Trish Mehaffey

DAVENPORT – Jerry Burns, when confronted by police with a genetic prediction photo of the man authorities believe killed 18-year-old …

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, …

DAVENPORT – The DNA from a Manchester man, charged with slaying 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids 40 year ago, …

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, …

DAVENPORT – Retired law enforcement officials and criminalists testified Friday about how DNA evidence from the Michelle Martinko fatal stabbing …

Day 3 of the trial continues Friday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. …

DAVENPORT – A former crime scene investigator testified Thursday he determined the suspect who killed Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, …

The trial continues Thursday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, 1979. Police …

DAVENPORT – Curtis Thomas clearly remembers the night of Dec. 19, 1979, over 40 years ago, when he saw Michelle …

DAVENPORT — Nine woman and six men will hear the cold case of a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing …

IOWA CITY – A new exhibit this month at the University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery offers visitors a …

DAVENPORT – Jury selection continues Tuesday for a Manchester man accused of killing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979. The defense …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Jury selection begins today in a cold case that shook the Cedar Rapids community when 18-year-old Michelle …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The DNA evidence that authorities say links Jerry Burns of Manchester to the 1979 cold case slaying …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison for possession of …