the mall. He was around 25 when he killed Martinko in 1979. Accountability doled out to suspects. Jerry Burns is still behind bars on a $5 million cash bond, charged with first-degree murder in the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko. 20-1150). He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Joan C. Plum Merriner, who passed away on January 4, 2019. 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. The victim was the younger of two daughters of Albert and Janet Martinko. . When the detectives first investigated this case, they thought of the homicide as being personal in nature - based on the 10 stab wounds . Investigators matched DNA found in the car to Jerry Burns and arrested him in 2018. KWQC Bryan. She was stabbed 29 times in the face, neck, and chest. He was born on December 09, 1952 to Harold Eugene and Virginia Burns in Osceola, Arkansas. His voice was always turned up to full volume. Through his research, he discovered that a woman named Brandy Jennings had uploaded her DNA to a website service to trace her own family history. Jerry Lynn Burns granted independent journalist, Steve Ridge, an exclusive Christmas Eve interview, in which Burns also said he will seek a new trial in the Martinko murder. Jerry Burns appeals his conviction for murder in the first degree. He also wished the Burns family well, saying they now have to pick up the pieces of their lives just like the Martinko family did. [18], For some time, a prime suspect in Martinko's murder was a man who had, the month before, broken into a Cedar Rapids home, raped a woman at knifepoint, and threatened to kill her children. Sign Up. Reporter covering state and federal courts. 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. His ex-wife, Patricia, committed suicide in 2008, and his cousin . Powered by. Hi! At the time of her death, police had found Martinko stabbed to death in her car in a local mall parking lot. Parabon. Some thought that Martinko had received harassing phone calls before her death, but police stated that they did not think so. December . Burns was arrested on Dec. 19, 2018. [16] Another rumor emerged that a second stabbing had happened in the following days and that police were keeping it secret, which police denied. Jerry Lynn Burns was finally arrested in October 2018 for the murder of Michelle Martinko, that took place 39 years prior. Jerry Burns enters the courtroom in 2020 (Image via We Are Iowa) Burns was born in Manchester, Iowa in 1953 and graduated from West . The DNA was uploaded to the law enforcement database called Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, but investigators never found a match, police said. Jerry Burns mentioned Jodi by name while speaking to an investigator shortly before his arrest. Jerry Lynn Burns is pictured in a booking photo released by the Linn County Sheriff's Office on Dec. 20, 2018. Police sent the blood samples to CODIS the nationwide data base of DNA collected from arrested offenders but didn't get a hit. He asked Burns for a sample of his DNA, but Burns said no - not without an attorney. KWQC Jerry Burns' mugshot and a family photo of Michelle Martinko. Visitation will be held from 5 "He had told me if I keep beating him, in pinochle, he was gonna have to 'take me to the mall,'" Allison said on the witness stand Tuesday. Ha ha. This revealed everything, and Burns was ultimately declared guilty of first-degree murder. He grew up in Manchester, Iowa, and graduated from West Delaware High School in 1972. Her friend declined. Please logout and login again. Unfortunately, Martinkos parents did not survive to see her killer brought to justice. [21] Psychics were also consulted early on in the investigation. A hearing over whether to allow the evidence at trial continued Thursday for a second day. Hi all - I discuss the case of Michelle Martinko, who was murdered in 1979 in Iowa, this week on DNA: ID podcast. In 2006, a cold case investigator discovered unidentified blood, presumably belonging to the killer, while he was reviewing case files. Find your friends on Facebook. "I did not see this day coming," Franzman said on a broadcast this week. Jerry Lynn Burns was convicted of first-degree murder for the 1979 murder 18-year-old Michelle Martinko thanks to DNA he left on a straw after drinking a soda. [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. Jerry Burns. 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. Investigators matched DNA found in the car to Jerry Burns and arrested him in 2018. 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. 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. 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. Jerry Lynn Burns' DNA sample was collected from a plastic straw he drank soda with. [33] Prosecutors called a criminalist to contradict the defense's witness; the criminalist said that the storage of Martinko's clothing was not unusual. In 2018, familial DNA identified a suspect named Jerry Lynn Burns, and the case was finally laid to rest with the accused getting sentenced to life in prison without parole. He grew up in Manchester, Iowa, and graduated from West Delaware High School in 1972. This evidence was inadmissible at trial but was the subject of a public suppression hearing. The Cedar Rapids teenager was found stabbed to death in her parents car parked at Westdale Mall. What we know about Jerry Burns and the woman he's accused of killing 40 years earlier Dec 19, 2019/ updated Feb 17, 2020 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. See Photos. He was also ordered to pay $150,00 in restitution to Martinkos estate, according to KWWL. "I asked Jerry, 'Did you do the crime?' The judge ordered a $5 million cash bond, and Burns is set to return to court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 28. [10][11] She was also a talented performer, joined the twirling squad as a sophomore, and performed in choirs and theater productions. Familial matches let them narrow down the suspect list to three brothers from Manchester, Iowa. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. In her ruling, Judge Fae Hoover said the . 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. 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. The primary evidence police had to go on was blood on Michelle's dress and on the car's gearshift that in 2005 was finally identified as male DNA. [2], On December 19, 2018, exactly 39 years after Martinko's murder, Burns was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He previously co-owned a truck shop and worked for John Deere. On May 29, 2020, Burns' attorneys filed a motion asking for a new trial, claiming his constitutional and . The police then began procuring evidence secretly. The sample was put into a national computer database and was used to clear more than 70 of Martinkos acquaintances, according to NBC News. [32] Prosecutors also played a video of a police interview of Burns, in which he denied being at the crime scene on the night of Martinko's murder, and could not explain how his DNA had been found at the scene. The company created a family tree starting with four sets of the woman's great-great-grandparents and reported that the killer was most likely descended from one of those couples. Jerry was born May 22, 1944, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Fred Richard Lynn and Mary Ellen Manning and passed away on July 10, 2022. Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, of Manchester, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday, nearly 40 years after the brutal murder of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in the parking lot of . She was a beautiful singer, and I miss all this. 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. physical distance - it was a 2 hour drive to and from mason city to cedar rapids. Her death was ruled a suicide. In 2018, the company entered the DNA data from the case into the public genealogy website GEDmatch, where it found a familial DNA match. Iowan law mandates a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder. So Denlinger drew up an elaborate genealogy chart going back to Brandy's great-great grandparents to sleuth out a trail that could lead to the killer's DNA. On February 24, 2020, after three hours of deliberation, the jury found Jerry Lynn Burns guilty of first-degree murder. Jerry knew he was called to be a preacher at the age of 13 and after many years of arguing with God. Pat was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and enjoyed quilting, collecting teddy bears, gardening and farming with her husband. Things that make it difficult. Authorities believe Burns stabbed the Kennedy High School senior in the chest and face inside a car parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. appeal from the iowa district court for linn county honorable fae hoover grinde, district court judge brief of amici curiae: american civil liberties union american civil liberties union of iowa electronic frontier foundation in support of defendant-appellant *pro hac vice application pending jennifer lynch* 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. In earlier testimony, Matthew Denlinger, a Cedar Rapids police investigator who testified last week, was recalled to testify about Burns' interview with police Dec. 19, 2018. He has worked for promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), NWA Total Nonstop Action (NWA TNA), and Ring of Honor (ROH). Burns said when presented with the rendering. Wednesday, March 1, 2023: Today on General Hospital, Obrecht is furious with both Liz and Scott, Finn offers to stand by Liz, and Sonny and Dex bond over a meal. But by 2 a.m., her father called the police because she had not returned home. 'If I was there, I don't know, Burns told Denlinger. JERRY M. LYNN "Bear" Crown Point, Indiana Jerry M. "Bear" Lynn, age 59, of Crown Point, IN passed away on April 4, 2010. Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria, a group of 39 people. 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. The case got nationwide media attention but has remained an unsolved mystery for more than 25 years. ", Whoever the killer was, he had come prepared. During the investigation, the police assumed that there were personal motives involved in the murder due to the nature of Martinko's stab wounds. There is no known DNA evidence tying Burns to the Huisentruit case and no evidence that he knew Jodi Huisentruit. 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. [38] Burns is currently imprisoned in the Anamosa State Penitentiary. He was born in Hundred, WV on April 24, 1930, a son of the late Robert Lee and Rebecca Taylor Merriner. Mason City police won't disclose whether or not they are now looking at Jerry Burns as a suspect in that case. [3] The brothers were placed under surveillance, and investigators began to attempt to collect their DNA secretly. The detective looked through the case files and found what he thought to be the murderer's blood. The results were entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), the national DNA database, but no matches were found. Allison, who's being held on drug charges in Linn County, says the two played the card game pinochle often. He said he thought Burns might have a 'conscience.. Jerry Lynn Burns, 65, is set to face a jury in February, bringing momentum to a case that was left cold for years. Jerry retired from the Army National Guard and retired as a Master Plumber. Jerry Lynn Burns will raise two . Court is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.. This technology helped the FBI arrest notorious serial killer, serial rapist, and burglar Joseph James DeAngelo (nicknamed Golden State Killer) in 2018. They then used genealogical data as well as a covertly collected DNA sample from Burns to positively identify him, authorities said. or. 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. Her case went cold for decades until DNA testing finally brought her family some peace and put her murderer behind bars. 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. Convicted murderer Jerry Burns, 66, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko, 18. William Brangham: Turns out the murderer was a distant, distant relative of Jennings. Jerry Burns. She had been stabbed 21 times in the face, neck, and chest. Dr. Obrecht Learns if She's a Bone Marrow Match for Willow Plus, Nikolas' Whereabouts Are Revealed. He entered a plea of not guilty. Jerry Burns' mugshot and a family photo of Michelle Martinko. A DNA profile was developed from that evidence and entered into the national Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), but no matches were found. While being questioned about . She will be remembered as a wonderful mother and wife, loving to spend time with her granddaughter . [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 Vikings organization is mourning the loss of the innovator, colorful . Despite being known as a professional, Burns arrest got people talking about his family. He lived in Manchester at the time of his arrest in 2020 and owned a powder coating business in the city. But it was another technique from Parabon -- genetic genealogy -- that led investigators to Burns, CeCe Moore, Parabon's chief genetic genealogist, told ABC News. The prosecution emphasized the unlikelihood of the DNA evidence matching someone other than the person who left it at the scene. 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. Thanks to advances in technology and DNA evidence, a jury in an Iowa courthouse . His hands and arms were also examined for scars possibly left by the assumed cut sustained during the attack. I've been reading up on this case and was wondering if they profiled this guy? State of Iowa. Denlinger began contacting genealogy companies for help in trying to find a family tree that could lead to the person whose DNA matched that found at the crime scene. To learn the entire story of Michelle Martinko's murder, watch Dateline: Unforgettable at 10 pm on Oxygen 79. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In October 2018, DNA was covertly collected from an Iowa man, Jerry Lynn Burns, and was found to match the sample discovered on Martinko's clothing. 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. But Denlinger did get consent from Janice Burns, Burns' first cousin, and collected her DNA for testing, he said. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette). The medical examiner later determined that she died between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. She had not been robbed or sexually assaulted, and defensive wounds were found on her hands, indicating she fought back. Sonny arrives at his restaurant and gives Dex, who is there, the night off. 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] Police determined from the lack of blood outside the car that Martinko had been killed while in the car, and the medical examiner later estimated she had died between 8 and 10p.m.[17] The murder weapon was "sharp-pointed" but not definitively a knife, and the medical examiner could not determine its size. During the trial, he initially denied knowing Martinko but his statements were found to contradict when his defense argued that evidence had been mishandled back in 1979 and that different articles of clothing from the crime scene should not have been stored together in one evidence bag. GEDmatch returned one person who shared DNA markers with the suspect in Martinko's murder, and it determined her to be likely the killer's second cousin once removed. Detectives considered charging the Commissioner with failure to pass along the information to police, but no charges were pursued. Almost 40 years later, with the help of DNA Technology, the culprit was nabbed and justice was finally served to Martinko and her grieving family. But the jury found the DNA connection convincing and after a nine-day trial, Burns was convicted of first-degree murder. Jerry was married to his second wife at the time of his arrest. The hearing will continue in Linn County District Court, though a date has not been set. 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. Questions have been raised as to whether Jerry was involved in any other murders or missing person cases. Police interviewed numerous people, and several were cleared of suspicion through use of a polygraph. 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. Denlinger had to consider that Michelle could have been murdered by a stranger. Yet they had a DNA match linking the Manchester man to the Cedar Rapids teenager, slain in 1979 outside the Westdale Mall. JERRY LYNN BURNS, Defendant-Appellant. Burns coached the Minnesota Vikings from 1986-91. You have permission to edit this article. Exactly 39 years after Michelle Martinko's body was found, DNA evidence led to the arrest of a Manchester man who was charged with her 1979 murder. They then started to locate all the people that they had originally interviewed in the investigation and collected DNA samples from over 100 different people. 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. Like all the cases I cover, Michelle's was solved using forensic genealogy, which led police to Jerry Lynn Burns. During this difficult time and as the justice system runs its course we ask that our privacy be respected.. I couldnt have said it better myself, and Im the podcaster! Denlinger took over the case in 2015, part of a second generation of cops who had struggled for decades to solve this seemingly unsolvable murder. Be the first one to comment on this story. But the software he used allowed him to review history and activity only to January 2018. Her mother, Janet, died in 1998. 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. I am a brokenhearted mother.. The black dress Michelle Martinko was wearing when she was murdered was sent to the lab for testing. Burns had previously been married to Patricia Burns, who died in 2008 from suicide. 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