She was stabbed and killed 39 yrs ago today in the Westdale Mall parking lot. All rights reserved. (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. "Thats why everybody in town is just like Iam: shocked.. Martinko, who was 18, was found stabbed to death in her family's Buick in the early morning hours of Dec. 20, 1979, in the parking lot of Westdale Mall. She wasn't crying so much as gasping, choking. Prosecutors said she was stabbed to death. Both Mormann and Moreno say this a life lesson that you never truly know your neighbors. 'I was happy when I heard the case was solved, but it was a punch in the gut to hear it was someone from the community. (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. Jerman, Cedar Rapids' police chief, credited police and investigators who "showed tenacity and dedication" over the four decades it took to take the case to trial, and the Linn County Attorney's Office for its role in Burns' arrest and prosecution. for the murder of Michelle Martinko 39 years later. With Burns having been found guilty and in prison, however, Martinko's family finally has some sense of closure. For nearly 40 years, the family of slain high schooler Michelle Martinko waited for an arrest. He previously co-owned a truck stop near town. pic.twitter.com/0rGdwIk89N. 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 Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover speaks at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. ", 'Complete shock':Family of the man charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Michelle Martinko speaks out. 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. (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. Burns will appear in Linn County District Court tomorrow morning. 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. Burns sentencing is likely to be scheduled for early April, though a date has notbeen set, District Judge Fae Hoover said. In September 1986, the Iowa Supreme Court rejected claims made byMartinko's father that the shopping center was negligent because it did not provide "reasonable security" for his daughter, the Register reported at the time. ", People of Manchester 'would have never guessed' Burns' arrest for Martinko murder, Iowa Republicans move forward bills to limit bathroom access for transgender students, Heroic Iowa sisters credited with saving two kids who fell through ice, Student walkouts planned statewide in protest of proposed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. "But the world's a big place and we dont know anything about anybody. Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Net Worth, Fast Facts, Who Is David Bolt? All Rights Reserved. 'Mr. 2023 www.desmoinesregister.com. Burns owns a powder-coating company, Advanced Coating Concepts, in Manchester. "We would ride up and down that road by his house and never thought anything of it," she said. You will begin to receive our Daily Courts & Public Safety updates. When 18-year-old Cedar Rapids, Iowa resident Michelle Martinko went missing on Dec. 19, 1979, it became a case that soon ran cold. Stonebrakersat in the front row of the courtroom, flanked by her husband, John, and oldest son, Robert. The Kennedy High School senior had drivento the mall after a school choir banquet to shop for a new winter coat. When he left I told him 'Have a good day Jerry, I'll see you tomorrow. A retired music teacher, Kathryn Birky, of Swisher, who taught private piano and organ lessons, said she had a regularly scheduled lesson with Martinko in the Westdale Mall the night of the attack, Spies said. As Becky Moreno stopped for lunch on Thursday afternoon, she reflected on growing up just down the street from Jerry Burns and his family. At the time of her death, police had found Martinko stabbed to death in her car in a local mall parking lot. Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse, Delaware County Sheriff's Office He testified regarding statements made in his initial interview, saying he was trying to be corporative. Burns' trial attracted national attention because the cold case was solved after 39 years due in large part to DNA evidence and genetic genealogy. She said they were a wonderful family and that he seemed to be a great man. 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. Laymon said she and Martinko were in a self-defense class together, but added that "no amount of self-defense could have saved her from that.". Stonebraker and his wife, Janelle, Martinko's only sister, live in Florida and were unable to attend the hearing. The music books either were dropped somewhere police didn't searched or the killer disposed of them, he said. 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. WebBrian Farmer Burns, a 55-year-old Manchester, Iowa farmer, went missing from his Delaware County home on Thursday, December 19, 2013. Decades after the death, he had a voice in the first-degree murder sentencing of Jerry Burns, 66, of Manchester. 'The community can be very proud of its law enforcement, and for the tremendous comfort and support area residents have extended to our family over the thirty-nine years since Michelle's death. In fact, it wasn't until years later that authorities even had a proper police sketch to seek help from the public in locating the man who killed her. Burns is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 28. Hiscousin, Brian Burns,vanished Dec. 19, 2013 exactly 34 years after Martinko was killed. Russ Wright works the registerin the building Burns built. Hundreds of people were interviewed and countless leads were followed, police said a year after the slaying. 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. 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. The 42-year-old remembers serving Burns his final cup before he was detained. 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. His wife and other close members of his family were allowed to attend the sentencing but seating was limited to allow for social distancing in the courtroom. Martinko always came to her lessons alone but may have had someone waiting for her outside the mall. Curran said he doesn't know how police homed in on Burns, but he's not passing judgment until he hears the facts. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns and defense attorney Leon Spies (right) listen to Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover as she reads Burns' sentence at a hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. 'Janelle and I are very pleased and grateful for the work of several generations of Cedar Rapids uniformed police and detectives in bringing Mr. Burns to justice,' John Stonebraker said in a statement to The Gazette. Staff writer Erin Jordan contributed to this story. Burns is being held at Linn County Jail. The reward for information leading to an arrest in Martinkos murder was $15,000. An hour before announcing Burns arrest, police in Cedar Rapids tweeted that there had been a major development in Martinkos murder. ", 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. Never did I ever think he had a mean bone in his body," said McElliot, 64. Notwithstanding the way that Burns conviction and denouncing are clear and he is presently in prison, his legitimate group has continued to insist his blamelessness and upset the choice. Here's the Update in His Case. On the other side of the aisle sat several friends of Martinko. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nicholas Maybanks speaks at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. We found 3 records for Jerry Burns in Manchester, IA. (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. Prosecutors said she was stabbed to death. Investigatorssaid the man who stabbedMartinko cut his hand and left blood behindon her clothes and on the gear shift knob. 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. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. The two had done business beforeWendling owns a body shop, Paint-N-Place, and Burns owns a powder-coating company, Advanced Coating Concepts. During an interview with the Des Moines Register, Laymon called the arrest "amazing" news and said she was relieved. Mike McElliot, who was in Burns' graduating class at West Delaware High School, said the two crossed paths as adults in Dyersville, while McElliot was a mail carrier and Burns worked for John Deere. With little to no leads to go on, there was little that detectives could do to solve the case. McElliot said he felt bad for Burns as he listened to news accounts of Burns' arrest Wednesday. "Everybody was so anxious last night to see a picture to make sure it was actually, you know, him," Mormann said. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette). Read more about the circumstances surrounding Burns' arrest here. Where Is Jerry Lynn Burns Now? "The people in law enforcement take on their duty and their task seriously," Maybanks told the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network,afterthe verdict. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette), Jerry Burns (on left page, third picture from the top and third picture from the left) part of the senior class in a 1972 West Delaware High School year book at the Manchester Public Library in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. An obituary for Burns wife, Patricia, says that she died in June Then for a verdict. (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. Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. Moreno said, "I would have never guessed. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. She can be contacted at aspoerre@dmreg.com, 515-284-8387or on Twitter at@annaspoerre. More:Iowa community tries to reconcile a cold case arrest and its long history with a neighbor. Indeed, in June 2020, his legal advisor, Leon Spies, motioned for a retrial. They stated they had no evidence to implicate him in Brian's case and no evidence that Patricia's death was not suicide. 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. Age Explored Jerry Burns present age is 67 years, as he was born somewhere near 1954, in Manchester, Iowa. document.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()), Who Is Denzel Browning-Wilkins? (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns thanks his family for their support as he 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. Low 18F. The gentleman that had been a customer of mine and what Iconsidered a friend ever since I'd been employed here, its just I never thought in a million years somebody like that could" kill someone,he said. Any relationship to Jerry Burns who was arrested for the Michelle Martinko murder. In October 2018, Matthew Denlinger, a Cedar Rapids police investigator,saw Burns drink sodas out of a plastic glass with a clear straw. (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. DAVENPORT, Iowa It took more than four decades, but the man who brutally killed a Cedar Rapids high school student is poised to spend the rest of his life in jail. 'It seems awful shocking to me, the way I've known him,' he said of Burns' arrest. During Jerry Lynn Burns initial interrogation, he said that he could not offer the authorities a plausible explanation as to why his DNA was found at the crime scene. "We thought it was extremely probative. Jerry Burnss Family releases statement following arrest in 'You'll never convince me he did something like that.'. Cedar Rapids police used DNA genetic genealogical research to create a group of suspects in the killing that included Burns, according to court records. 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. The case itself had initially led investigators to assume the crime had been one of passion, with the amount of stab wounds to Martinko's face, but even now, there have been no answers as to why it happened. Jerry Burns may be a hitched man, having a spouse and kids. Decades of technological advancements ultimately allowed experts to construct a partial male DNA profile from a blood scraping on the gear shift of the Martinko family car and a blood stain on the back of Martinkos dress. His family and friends remained seated after Martinkos family left the courtroom. Then for proof. Janelle and John Stonebraker, Martinkos sister and brother-in-law who live in Florida, told The Cedar Rapids Gazette this week that they are at peace after waiting decades for justice. Jerry also answers to Jerry L Burns and Jerry Lynn Burns, and perhaps a couple of other names. ", "This is Michelles day," he added. after he was asked if his DNA would match the DNA at the crime scene. The police chief at the time, Ray Baker, said the fatal stabbing "outraged the whole community.". 'Mr. James was at the family business the day Jerry was first questioned by investigators and later arrested. District Associate Judge Casey D. Jones set Burns' bond at $5 million on Dec. 20, 2018. Today, Burns' lawyer, Lion Spies continued to question one of the state's expert witness, Randy Cole, whose background as a correctional officer and as a program manager for sexual offenders, may point to a motive. That company, police said, produced portraits for the associated person of interest. Burns co-owns Advanced Coating Concepts with his son, a powder coating business and turf equipment dealer just south of Manchester. Later, Burns sold farm implements in Dyersville at the same time McElliot was a postal carrier there. Detectives found no weapon or fingerprints to identify a suspect and said Martinko had not been robbed. "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' attorneys claimed the case has been surroundedby "pervasive and prejudicial pretrial publicity" and has been in the public eye for the past four decades,court filings show. However, the state argued that Denlinger pointed out several times the decision was up to him and that Burns was free to make calls as needed. Judge Hoover, who had reviewed Spies' written arguments and Maybanks' resistance before the hearing, quickly denied the motion for a new trial. 'The Dating Game' Killer Was Active for Almost 10 Years Before He Was Caught, Angie Dodge's Killer Evaded Capture for Over 20 Years, Where Is Convicted Murderer Jeffrey MacDonald Now? Burns, who would have been 25 at the time of Martinko's death, said he could not offer a "plausible explanation" forwhy his DNA was found at the crime scene, authorities said at the time of his arrest. Because this moment has finally come. We have no information about his girlfriend/boyfriend. DAVENPORT, Ia. Birky also noted that Martinko should have had two organ books and an assignment book with her after leaving the lesson that night. Police found Martinko's body in her parents' tan 1972 Buick at Cedar Rapids Westdale Mall parking lot around 4 a.m. on Dec. 20, 1979. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. Martinko's older sister, Janelle Stonebraker, told the Des Moines Register that their family had waited years for answers. Police did question Jerry about his cousin's disappearance and about his wife Patricia, whose 2008 death was ruled a suicide. MANCHESTER Wednesday started out just like any other day in Manchester but little known to the locals, news would surface that evening that would leave the community shrouded in questions. Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. "I am thrilled for her sister, Janelle, and wish her parents were alive to see this," Laymon said. Details of what led to his arrest were hashed out during day one and two of the hearings to determine if key evidence would be admissible during the trial. At the time of his arrest, Burns had beenliving in Manchester, a town of about 5,000 people 45 minutes north of Cedar Rapids, for longer than Martinko's case had been cold. One of his court-appointed attorneys, Brian Sissel, said he could not comment on the case because he had just received it Friday. Burns' arrest prompted a round of whispering about two of his family members. 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 He announced that the way in which experts drew closer getting DNA from Burns and his family members to show his DNA was found at the wrongdoing area was an encroachment of the fourth and fourteenth alterations. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. "We don't exactly know the whys and some of the details, but we definitely know who did it, and that was terribly important to us," she said. On Thursday, other people in town said they were shocked, stunned or astounded by the news. Add newsletters@thegazette.comto your contacts. Spies asserted that the way authorities went about obtaining DNA from Burns and his family members to prove his DNA was found at the crime scene was a violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. ", 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.". (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Burns reacts as he is sentenced at a hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. He built a new home on land his parents once farmed and constructed a gas station and convenience store near where he lived. 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. Several residents lauded his professionalism and business savvy when speaking with the Register last year. 'All of my customers today have been talking about (Burns' arrest) and how shocking it was,' Mormann told The Gazette Thursday. In any case, not a lot about his family has been unveiled at this point, because of a few private matters. ", Elizabeth Laymon, who was high school friends with Martinko, said shevividly remembersthe day classmates sobbed after they learned of the stabbing. 'Killer Cases' Explores His Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. Burns used to co-own a truck stop near town. We have no more Information about his Father; we will try to collect information and update soon. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. Jerry Burns Wife: Who Is He Married To? His mark on the world, and the sum of his life, will be a short notice, saying: Convicted Martinko murderer dies in prison,' Stonebraker bluntly said. Delaware CountySheriff John Leclere saidauthorities "don't have any reason to suspect (Burns) in either case.". "His first wife's death was a suicide, so he was talked to, but it was clearly a suicide," said the sheriff of 18 years. Tyler Davis can be reached attjdavis@registermedia.comor on Twitter@TDavisDMR. 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. (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. Jerry, who would have been 25 years old at the time of the murder, was convicted in February 2020. The man accused, Jerry Burns of Manchester, is charged with 1st-degree murder for the death of Michelle Martinko, a Kennedy High School senior at the time of her death. "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 is led from the courtroom following his sentencing hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. You will begin to receive our Daily Courts & Public Safety updates. His Girlfriend/boyfriends name is Not Available. Burns, 66, was arrested at his Manchester, Iowa, business on Dec. 19, 2018 the 39th anniversary of Martinko's death and charged with first-degree murder in Martinko's slaying. District Judge Fae Hoover on Dec. 9 agreed to move the trial to the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport. It lies in a 'deeply selfish, lifelong personal need. He pointed out that Martinko's sister and brother-in-law said Martinko didn't take organ lessons; Carma Lou's House of Music wasn't in Westdale; and none of the many witnesses who testified at trial about seeing Martinko at the mall that night never mentioned it. "I was 15 years old and when that happened my dad said, 'alright, no more shopping at Westdale Mall,' and, you know, we were just so scared," Mormann said. Burns' wife, Patricia, died by suicide in 2008. John Stonebraker said the three hours it took the jury to reach a verdict was indicative of the strength of the case. The main argument from Burns' defense team was that the evidence used in the case from back in 1979 was mishandled at the time, but on Feb. 24, 2020, Burns was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. If you know some information, please comment below. They just would not let it go., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Burns is being held at Linn County Jail on a $5 million cash bond. All rights reserved. Reporter covering state and federal courts. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. 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 was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. The case remained unsolved until Wednesday night when police announced they used DNA evidence to link Burns to the crime. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. It was a case,Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said, "that has haunted our community for decades. Update, Oct. 14: The trial for Jerry Burns has been officially delayed, and is now temporarily set for Feb. 10, 2020. Trish Mehaffey Crime and Courts Sep. 30, 2022 6:06 pm151d ago, Bailey Cichon Crime and Courts Jun. 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. Stonebraker said he is sad for the Burns family and wanted to 'wish them well.. 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