"Ialso feel bad for, you know, his current family and friends because now they have to go through all this as well. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns listens as Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover (not pictured) speaks at his sentencing hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. We have no more Information about his Father; we will try to collect information and update soon. Family of the man charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Michelle Martinko speaks out, says the arrest in cold case brings them joy just before Christmas. In December 2018, Brian's cousin, Jerry Burns, who also lived in Manchester, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko. She said they were a wonderful family and that he seemed to be a great man. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette), A page introduces the section of the 1972 West Delaware High School year book with a picture of every senior, including Jerry Burns, as seen at the Manchester Public Library in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. After listening to almost two weeks of testimony, a jury of seven women and five men returned the guilty verdict after deliberating just shy of three hours. In a court document made public Friday, he wrote that he makes $30,000 a year. Wright said he never had a negative experience in seven months of knowingBurns. ", Martinko's family in a statement last December credited "the work of several generations of Cedar Rapids uniformed police and detectives in bringing Mr. Burns to justice. Spies argued that Burns never consented to his DNA being collected from a straw left behind at a Pizza Ranch or to be found through an ancestry site. He rebutted some of the prosecution's factual claims, insisting that there wasn't substantial evidence that Burns' DNA was retrieved from his blood, noting previous testimony indicating it could have been saliva or even transferred skin cells and that the presence of DNA in itself could not implicate Burns. Indeed, in June 2020, his legal advisor, Leon Spies, motioned for a retrial. In 2018, Jerry Lynn Burns was finally arrested and charged with the teen's murder and, although it had been decades after the crime, the once cold case is now a subject of discussion on A&E's Killer Cases. Leads in the case resulted in dead ends until investigatorsused a genetic genealogy website to connect Burns' DNA to the crime scene. He built a new home on land his parents once farmed and constructed a gas station and convenience store near where he lived. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. We have no more Information about his Father; we will try to collect information and update soon. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) An Iowa man was on Friday sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole in the 1979 murder of an 18-year-old high school student. Distractify is a registered trademark. While Burns attorneys didnt offer an alibi for where he was the night of Martinko's murder, Spies did suggest that since Burns had been to Westdale Mall with his family before, DNA he left behind at the mall couldve transferred to Martinko while she was at the mall Dec. 19. 'We were in the same class, so I've known him almost 50 years,' McElliot said Thursday. He also said it was difficult to believe that law enforcement never came across such information in the nearly 40 years of investigation. We really didn't have a why, so finding the internet search history with how specific is was, we really thought that was probative," said Denlinger. Any relationship to Jerry Burns who was arrested for the Michelle Martinko murder. Stonebrakersat in the front row of the courtroom, flanked by her husband, John, and oldest son, Robert. A pathologist said the fatal stab wound was to her heart and that she bled to death. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. Our first look at Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, of Manchester after he was arrested this morning for first-degree murder in the 1979 homicide case of Michelle Martinko. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. Detectives found no weapon or fingerprints to identify a suspect and said Martinko had not been robbed. "The daughter of Jerry was in my graduating class of '99. '', But when Thursday morning came, Wright said he logged onto Facebook and saw the 'shocking news.'. Burns' wife, Patricia, died by suicide in 2008. Where Could Jerry Burns Now be? The case remained unsolved until Wednesday night when police announced they used DNA evidence to link Burns to the crime. "This was a brutal, violent, horrendous crime," Linn County Assistant Attorney Mike Harris said at the time. The mothers name is Not Available. 2023 www.desmoinesregister.com. As Becky Moreno stopped for lunch on Thursday afternoon, she reflected on growing up just down the street from Jerry Burns and his family. 28, 2021 7:50 am610d ago, Trish Mehaffey Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 6:39 pm, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:22 pm6h ago, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:19 pm6h ago, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau State Government Feb. 28, 2023 7:17 pm, State Government Feb. 28, 2023 6:04 pm5h ago, Jeff Linder High School Basketball 38m ago38m ago. WebJerry Burns is 68 years old and was born on 12/23/1953. "For Michelles family and friends, we know that the pain of losing a daughter, sister or friend will never go away," Jermansaid. The accused turned out to be another Iowan native, Jerry Lynn Burns. Who Is Jerry Lynn Burns? Born in 1953, Jerry Lynn Burns grew up in Manchester, Iowa, and graduated from West Delaware High School in 1972. He would have been around 25-years-old when he killed Michelle Martinko in December of 1979. At long last, in 2018, Jerry Lynn was caught and blamed for the teens 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&Es executioner cases. Burns sentencing is likely to be scheduled for early April, though a date has notbeen set, District Judge Fae Hoover said. She was found stabbed to death inside her parents' car in a mall parking lot in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on December 20, 1979. ", Jackie Mormann has lived in Manchester her whole life and remembers vividly when. He and his wife, who now residein Florida,said they were gratefulfor the Cedar Rapids community's commitment to the case over the past 40 years. Where Is Jerry Lynn Burns Now? 563-927-3135. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. But Burns will 'forfeit his freedom forever and die alone. He waited for her at the mall and apprehended her in the parking lot, according to the theory. Martinkowas found dead in her parents' Buickin the parking lot of Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids early on the morning of Dec. 20, 1979, curled onto the passenger seat floorboard, stabbed multiple times and bloodied from the wounds she sustained," first assistant Linn County attorney Nick Maybanks previously told jurors. Jerry also answers to Jerry L Burns The sisters' parents died more than 20 years ago,Albert Martinko in 1995and his wife, Janet, in 1998. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. Some who knew Burns well are having a hard time believing he was arrested. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Family and friends of Jerry Burns react as Burns is sentenced at his sentencing hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. 'I'd say the reaction today has been utter disbelief,' said Jackie Mormann, owner of The Bread Basket, a local eatery on Main Street in downtown Manchester. 'When you listen to (Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne) Jerman on the news last night, they've got him (Burns) hung already,' McElliot said. ", In closing arguments Monday, Spies repeated a phrase from his opening arguments: "Genetic information tells us much about what we are, but not necessarily who we are or where we've been.". Day 3, Jerry Burns takes witness stand in Martinko hearing, Man accused of killing Michelle Martinko begins hearing to suppress evidence, Day 2 of hearing to suppress evidence in Michelle Martinko murder case, Linn Co. Sheriffs office investigating Hwy. Stonebraker said he is sad for the Burns family and wanted to 'wish them well.. Jerry Lynn Burns of Manchester has been arrested and charged with 1st degree murder in the cold case murder of 18 yr old Michelle Martinko. "I am happy Michelle finally gets justice. 1, 2021 3:52 pm607d ago, Caleb McCullough Health Care and Medicine Jun. You will begin to receive our Daily Courts & Public Safety updates. WebBrian Farmer Burns, a 55-year-old Manchester, Iowa farmer, went missing from his Delaware County home on Thursday, December 19, 2013. Also, we have no idea about his brother and sister, and we dont know their names either. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette), The cover of the 1972 West Delaware High School year book at the Manchester Public Library in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Burns also claimed that he did in fact ask for a lawyer during the interview but that investigators didn't help him to do so. 28, 2022 3:07 pm245d ago, Trish Mehaffey Crime and Courts Jan. 21, 2021 2:38 pm768d ago, Trish Mehaffey Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 6:39 pm13h ago, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:22 pm14h ago, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:19 pm14h ago, Jeff Linder High School Basketball Feb. 28, 2023 10:50 pm9h ago, High School Basketball Feb. 28, 2023 10:30 pm9h ago, High School Basketball Feb. 28, 2023 10:37 pm9h ago. For Michelle Martinko murder suspect Jerry Burns, Timeline: What we know about Michelle Marie Martinko's death and investigation, Friend 'happy Michelle finally gets justice' after police make arrest in Martinko killing, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. For nearly 40 years, the family of slain high schooler Michelle Martinko waited for an arrest. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns makes a statement before his sentencing by Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Then for proof. Now, his relationship is perfect. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover reads aloud a motion for a new trial filed by Burns at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. We remain so grateful to generations of Cedar Rapids law enforcement that acted like a dog with a bone, Stonebraker said. The law cannot punish Burns for the damage he had done to Martinko's family or the 'terrible shock, shame, pain and devastation inflicted on the innocent lives of his own family. In high school, Burns ran track and was involved in FFA, McElliot said. MANCHESTER, Ia. Burns' DNA profile was developed from blood on Martinko's black dress. Burns is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 28. DAVENPORT, Ia. He didn't know who or why. Andy Seidel Now: Where is Michelle Martinko's Boyfriend Toda "I worked nights and it just freaked me out.". CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- On the third day of a hearing to suppress evidence in the cold case killing of Michelle Martinko, the man accused of the brutal crime took the witness stand, speaking publicly for the first time. Jerry Burns, of Manchester, was arrested for the murder on the 39-year anniversary of her death. Russ Wright, who works at Quik 'N Handi, answers a question as he sits at a table at Blue Collar Sports Bar in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Jerry Burns, 66, of Manchester, was arrested in Dec. 19 2018, 39 years to the day after Michelle Martinko was found dead in her parents car outside a shopping mall in The sketch indicated a white man in his late teens or early 20s, weighing between 165 and 175 pounds, and standing about 6 feet tall. It was a case,Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said, "that has haunted our community for decades. "I am thrilled for her sister, Janelle, and wish her parents were alive to see this," Laymon said. At this moment, Burns, in any case, stays behind the bars. Using newer technology, Cedar Rapids police last yearcreated profiles fromDNA procured from case evidence in 2006. Low 18F. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden listens from the gallery at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Burns' arrest prompted a round of whispering about two of his family members. A retired teacher, John Curran, of Manchester, said he knows Burns from Bob Stephen Motors, a Manchester car dealership where the men occasionally would see each other and talk. Trish Mehaffey Crime and Courts Sep. 30, 2022 6:06 pm151d ago, Bailey Cichon Crime and Courts Jun. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. Burns pleaded not guiltyin January. Maybanks also choose not to resist the defense's request that the trial be moved out of the eastern Iowa county where the alleged crime took place. 'It seems awful shocking to me, the way I've known him,' he said of Burns' arrest. Jerry Lynn Burns, 65, is set to face a jury in February, bringing momentum to a case that was left cold for years. They graduated in 1972. 'You'll never convince me he did something like that.'. Prosecutors said she was stabbed to death. But he also said his private investigator had uncovered new evidence that wasn't discovered until June. In his statement, Stonebraker said he will never forget Janet Martinko calling them early Dec. 20, 1979, after she had identified the 'bloody, torn, broken body of her beautiful daughter. Be that as it may, on February 24, 2020, he was viewed as at real fault for first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. If found guilty of his first-degree murder charges, he'll In January 2019, he pleaded not guilty and a trial date was set. Overcast. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. The businessman sold the gas station several years ago, Wright said, but still frequented it, grabbing coffee and conversing with employees. For those who knew Burns well, the idea that their friend could have killed an 18-year-old woman 39 years ago is a hard pill to swallow. Her body was found in the front seat, where she had been injured and cut on numerous occasions. Investigatorssaid the man who stabbedMartinko cut his hand and left blood behindon her clothes and on the gear shift knob. Follow reporter Anna Spoerreon Twitter at@annaspoerre. "No, I must not have asked properly, we were never instructed in school how to ask..they just seemed to ignore it," said Burns. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. WebView Jerry Paul Burns results in Manchester, IA including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. In December 2018, Brian's cousin, Jerry Burns, who also lived in Manchester, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko. pic.twitter.com/0rGdwIk89N. Staff writer Erin Jordan contributed to this story. Previous coverage:Decades after fatal stabbing, Michelle Martinko's family comes face-to-face with her alleged killer. for the murder of Michelle Martinko 39 years later. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. Jerry Burns, of Manchester, was arrested for the murder on the 39-year anniversary of her death. She even graduated with his youngest daughter. She was found stabbed to death inside her parents' car in a mall parking lot in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on December 20, 1979. More coverage from the Des Moines Register. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Family and friends of Jerry Burns are seated in the courtroom at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Martinko's older sister, Janelle Stonebraker, told the Des Moines Register that their family had waited years for answers. Burns was convicted of first-degree murder in February. To that point in the investigation, we were confident who our perpetrator was, so we figured out the who. Here's the Update in His Case. Burns Wife Died in June 2008. Maybanks recapped Monday how witnesses in the two weeks prior outlined an extensive chain of custody of the evidence to ensure no new DNA could have been introduced into the packages containing Martinko's bloodied clothes and pieces of the car. Burns maintained his innocence in pretrial hearings and throughout the trial, but the jury took only three hours to reach a verdict after hearing DNA evidence. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), 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. "It's a small community; everybody kind of knows everybody," he said. 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