Michelle Martinko - Murdered

In 1979, 18 year old Michelle Martinko was found murdered in her car in a Cedar Rapid's mall parking lot. Thirty-nine years later, DNA testing was able to bring just to her family and friends. https://kmch.com/2020/09/29/burns-files-appeal-on-murder-conviction/ https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/After-denied-mistrial-motion-testimony-in-Michelle-Martinko-murder-case-concludes-568092171.html https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Witnesses-describe-procedure-in-collecting-storing-and-tracking-evidence-as-part-of-cold-case-murder-trial-567896031.html https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Former-investigators-take-the-stand-in-murder-trial-for-Jerry-Burns-567859251.html https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/12/19/jerry-burns-michelle-martinko-accused-1979-iowa-killing/2702680001/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/12/19/cedar-rapids-police-iowa-cold-case-make-arrest-1979-killing-michelle-martinko-murder-jerry-burns/2370821002/ https://apnews.com/article/ba3b951089561596d0cefe0954765ea8 https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/search-warrant-shows-how-relatives-dna-led-police-to-manchester-man-in-michelle-martinkos-death/https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/No-delay-in-trial-for-man-accused-of-killing-Michelle-Martinko-567658641.html https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/jerry-burns-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-the-death-of-michelle-martinko/https://littlevillagemag.com/michelle-martinko-murder-trial/