MICHELLE MARTINKO
Jerry Burns testifies he wanted lawyer when police asked for his DNA in Martinko killing
CEDAR RAPIDS - Jerry Burns, who is seeking to have key evidence against him kept out of his upcoming murder trial, testified Friday he told investigators he should have a lawyer wh...
Investigator: Jerry Burns' "fetish" for violent internet sex shows possible motive for killing Michelle Martinko
CEDAR RAPIDS - Police investigators couldn't find evidence that Jerry Burns and Michelle Martinko knew each other. Yet they had a DNA match linking the Manchester man to the Cedar ...
Hearing in Michelle Martinko murder case to focus on Jerry Burns' 'deviant' computer activity
CEDAR RAPIDS - When a hearing over key evidence in the cold case murder of Michelle Martinko resumes Thursday, prosecutors will focus on what they describe as defendant Jerry Burns...
Manchester man charged with killing Michelle Martinko appears in court
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979 waived his right to speedy trial Monday and will ask the court to move his trial...
Feb. 10 trial in Martinko cold-case murder set That could be reset again as defense wants trial moved
CEDAR RAPIDS - The cold case murder trial for a Manchester man charged with fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979 was reset Monday to Feb. 10, though that could ch...
Murder trial delay likely in cold case of Michelle Martinko
CEDAR RAPIDS - The trial for a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979 likely will be postponed because the defense may need additional tec...
October trial on track for man accused of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979
CEDAR RAPIDS - The October trial remains on track for a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979....
Search warrant: Man charged in Michelle Martinko slaying may have cut himself during crime
CEDAR RAPIDS - Authorities believe the 64-year-old Manchester man charged with fatally stabbing Michelle Martinko in 1979 may have cut himself during the brutal act....
Distant relative learns her DNA led to arrest in Michelle Martinko slaying
CEDAR RAPIDS - A Vancouver, Wash., woman, trying to find out more about her father's side of the family, never expected that her DNA would help catch an Iowa man accused of killing...
Search warrant shows how relative's DNA led police to Manchester man in Michelle Martinko's death
CEDAR RAPIDS - A straw used to sip soda led authorities to the Manchester man two months later they would charge with fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979....
October trial set for Manchester man charged in fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko
CEDAR RAPIDS - Trial for a Manchester man, accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979, is set to begin Oct. 14 in Linn County District Court....
Manchester man charged in fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko pleads not guilty, requests DNA evidence
CEDAR RAPIDS - A Manchester man, charged in the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979, pleaded not guilty last week in Linn County District Court....