Mrs. Bernice Martin On March 8, 1987, fire fighters were called to the Mayfair Gardens Elderly Housing Complex, Manchester, Connecticut. They found Mrs. Bernice Martin, 88 years old, barely breathing,…
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Case of the Month: Bernice Martin
Mrs. Bernice Martin Case of the Month: Bernice Martin. On March 8, 1987, fire fighters found Mrs. Bernice Martin inside the Mayfair Gardens Elderly Housing Complex, Manchester, Connecticut. She had…
Connecticut Appellate Court to review 1987 Bernice Martin murder
“The Appellate Court is scheduled to hear arguments Friday [today] in the appeal of 66-year-old Richard Lapointe, who was convicted of murdering Bernice Martin and sentenced to life in prison….
Martinko murder trial update Feb 13, 2020
Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley A brief overview in the Michelle Martinko murder trial update Feb 13, 2020 with information taken from various newspapers. Jury selection: nine women and…
Missing: Dennis Lloyd Martin
Dennis Lloyd Martin went missing on June 14, 1969 from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. He was just six years old. The family lived in Knoxville, Tennessee….
Arrest in 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko
Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley Michelle Martinko was found dead on Dec. 20, 1979. She was repeatedly stabbed most notably in her face and chest. Police discovered her body…
Michelle Martinko: background information
Michelle Martinko Jerry Lynn Burns is facing first-degree murder charges for the Dec 20, 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko. He is held at the Linn County Jail (Iowa). Burns Burns…
Justice for Joan by Martin Knight
…Castle, Sussex, UK. There is plenty online about the case however some details are not. That’s where the book by Martin Knight comes in. Joan Mary Woodhouse Joan was an…
Michelle Martinko Murder Trial
Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley The Michelle Martinko murder trial started today with jury selections. Two important rulings to note: 1: Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover ruled that…
Michelle Martinko Trial: Update through Feb 17, 2020
Michelle Martinko Four points of interest in the Michelle Martinko trial: 1: Male DNA profile found at the crime scene led police to believe the suspect cut himself during the…
Yours, Jean by Lee Martin
Yours, Jean by Lee Martin is a book that was inspired by the murder of Mildred Georgine Lyon (Oct 5, 1928 – Sept 3, 1952) in Illinois. The young librarian…
Michelle Martinko Trial: update through Feb 19, 2020
Michelle Martinko Michelle Martinko trial updates Feb 18 – 19, 2020: Feb 18: Two points to take away: 1: DNA We learn that a senior DNA lab analyst at Bode…
Michelle Martinko Trial Feb 20, 2020
Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley The defense rests in the Michelle Martinko murder trial. I was stunned but here it is: “After just one witness, attorneys defending a man…
Guilty verdict in Martinko Trial
Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley Today were the closing arguments for the prosecution and the defense in the 1979 murder case of Michelle Marie Martinko. The order was as…
Life sentence in Michelle Martinko murder
Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley Today, we close the case of Michelle Martinko. Jerry Lynn Burns received the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole….
Appeal Denied in 1979 Martinko Murder
Michelle Martinko On March 31, 2023 The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Jerry Lynn Burns in the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko. The PDF of the opinion is…
Suspect composite in case of Michelle Martinko
Age-progressed to 50/Case: Michelle Martinko The Cedar Rapids Police Department can now show the public the suspect composite in the cold case of Michelle Martinko (18) who was murdered in…
Trayvon Martin: interesting questions
…I just found an article describing why Martin was away from school: “Family attorney Benjamin Crump confirmed to ABC News that Martin had been slapped with a 10 day school…
Remembering Michelle Martinko
Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley Remembering Michelle Martinko who was found murdered around 4am on December 20, 1979 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The police discovered her body in the…
In Light of the Madness by Hemmie Martin
…AuthorAmp in exchange for an honest review. Highly recommended reading but not in the dark. Because that’s when the madness comes to get you! _______________________________ Author Hemmie Martin Hemmie Martin…