MICHELLE MARTINKO
Jerry Burns hires 'Making a Murderer' lawyer for appeal in Michelle Martinko murder
CEDAR RAPIDS - Convicted killer Jerry Burns, who fatally stabbed 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979, has hired a Chicago-area lawyer who received national attention for representing a man featured in Netflix's documentary series 'Making of a Murderer.' ...
Monday's Dateline NBC episode on Michelle Martinko features Gazette reporter Trish Mehaffey
Dateline NBC on Monday night will be airing their episode about the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko, with interviews of Cedar Rapids investigators, Gazette courts reporter Trish Mehaffey, Michelle's friends and her relatives. ...
Jerry Burns sentenced to life for killing Michelle Martinko in 1979
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Martinko family lived without answers for 39 Christmases. ...
Watch: Jerry Burns sentenced to life without parole in Michelle Martinko murder
On Friday, Jerry Burns of Manchester was sentenced to life without parole in the death of Michelle Martinko. The video on this page is a replay of the sentencing hearing. Martinko, a Kennedy High School senior, was stabbed to death Dec. 19, 1979. Police found her body in her family's Bui ...
TV series will spotlight Michelle Martinko murder case on Sunday
The investigation into Michelle Martinko's murder will be featured at 9 p.m. Sunday in the cable TV series "On the Case" with Paula Zahn on the Investigation Discovery channel. ...
Jerry Burns will be sentenced this week for killing Michelle Marktinko in 1979
CEDAR RAPIDS - After waiting five months, Michelle Martinko's family and friends on Friday finally will see a Manchester man sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing the teen in 1979. ...
Sentencing bumped to August for Manchester man convicted of killing teen Michelle Martinko
CEDAR RAPIDS - A judge has again reset the sentencing for a Manchester man convicted in February of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979. ...
Sentencing reset to June for Manchester man convicted of killing Michelle Martinko
CEDAR RAPIDS - Sentencing for a Manchester man convicted last month for killing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979 has been delayed again, this time because of the COVID-19 outbreak. ...
Sentencing set April 17 for man convicted of killing Michelle Martinko
CEDAR RAPIDS - A Manchester man, convicted last month for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979, will be sentenced to life in prison without parole April 17 in Linn County District Court. ...
Meet the man who was on a mission to solve the Michelle Martinko murder
CEDAR RAPIDS - He didn't start out thinking he was going to solve a cold case murder that haunted Cedar Rapids for 38 years, but he always believed it would happen someday because the victim's family deserved to know. ...
Michelle Martinko's sister: Decades of heartache before hope
CEDAR RAPIDS - Her sister-in-law told her that grief doesn't end. It is 'endured and accepted' as part of life, which Janelle Stonebraker slowly came to learn after her only sibling, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko, was fatally stabbed Dec. 19, 1979. ...
Jerry Burns found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Michelle Martinko
DAVENPORT - Janelle Stonebraker was happy to get some answers about the slaying of her little sister, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko, after 40 years. ...
Watch closing arguments: Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns, Day 9
Day 9 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Follow reporter Trish Mehaffey's live cover ...
Prosecutions' DNA expert in Michelle Martinko murder trial says lab tested only for blood
DAVENPORT -#xa0;A DNA expert testified Friday, in rebuttal testimony, that the only biological fluid screened was blood found in the DNA profile developed from Michelle Martinko's dress, and was consistent with Jerry Burns. ...
Live: Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns, Day 8
Day 8 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Follow reporter Trish Mehaffey's live cover ...
Forensic consultant said DNA transfer could explain how Jerry Burns' DNA was found on Martinko's dress
DAVENPORT -#xa0;A forensic consultant testified Thursday there may be another explanation for how the DNA of Jerry Burns was found on 18-year-old Michelle Martinko's clothing, besides that he was her killer. ...
Live: Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns, Day 7
Day 7 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Follow reporter Trish Mehaffey's live cover ...
Live: Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns, Day 6
Day 6 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Follow reporter Trish Mehaffey's live cover ...
Jerry Burns shows little reaction when accused of killing Michelle Martinko
DAVENPORT - Jerry Burns, when confronted by police with a genetic prediction photo of the man authorities believe killed 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979, said, 'Do you think I look like that?' ...
Live: Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns, Day 5
Day 5 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Follow reporter Trish Mehaffey's live cover ...
DNA expert testifies Jerry Burns DNA 'consistent' with stain found on Martinko's dress
DAVENPORT - The DNA from a Manchester man, charged with slaying 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids 40 year ago, was 'consistent and cannot be eliminated' with a profile developed from the teen's dress, according to an Iowa criminalist. ...
Live: Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns, Day 4
Day 4 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Follow reporter Trish Mehaffey's live cover ...
Retired police, criminalists describe handling of evidence in Michelle Martinko murder case
DAVENPORT - Retired law enforcement officials and criminalists testified Friday about how DNA evidence from the Michelle Martinko fatal stabbing in 1979 was tested over the years as investigators continued their search for who killed the 18-year-old. ...
Live: Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns, Day 3
Day 3 of the trial continues Friday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Follow reporter Trish Mehaffey's live cover ...
Crime scene investigator determined Martinko's killer wore gloves
DAVENPORT - A former crime scene investigator testified Thursday he determined the suspect who killed Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979, was wearing gloves before the attack because a 'zigzag or chevron' glove pattern was found on the door handle of her car. ...
Live: Day 2 of Michelle Martinko murder trial for suspect Jerry Burns
The trial continues Thursday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police found the 18-year-old's body in her parents' Buick parked at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. Opening statements followed by witnesses testimony ...
At murder trial, friends recount seeing Michelle Martinko for the last time
DAVENPORT - Curtis Thomas clearly remembers the night of Dec. 19, 1979, over 40 years ago, when he saw Michelle Martinko leave the Westdale Mall near closing time, he testified Wednesday. ...