The teen was stabbed 29 times, according to testimony. At long last, following 40 years of homicide of Michelle Martinko, Burns went to preliminary and was accused of first-degree murder. One of his court-appointed attorneys, Brian Sissel, said he could not comment on the case because he had just received it Friday. Burns was arrested and questioned when his DNA matched that of some found on Martinko's clothes at the time of her murder. 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. We found 3 records for Jerry S Burns in Manchester, IA. I feel bad for the victims family becausetheyve been wondering every day of their life what happened to their daughter," Russ Wright, who served Burns nearly every day at a local BP gas station, said last December. They are in relation from previous few years of a strong relationship. Testimony showed Burns was the major contributor of the profile - less than one in 100 billion of unrelated individuals would have the same profile, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation criminalists said. She said he lives and operates a business just five miles from her house. '', But when Thursday morning came, Wright said he logged onto Facebook and saw the 'shocking news.'. Jerry Burns as a senior in a 1972 West Delaware High School year book at the Manchester Public Library in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. A face many patrons of the northeast Iowatavernknew was plastered on five flat screens: Jerry Burns. "I almost quit," she said. "At this point did you believe investigator Denlinger was honoring your request for a lawyer," said Spies as he read through the transcript. "If you saw him out in thepublic, he would sit there and talk with you and say 'hi' to you every time he'dseen you.". Both Mormann and Moreno say this a life lesson that you never truly know your neighbors. A pathologist said the fatal stab wound was to her heart and that she bled to death. 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. 151 crash involving semi and car, Operation Overnight: website company creates free sites for non-profits in 24 hours, UPDATE: Operation Quickfind canceled Missing 9-year-old Marion girl found safe, Trial for Cedar Rapids teen accused of killing parents set for February 2022, Cedar Rapids pools holding special swims his summer, Driver sustains minor injuries in rollover crash. Several residents lauded his professionalism and business savvy when speaking with the Register last year. 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. 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. Jerry Lynn Burns, 65, is set to face a jury in February, bringing momentum to a case that was left cold for years. You will begin to receive our Daily Courts & Public Safety updates. Exactly 39 years after her death, police took a Manchester man into custody after matching his DNA to blood found at the crime scene. Before 6th Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover sentenced Burns to life in prison without the possibility of parole, Burns, who never showed any emotion during his trial in February, gave a short statement. Wright said he never saw any signs that Burns was under investigation. Burns said 'somebody else stabbed Martinko that night. Prosecutors said she was stabbed to death. Manchester, IA (52057) Today. Burns was convicted of first-degree murder in February. 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was killed Dec. 19, 1979, Subscribe to the Public Safety newsletter, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau. Maybanks said it's likely nobody will ever know why Burns committed the crime. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns listens as First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nicholas Maybanks (not pictured) speaks at Burns' sentencing hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Michelle Martinko was viewed as wounded absurdly in her vehicle in the Westdale Mall parking structure. If found guilty of his first-degree murder charges, he'll face life in prison. Wright said he never had a negative experience in seven months of knowingBurns. 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. Martinko's body was found in her parents' Buick, which was parked near J.C. Penney at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Burns used to co-own a truck stop near town. They graduated in 1972. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Friends and family of Michelle Martinko react as Burns' motion for a new trial is denied at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The only way Burns DNA couldve ended up in two spots in the crime scene, Maybanks concluded, was if Burns was the murderer. While waiting to Jerry Lynn Burns (born December 23, 1953 [13]) was 25 years old when he killed Michelle Martinko in December 1979. He grew up in Manchester, Iowa, and graduated from West Delaware High School in 1972. He lived in Manchester at the time of his arrest in 2020 and owned a powder coating business in the city. 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. That made his arrest hard to believe. Anna Spoerre covers crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Dec. 20, 2018 8:16 pm, Updated: Dec. 21, 2018 8:24 am. (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. She said they were a wonderful family and that he seemed to be a great man. Very nice gal, you know, she was straight A student, you know, she was one we looked up to," Moreno remembered. But we are trying hard to collect all the information about him and will update you soon. One of his court Prosecutors said she was stabbed to death. The mandatory penalty for first-degree murder in Iowa is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. For nearly 40 years, the family of slain high schooler Michelle Martinko waited for an arrest. 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. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. ", 'Complete shock':Family of the man charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Michelle Martinko speaks out. Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. 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. This is something that affects the whole community, and everybody wants answers. Previous to Jerry's current city of Manchester, IA, Jerry Burns lived in Cedar Falls IA. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. 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. Fathers name is Not Available. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Friends and family of Jerry Burns react as he is led from the courtroom following his sentencing hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (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. Then for a verdict. 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. As Becky Moreno stopped for lunch on Thursday afternoon, she reflected on growing up just down the street from Jerry Burns and his family. Cedar Rapids police used DNA genetic genealogical research to create a group of suspects in the killing that included Burns, according to court records. The 42-year-old remembers serving Burns his final cup before he was detained. 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. 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. In any case, not a lot about his family has been unveiled at this point, because of a few private matters. Investigators then narrowed down family trees of great grandparents to a first cousin and then Burns and his two brothers. Tyler Davis can be reached attjdavis@registermedia.comor on Twitter@TDavisDMR. Last updated May 14, 2020; details of disappearance updated. Burns was convicted of In any case, not a lot about his family has been unveiled at this point, because of a few private matters. 'We were in the same class, so I've known him almost 50 years,' McElliot said Thursday. That was ultimately how investigators found Burns' after creating a DNA profile from a bloodstain on the back of Martinko's dress. Birky said she recalled Martinko was dressed up that night and said she came from a musical banquet, according to the affidavit. (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. Maybanks noted that even though Martinko interacted with at least half a dozen friends the night of her death, including at the mall, none of their DNA was found at the crime scene. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. 'All of my customers today have been talking about (Burns' arrest) and how shocking it was,' Mormann told The Gazette Thursday. Burns co-owns Advanced Coating Concepts with his son, a powder coating business and turf equipment dealer just south of Manchester. "For Michelles family and friends, we know that the pain of losing a daughter, sister or friend will never go away," Jermansaid. 'This is something that affects the whole community,' he said, 'and everybody wants answers.'. Cheryl Hollrah, the sports bar cook, worked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, whereMartinko's body was found in a car 39 years ago. However,l the state pointed out that Burns' never reached out to his family to ask for DNA privacy or to avoid using public online databases such as GEDmatch. Jerry Burnss Family releases statement following arrest in 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. The two had done business beforeWendling owns a body shop, Paint-N-Place, and Burns owns a powder-coating company, Advanced Coating Concepts. Judge Hoover, who had reviewed Spies' written arguments and Maybanks' resistance before the hearing, quickly denied the motion for a new trial. 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. "I wish my parents could be here to see this. Spies, in his motion, said evidence of a regularly scheduled music lesson gives credence to the possibility that her attacker was familiar with her routine. 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. Jerry also answers to Jerry L Burns and Jerry Lynn Burns, and perhaps a couple of other names. Burns Wife Died in June 2008. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette), Jerry Burns (bottom left) is seen in a photo in a 1972 West Delaware High School year book at the Manchester Public Library in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Investigators later sought the services of a company that specializes in DNA phenotyping, which Cedar Rapids police described as the process of predicting physical appearance and ancestry from unidentified DNA evidence. "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. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. His Girlfriend/boyfriends name is Not Available. 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. Stonebraker and his wife, Janelle, Martinko's only sister, live in Florida and were unable to attend the hearing. "Ialso feel bad for, you know, his current family and friends because now they have to go through all this as well. 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. Russ Wright works the registerin the building Burns built. That company, police said, produced portraits for the associated person of interest. "Ialso feel bad for, you know, his current family and friends because now they have to go through all this as well.". Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. DAVENPORT, Ia. (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. 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. 'And he always bought two cans of Coca-Cola and some lottery tickets. 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. The Jan. 28, 2021 episode also sheds light on the trial that led to Burns' sentencing and how he still denied having anything to do with the murder, to the best of his knowledge, leading up to it. Investigators said they arrested Burns after DNA taken from a restaurant straw he had used matched the crime scene DNA. (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. Leads in the case resulted in dead ends until investigatorsused a genetic genealogy website to connect Burns' DNA to the crime scene. Four decades ago, 18-year-oldMichelle Marie Martinko was found stabbed to death in the family's car in the parking lot of a Cedar Rapids mall. Jerry Lynn Burns appeared in the Linn County Courthouse today for a preliminary hearing as his lawyer looked to get evidence against him suppressed ahead of the trail. 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. Within days ofMartinko's killing, police received more than 200 phone calls and letters from people who wanted to help, according to Des Moines Register archives. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. As Becky Moreno stopped for lunch on Thursday afternoon, she reflected on growing up just down the street from Jerry Burns and his family. We have no more Information about his Father; we will try to collect information and update soon. "Very in an upbeat mood, he bought his lottery tickets and he bought his two Cokes and Ijust said Jerry, have a good one, I'll see you tomorrow. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. The store used to operate under the name of E-Z Pickin's, which Burns owned up until the business was bought by McDermott Oil. 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. "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. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette), Advanced Coating Concepts at 1608 230th Street in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Leclere said Burns was never considered a suspect in his cousin's missing-person investigation. ", Elizabeth Laymon, who was high school friends with Martinko, said shevividly remembersthe day classmates sobbed after they learned of the stabbing. Next Spies and the state will submit written statements to the judge outlining what evidence should or should not make it into next month's trial. Hiscousin, Brian Burns, vanished Dec. 19, 2013 exactly 34 years after Martinko was killed. And sometimes he comes back for our lunch specials.'. "You and Michelle will forever be in our thoughts, and we are eternally grateful for your support, trustand confidence over the many years.". 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. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Add newsletters@thegazette.comto your contacts. Until now, Stonebraker said. We have no more information about his spouse. We found 3 records for Jerry Burns in Manchester, IA. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. 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. Before sentencing, defense attorney Leon Spies made a motion for a new trial, arguing many of the same issues that had been ruled upon before. Jerry Burns may be a hitched man, having a spouse and kids. His arrest left those in Manchester, who have lived and worked alongside him for decades, asking how the person they know could be connected to such a crime. (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. ", 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. 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. Brian was last seen at his home in the 1300 block of 180th Street in Manchester, Iowa on December 19, 2013. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.. Jerry Burns looks toward First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks during a suppression hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Jan. 24. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. MANCHESTER, Ia. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. 'He was in here (Wednesday) morning,' Wright said. You will begin to receive our Daily Courts & Public Safety updates. Here's the Update in His Case. Martinko's older sister, Janelle Stonebraker, told the Des Moines Register that their family had waited years for answers. Using newer technology, Cedar Rapids police last yearcreated profiles fromDNA procured from case evidence in 2006. At this moment, Burns, in any case, stays behind the bars. after he was asked if his DNA would match the DNA at the crime scene. Staff writer Erin Jordan contributed to this story. 'It seems awful shocking to me, the way I've known him,' he said of Burns' arrest. Hundreds of people were interviewed and countless leads were followed, police said a year after the slaying. Previous to Jerry's current city of Manchester, IA, Jerry Burns lived in Cedar Falls IA. When 18-year-old Cedar Rapids, Iowa resident Michelle Martinko went missing on Dec. 19, 1979, it became a case that soon ran cold. But with 39-years later, limited information, that's a long time that's gone by. Residents interviewed Friday said they can't square the allegations of a gruesome killing and 39 years with nary a hint of suchbehavior with the man they've known, who went to high school in Manchester, about 45 miles north of Cedar Rapids, and spent much of his adult life there. An analyst at the state crime lab said DNA from the straw matched blood found on Martinko's dress. During an interview with the Des Moines Register, Laymon called the arrest "amazing" news and said she was relieved. (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. "Its scary," Moreno said. Where Is Jerry Lynn Burns Now? But Burns will 'forfeit his freedom forever and die alone. 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. (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. Burns' wife, Patricia, died by suicide in 2008. Jury selection is still set to begin Feb. 10. WebJerry S Burns in Manchester, IA. James was at the family business the day Jerry was first questioned by investigators and later arrested. 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.". He built a new home on land his parents once farmed and constructed a gas station and convenience store near where he lived. 'From the leadership on down, they never gave up. On the other side of the aisle sat several friends of Martinko. Cedar Rapids Police announced the arrest of Manchester resident Jerry Lynn Burns, 64, Wednesday night in connection with the 39-year-old murder of Kennedy High School senior Michelle Martinko. 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. "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. ', l Comments: 319-398-8238; kat.russell@thegazette.com. Jerry LynnBurns, 65, is set to face a jury in February, bringing momentum to a case that was left cold for years. The suspect, identified as Jerry Lynn Burns, DOB/12-23-1953, age 64, of Manchester, Iowa, was arrested today for the crime of Murder in the First Degree. Jerry Burns, of Manchester, was arrested for the murder on the 39-year anniversary of her death. ', Authorities said they questioned Burns at his workplace later the day. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. The investigator reported Birky said the lessons were once a week; although she wasn't sure which day of the week they were, she recalled the last lesson was the night Martinko was killed outside the mall. 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