'I'd say the reaction today has been utter disbelief,' said Jackie Mormann, owner of The Bread Basket, a local eatery on Main Street in downtown Manchester. Burns' arrest prompted a round of whispering about two of his family members. She opened her restaurant about five years ago, she said, and it has since become a local lunch spot where everyone knows everyone. Cole was asked to consult on the case to review Burns' internet search history from his confiscated computer which revealed deviant, violent pornography preferences, highlighted on day 2. John Stonebraker said the three hours it took the jury to reach a verdict was indicative of the strength of the case. For nearly 40 years, the family of slain high schooler Michelle Martinko waited for an arrest. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. However, the state argued that Denlinger pointed out several times the decision was up to him and that Burns was free to make calls as needed. 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. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone. Burns was convicted of first-degree murder in February. Nicholas Maybanks, the Linn County prosecutor handling the case, did not resistthe continuance, court records show. 'Nobody is guilty until they prove it.'. Cedar Rapids police used DNA genetic genealogical research to create a group of suspects in the killing that included Burns, according to court records. 563-927-3135. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. (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. (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. (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. Burns also claimed that he did in fact ask for a lawyer during the interview but that investigators didn't help him to do so. He waited for her at the mall and apprehended her in the parking lot, according to the theory. The law cannot punish Burns for the damage he had done to Martinko's family or the 'terrible shock, shame, pain and devastation inflicted on the innocent lives of his own family. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. Decades after the death, he had a voice in the first-degree murder sentencing of Jerry Burns, 66, of Manchester. She even graduated with his youngest daughter. Mormann said she was 'born and raised' in Manchester. 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. Jerry Burns Wife: Who Is He Married To? Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. Wendling's father, Randy, who's knownBurns since high school, said he was "floored" by the news. In high school, Burns ran track and was involved in FFA, McElliot said. As the investigation slowed, a $10,000 reward was offered. Now, his relationship is perfect. 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. Also, we have no idea about his brother and sister, and we dont know their names either. 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. 'Mr. The Estimated Net worth is $80K USD $85k. Advertisement Stonebraker and his wife, Janelle, 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. Until now, Stonebraker said. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette). While waiting to "The community is in shock, his friends are in shock, his family is in shock. We cant say their name. But we are sure that it is not available and his spouses name is not available. Investigatorssaid the man who stabbedMartinko cut his hand and left blood behindon her clothes and on the gear shift knob. 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. You have permission to edit this article. She had gone to the mall that night to get a coat her mother had put on layaway. Never did I ever think he had a mean bone in his body," said McElliot, 64. For those who knew Burns well, the idea that their friend could have killed an 18-year-old woman 39 years ago is a hard pill to swallow. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette), Advanced Coating Concepts at 1608 230th Street in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Instead, it was a Thursday evening news update. Detectives found no weapon or fingerprints to identify a suspect and said Martinko had not been robbed. Burns' wife, Patricia, died by suicide in 2008. Burns was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday in the 1979 death of Michelle Martinko. Mormann said, "I havent seen him recently but over the years, you know, our kids and their kids grew up, we saw each other, and I knew his first wife and just a wonderful family, too.. 2023 www.desmoinesregister.com. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns and defense attorney Leon Spies (right) listen to Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover as she reads Burns' sentence at a hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. 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. 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. Stonebrakersat in the front row of the courtroom, flanked by her husband, John, and oldest son, Robert. At long last, following 40 years of homicide of Michelle Martinko, Burns went to preliminary and was accused of first-degree murder. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. Follow reporter Anna Spoerreon Twitter at@annaspoerre. Trish Mehaffey Crime and Courts Sep. 30, 2022 6:06 pm151d ago, Bailey Cichon Crime and Courts Jun. Burns' son, James Burns also briefly took the stand. Spies asked the judge to suppress part of the research Cole used to make his report, pointing out this was a very unusual case. 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. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette), Jerry Burns (lower right) is seen in a picture on a graduation spread in a 1972 West Delaware High School year book at the Manchester Public Library in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Puro cash':Latinos are opening more small businesses than anyone else in the US, Julian Assange:Why he matters more than you think. Using newer technology, Cedar Rapids police last yearcreated profiles fromDNA procured from case evidence in 2006. A pathologist said the fatal stab wound was to her heart and that she bled to death. We found 3 records for Jerry S Burns in Manchester, IA. The only way Burns DNA couldve ended up in two spots in the crime scene, Maybanks concluded, was if Burns was the murderer. But he also said his private investigator had uncovered new evidence that wasn't discovered until June. The Gazette is Iowas independent, employee-owned source for local, state, and national news coverage. DAVENPORT, Ia. In any case, not a lot about his family has been unveiled at this point, because of a few private matters. You will begin to receive our Daily Courts & Public Safety updates. "The community is in shock, his friends are in shock, his family is in shock. "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. She wasn't crying so much as gasping, choking. The police chief at the time, Ray Baker, said the fatal stabbing "outraged the whole community.". pic.twitter.com/0rGdwIk89N. Jerry Lynn Burns, 65, is set to face a jury in February, bringing momentum to a case that was left cold for years. He was taken into custody in the evening. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Burns reacts as he is sentenced at a hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Some who knew Burns well are having a hard time believing he was arrested. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns and defense attorney Leon Spies (right) listen to Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. "One of the areas that continues to tug at my heart," Cedar Rapids' police chief said during a press conference last December, "was (Martinko's sister) expressed how sad their parents passed away without knowing who killed their daughter, Michelle. "Everybody was so anxious last night to see a picture to make sure it was actually, you know, him," Mormann said. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Jerry Lynn Burns is led from the courtroom following his sentencing hearing at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Burns will have the rest of his life to ask for forgiveness and beg for mercy on his soul, but if he doesn't, at least he won't get to block it out anymore. Copyright 2023 Distractify. 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. (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. The 42-year-old remembers serving Burns his final cup before he was detained. It wasn't a basketball game that brought a packed house at Blue Collar Sports Bar to a hush. An obituary for Burns wife, Patricia, says that she died in June Jerry Lynn Burns of Manchester has been arrested and charged with 1st degree murder in the cold case murder of 18 yr old Michelle Martinko. ", 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. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Cedar Rapids Police Investigator Matt Denlinger listens as First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nicholas Maybanks (out of frame) speaks at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Police never came into the shop, he said, and no law enforcement officers ever contacted him or asked him about Burns. Hundreds of people were interviewed and countless leads were followed, police said a year after the slaying. 'He came in two or three times a week, always around 7:30 in the morning,' Wright said. "At this point did you believe investigator Denlinger was honoring your request for a lawyer," said Spies as he read through the transcript. Burns now owns Advanced Coating Concepts in Manchester, he said. 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. Stonebraker and his wife, Janelle, Martinko's only sister, live in Florida and were unable to attend the hearing. 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. Brian was last seen at his home in the 1300 block of 180th Street in Manchester, Iowa on December 19, 2013. Heretrievedit after Burns left it behind, according to search warrants. Jerry also answers to Jerry L Burns and Jerry Lynn Burns, and perhaps a couple of other names. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. "I am thrilled for her sister, Janelle, and wish her parents were alive to see this," Laymon said. 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. Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. In September 1986, the Iowa Supreme Court rejected claims made byMartinko's father that the shopping center was negligent because it did not provide "reasonable security" for his daughter, the Register reported at the time. For nearly 40 years, the family of slain high schooler Michelle Martinko waited for an arrest. 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 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. When the news broke Wednesday evening, Mormann said people in Manchester were calling each other, and waiting anxiously to learn more. 'When you listen to (Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne) Jerman on the news last night, they've got him (Burns) hung already,' McElliot said. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette). He also said it was difficult to believe that law enforcement never came across such information in the nearly 40 years of investigation. Jerry Burns may be a hitched man, having a spouse and kids. There was very little information on the 55-year-old's vanishing and Leclere said there are no leads today. Fathers name is Not Available. for the murder of Michelle Martinko 39 years later. That company, police said, produced portraits for the associated person of interest. District Associate Judge Casey D. Jones set Burns' bond at $5 million on Dec. 20, 2018. While Burns attorneys didnt offer an alibi for where he was the night of Martinko's murder, Spies did suggest that since Burns had been to Westdale Mall with his family before, DNA he left behind at the mall couldve transferred to Martinko while she was at the mall Dec. 19. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. It makes you question how someone could live here in this community for all these years and possibly have done something like this.'. We have no more Information about his Father; we will try to collect information and update soon. 'We were in the same class, so I've known him almost 50 years,' McElliot said Thursday. For Michelle Martinko murder suspect Jerry Burns, Timeline: What we know about Michelle Marie Martinko's death and investigation, Friend 'happy Michelle finally gets justice' after police make arrest in Martinko killing, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. "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. Today, Burns' lawyer, Lion Spies continued to question one of the state's expert witness, Randy Cole, whose background as a correctional officer and as a program manager for sexual offenders, may point to a motive. The sisters' parents died more than 20 years ago,Albert Martinko in 1995and his wife, Janet, in 1998. "We left Cedar Rapids, but Cedar Rapids never left us," he said, choking up outside the courthouse while his wife nodded in agreement. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette), Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden listens from the gallery at a sentencing hearing for Jerry Lynn Burns at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Several residents lauded his professionalism and business savvy. James was at the family business the day Jerry was first questioned by investigators and later arrested. Next up was CRPD investigator Matthew Denlinger, who had been called to the stand each of the three days. Investigators matched the male profile at the crime scene to DNA on a straw Burns left behind at a Manchester Pizza Ranch. 'Janelle and I are very pleased and grateful for the work of several generations of Cedar Rapids uniformed police and detectives in bringing Mr. Burns to justice,' John Stonebraker said in a statement to The Gazette. Birky said she recalled Martinko was dressed up that night and said she came from a musical banquet, according to the affidavit. To that point in the investigation, we were confident who our perpetrator was, so we figured out the who. She was found stabbed to death inside her parents' car in a mall parking lot in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on December 20, 1979. "I wish my parents could be here to see this. Burns was arrested and questioned when his DNA matched that of some found on Martinko's clothes at the time of her murder. They are in relation from previous few years of a strong relationship. Very nice gal, you know, she was straight A student, you know, she was one we looked up to," Moreno remembered. Burns, who was convicted in February of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, was sentenced to life in prison. The accused turned out to be another Iowan native, Jerry Lynn Burns. Who Is Jerry Lynn Burns? Born in 1953, Jerry Lynn Burns grew up in Manchester, Iowa, and graduated from West Delaware High School in 1972. He would have been around 25-years-old when he killed Michelle Martinko in December of 1979. Because this moment has finally come. 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. DAVENPORT, Ia. He took his cat to the vet that morning and he was talking about getting it declawed and his cat wasn't happy with him," Wright said of Wednesday morning. The mothers name is Not Available. Burns maintained his innocence in pretrial hearings and throughout the trial, but the jury took only three hours to reach a verdict after hearing DNA evidence. A face many patrons of the northeast Iowatavernknew was plastered on five flat screens: Jerry Burns. Michelle Martinko was viewed as wounded absurdly in her vehicle in the Westdale Mall parking structure. Reporter covering state and federal courts. 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