[21] Psychics were also consulted early on in the investigation. Denlinger said he intentionally chose that day to interview Burns because it was the anniversary of Martinko's death. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Grab your popcorn & get comfy as we dive into some dusty old cases revitalized thanks to genetic genealogy (& a bit of good ol' fashioned detective work! She was stabbed multiple times in the face, neck, and chest. She was seen inside the mall by friends and coworkers because Martinko worked in the mall. The Delaware County Sheriff said it did review the case after Burns' arrest and "feels that was clearly the case.". 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. Like all the cases I cover, Michelle's was solved using forensic genealogy, which led police to Jerry Lynn Burns. Around 4 a.m., Martinko was found inside her familys Buick Electra. But detectives had been stymied. She had looked into the parking lot as she drove by to check for her daughter's car because her daughter worked at the mall and had had car trouble before. [25] He refused to voluntarily provide a sample of DNA, but was compelled to do so with a search warrant. At 4a.m., police found the Martinko family's tan and green 1972 Buick Electra in the northeast corner of the mall parking lot by a JCPenney. She was stabbed 29 times in the face, neck, and chest. Jerry Burns, busy back in Minneapolis, wasn't on the guest list that time. JERRY LYNN BURNS, Defendant-Appellant. Burns was arrested on Dec. 19, 2018. Sign Up. (Supreme Court No. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Science & criminal justice teamed up in 2018 to start cracking cold cases! Burns denied any involvement in the murder. A spot of blood on the dress had a full male DNA profile and was consistent with the male DNA profile found on the gear shift. [22][12] From that, police were able to build a partial DNA profile. Allison says Burns threatened him one day after a winning streak. The Vikings organization is mourning the loss of the innovator, colorful . Police covertly obtained Burns' DNA from a drinking straw he left it on a table after eating lunch Oct. 29, 2018, at the Pizza Ranch in Manchester, testimony showed. It wasn't until decades after the killing that investigators began to link the emotions of a motive with the science of DNA. Want a job? [8][9] She attended Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School, where she was an above average student and well regarded by school officials. The trial was then moved to February 2020. The images looked considerably different from the 1980 composite sketch and showed a man with blond hair and blue eyes. [12] Martinko, who was a senior in high school when she was killed, had plans to attend Iowa State University to study interior design. Prosecutor Nick Maybanks/Cedar Rapids Police Department, "Murder at the Mall: The Michelle Martinko Case,". . The defense requested the case be declared a mistrial as a result, but the judge denied the request and asked the prosecutor to rephrase the question. Burns argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress where the warrantless extraction of his DNA profile violated his rights under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and article I . KWQC Jerry Burns. 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 . "I asked Jerry, 'Did you do the crime?' Mail, proper postage prepaid, addressed to Jerry L. Burns, No. The defense also requested the trial be moved out of Linn County based on the amount of attention the case had received over the past four decades, as well as "pervasive and prejudicial pretrial publicity". The murder of Michelle Martinko in the parking lot of Cedar Rapids' Westdale Mall has some eerie connections to the Huisentruit case. 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. Head coach Jerry Burns of the Minnesota Vikings looks on during a 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sept. 24, 1989. . Police said they were able to connect Burns to the case with DNA evidence. The police used the information to create a partial DNA profile. In his video interview with police right before his arrest, Burns, unsolicited, mentioned the name of Jodi Huisentruit as he was being questioned about the Martinko case. He was sentenced to life on August 7 without the possibility of parole. Hi! [11] As the investigation dwindled, a $10,000 reward was offered for information that would lead police to the killer. 20-1150 APPEAL FROM THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR LINN COUNTY HONORABLE FAE E. HOOVER . [34], On February 24, 2020, after three hours of deliberation, the jury found Jerry Lynn Burns guilty of first degree murder of Michelle Martinko. Police found impressions from rubber gloves inside and outside the car, indicating that the assailant had likely planned his attack and hoped to escape unidentified. The defense brought only one witness, a self-described forensic DNA consultant, who testified on the possibility that police could have mishandled the evidence. Authorities believe Burns stabbed the Kennedy High School senior in the chest and face inside a car parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Janelle Stonebraker, Michelle's older sister, thinks that by fighting so vehemently that the suspect wounded himself and left his DNA behind, Michelle contributed to the investigation into her own murder. Allison, who's being held on drug charges in Linn County, says the two played the card game pinochle often. v. Jerry Lynn Burns. Vikings PR. My gut tells me there's probably something else out there. He was convicted of first-degree murder and received the mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. Denlinger said they were uploaded to GEDmatch by Parabon NanoLabs, a private company the department worked with. This evidence was inadmissible at trial but was the subject of a public suppression hearing. Michelle Martinko, Kennedy High School yearbook photo, 1979. Lives in Brentwood, Arkansas. [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. On May 29, 2020, Burns' attorneys filed a motion asking for a new trial, claiming his constitutional and . In 2006, a cold case investigator discovered unidentified blood, presumably belonging to the killer, while he was reviewing case files. Now, the solving of another long-cold casea young blonde woman murdered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, two hours away may shed new light on Huisentruit's disappearance and presumed murder. 39 years later after the murder, a person named Jerry Lynn Burns was arrested in Manchester, Iowa, and charged with first-degree murder. Denlinger said they went to Burns' business, Advanced Powder Coating Concepts in Manchester, and he agreed to talk with them. 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. [2] She did not have many close girlfriends or confidantes, which was speculated to be caused by jealousy from other students over her beauty and stylish clothes[11] or conflict over a boy she had dated. "I did not see this day coming," Franzman said on a broadcast this week. However, the case gradually grew cold as the investigation stretched on. 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* [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. I am a brokenhearted mother.. [31] The defense argued that DNA evidence had been mishandled,[31] and that different articles of clothing from the scene should not have been stored together in one evidence bag. He testified last week he took the straw after it was discarded. I couldnt have said it better myself, and Im the podcaster! 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. When Burns, of Manchester, Iowa, was questioned, he "denied committing the offense but could offer no plausible explanation why his DNA would be found at the crime scene," police said. I miss all her singing and her beautiful music. . His cousin, Brian Burns, went missing on the 19th of December 2013. When Denlinger reminded Burns that Michelle had been killed in 1979, Burns responded, "It was a big deal. [2] Once there, she perused the stores and spoke with friends and other people she knew who worked there. He was born in Hundred, WV on April 24, 1930, a son of the late Robert Lee and Rebecca Taylor Merriner. It showed that she was a distant relative of the person whose DNA was found at the crime scene a second cousin once removed. Burns repeatedly said he didn't know how his DNA was found at the crime scene. Allison, who's being . Her death was ruled a suicide. He previously co-owned a truck shop and worked for John Deere. He said he thought Burns might have a 'conscience.. God finally won. The company also produced approximations of how the man would have aged in the years since the crime. KWQC Jerry Burns' mugshot and a family photo of Michelle Martinko. While these occurrences sounded suspicious, the police didn't believe Burns had anything to do with them. "I cried a lot and I looked out windows all hours of the night," Martinko's mother, Janet Martinko, told Cedar Rapids' CBS station in 1987. He was arrested Wednesday on the exact day Martinko was last seen alive. He entered a plea of not guilty. Burns is accused of murdering Michelle Martinko in 1979. People who have worked on this game have also collaborated on the creation of the following games: Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire, a group of 68 people. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. A Manchester man convicted of first-degree murder has announced he has hired a new attorney who will seek to exonerate him of the crime, a private investigator has told the Manchester Press . 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. 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. 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. 'A complete shock': Family of suspect in Martinko murder releases statement, Bobcats and beyond are wearing orange to support Benton Communitys Tatum Schroeder, UIHC library offers resources for and about people with disabilities. A hearing over whether to allow the evidence at trial continued Thursday for a second day. Gerald Edward "Jake" Merriner, 92, of Jane Lew passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital. 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. physical distance - it was a 2 hour drive to and from mason city to cedar rapids. Burns is accused of killing Cedar Rapids teenager Michelle Martinko in 1979. Might be nothing, but Jerry has a cousin who went missing in 2013 and it has become a cold case and Jerry's wife committed suicide in 2008. Add newsletters@thegazette.comto your contacts. . 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). Dr. Obrecht Learns if She's a Bone Marrow Match for Willow Plus, Nikolas' Whereabouts Are Revealed. Jerry Lynn Burns faces a first degree murder charge in the killing of Michelle Martinko. Hi all - I discuss the case of Michelle Martinko, who was murdered in 1979 in Iowa, this week on DNA: ID podcast. According to KWWL, at the sentencing, Stonebaker said that Burns stole those 39 years and many more from a sweet smart, talented girl who never got her chance at college, a career, marriage, children and by now, even grandchildren.. 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. Blond / All American Girls - Jodi was a bit older. Allison also recounted a time when Burns tried to tear down a cellmate's bunk bed because he was snoring too loudly. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette). A juvenile found carrying a knife was interviewed and ruled out in her murder, as was a shopping center employee who had told police that he enjoyed following women and ogling store mannequins. The final nail in the coffin was when a witness gave his statement to the court. I hope you enjoy it!! [2], Martinko's father, Albert, died in 1995. 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. Jerry Lynn Burns was finally arrested in October 2018 for the murder of Michelle Martinko, that took place 39 years prior. Denlinger does NOT believe Burns is responsible for Jodi Huisentruit - rather that he admired/fantasized about whatever happened to her. The new technique, started this year with the "Golden State Killer," has identified over two dozen suspects. The murder was closely followed within her community, and the police received more than 200 tips in the weeks following her killing. 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. Authorities said Burns was last seen at his 1381 180th St. residence in Delaware County on Thursday, December 19 . In a brief interview with the Cedar Rapids Gazette in 1980, Janet said of her daughter, She loved music. Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria, a group of 39 people. Prosecutors played a covertly recorded interview that investigators conducted with Jerry Lynn Burns in December of 2018. A funeral service for Jerry Calvin Lynn, 78, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana. On December 20, 2018, a district judge set his bond at $5 million. Her mother, Janet, died in 1998. 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. "That was big, national news," said Denlinger. [2] That narrowed the suspects down to a set of three brothers, who had grown up in Manchester, Iowa. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Denlinger recorded him using a camera that was hidden inside a coffee mug. Cedar Rapids police arrested Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, on Wednesday morning and charged him with first-degree murder - 39 years to the day after the killing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was stabbed . Doug Larison to reexamine the file and find what he believed to be the killers DNA in blood found on Martinkos dress that was not her blood. 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. [3] The brothers were placed under surveillance, and investigators began to attempt to collect their DNA secretly. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. A article mentioned that the police found his Internet search history had stuff like 'murder, rape, harm of blonde women'. 6931989, Anamosa State Penitentiary, 406 N. High Street, Anamosa, IA 52205. "Hmm, strange," Burns responded when Cedar Rapids Police Investigator Matthew Denlinger told him he was a suspect for Martinko's death. [10][11] She was also a talented performer, joined the twirling squad as a sophomore, and performed in choirs and theater productions. After her parents reported her missing at 2 a.m., police discovered the teen's body in her vehicle about four hours later. This technology helped the FBI arrest notorious serial killer, serial rapist, and burglar Joseph James DeAngelo (nicknamed Golden State Killer) in 2018. Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT, a group of 41 people. His ex-wife, Patricia, committed suicide in 2008, and his cousin Brian Burns astonishingly disappeared. [7] Eventually, more than 125 people would have their DNA swabbed and compared against samples taken from the scene. Lives in Tyler, Texas. In a press conference during which the new image was shared, a former classmate of Martinko exclaimed that the face looked like another one of their classmates, but that classmate had been investigated and was cleared based on a DNA swab several years before. [26] He was not able to provide an explanation for why his DNA would have been present at the crime scene. He was born on December 09, 1952 to Harold Eugene and Virginia Burns in Osceola, Arkansas. And he had the daunting task of trying to figure out who that could be, armed only with an unidentified sample of blood DNA. [4] Documents concluded that fewer than one in 100 billion people would match the DNA profile. See Photos. In 2017, a company specializing in DNA phenotyping was hired to produce a new approximation of the killer's appearance based solely off the DNA sample. He began to search for her, as did the police. Dave Franzman, a longtime reporter at ABC Cedar Rapids affiliate KCRG, even covered the case at the time of Michelle Martinko's killing. Cellmate recounts multiple outbursts in Jerry Burns murder trial, The Christmas Project is back raising money for local non-profits, 3-year-old Cedar Rapids child confirmed dead from accidental drowning, The Carson King saga, a legendary Iowa tale of giving back, Active police investigation in Cedar Rapids, SIX MONTHS LATER: Derecho cleanup, recovery, replanting continues, Hawkeyes roll by North Carolina A&T 112-71. [2], Martinko had been stabbed 29 times in her face, neck, and chest. 1, 2023 9:40 am7h ago, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:22 pm23h ago, Crime and Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:19 pm23h ago, Jeff Linder High School Basketball 21m ago21m ago. Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, was arrested Wednesday and . Place of rest will be in the Dickson County Memorial Gardens. Jim grew up . Thus began the quest to finally nab Martinko's killers. Hernando . 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. Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. 'If I was there, I don't know, Burns told Denlinger. Murderer Jerry Lynn Burns was not caught for almost 40 years. Visitation for Jim will be held on Monday, March 13, 2023 from 4:00PM until 6:00PM at the Peacock Family Chapel. "I talked to myself and didn't know what to do Then you have to pray.". FILE - In a Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 file photo, Jerry Burns enters the courtroom during the continuation of a suppression hearing for evidence in the case of Burns of Manchester at the Linn County . family - he had 3 kids - tough to sneak away for 4 hours when you have kids unless he was on a business trip. Be the first one to comment on this story. County, FL. [2], In 2006, 27 years after Martinko's killing, a new cold case investigator working for the Cedar Rapids Police Department received a tip connected to the case. Police looked at numerous suspects during the initial investigation, including a man who raped a woman at knifepoint and later died while in prison for that crime, but DNA testing ruled him out. The next day, she was found stabbed to death in the mall parking lot. Let's uncover where he is now in this article. Police interviewed numerous people, and several were cleared of suspicion through use of a polygraph. Parabon made predictions for "ancestry, eye color, hair color, skin color, freckling, and face shape," police said, and the department released the composite images to the public in May 2017. 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. A Felony. UPDATE: Trial set for Iowa man accused in 1979 killing of Michelle Martinko . Jerry Burns is still behind bars . [9] The killer left no fingerprints, which led police to believe they had worn gloves. "I am happy Michelle finally gets justice.". On the eve of December 19, 1979, an 18-year-old high school student named Michelle Martinko was discovered dead in her family's car outside a mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On Wednesday, after weeks of "planning and strategizing," investigators interviewed and arrested Burns for first-degree murder, Jerman said. The case had remained a mystery for 39 years until police say new DNA genealogy technology identified Burns' DNA at the scene. But Denlinger did get consent from Janice Burns, Burns' first cousin, and collected her DNA for testing, he said. She will be remembered as a wonderful mother and wife, loving to spend time with her granddaughter . Jerry Burns. At the time of the murder, Burns was 25 and lived in Manchester, Iowa. He grew up in Manchester, Iowa, and graduated from West Delaware High School in 1972. See Photos. He said Burns had no memory of being at the crime scene. Michelle was a high school senior when she was found stabbed to death in 1979 in a parking lot at the Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. I've been reading up on this case and was wondering if they profiled this guy? Michelle Martinko, 18, was stabbed to death in a mall parking lot in Dec. 1979. 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. The sample was put into a national computer database and was used to clear more than 70 of Martinkos acquaintances, according to NBC News. The case was solved, but there were lingering questions about Jerry Burns. Investigators used the blood samples to develop a partial male DNA profile. Burns has hired a very high profile attorney and has said he plans to appeal his conviction, which was very largely . This revealed everything, and Burns was ultimately declared guilty of first-degree murder. The family of the man suspected of murdering Michelle Martinko 39 years ago said the arrest came "as a complete shock.". At the department, Burns sked for a lawyer. On August 7, 2020, Burns was sentenced to life in prison without parole. "Burnsie was laying siege to New Orleans," said Lynn. State of Iowa. timing. Burns made an initial court appearance via video Thursday morning and said he would fill out an application for a court-appointed counsel. Jerry A. Burns, age 69, of Bryan, Texas went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 10:56 p.m. Jerry Burns enters the courtroom in 2020 (Image via We Are Iowa) Burns was born in Manchester, Iowa in 1953 and graduated from West . [14] Burns's cousin, Brian Burns, went missing on December 19, 2013 and has not been found. A struggle followed in which Michelle was stabbed and sliced by a knife almost 30 times in a horrific murder that police initially believed had to be a crime of passion. Teen Michelle Martinko was stabbed to death in 1979. Powered by. There is no known DNA evidence tying Burns to the Huisentruit case and no evidence that he knew Jodi Huisentruit. 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