Michelle Martinko: SOLVED! - Who Killed...?

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Thank you to this week's sponsor Best Fiends. Download today at the Apple App store or Google Play. While at Westdale she spoke with friends and was last seen at a jewelry store around 9 pm. Little did her friends know this would be the last time they’d see Michelle alive. In 2006, a cold case investigator discovered unidentified blood, presumably belonging to the killer, while he was reviewing case files. A DNA profile was developed from evidence and was entered into CODIS, without any luck. It would be another decade plus before the Martinko family would have answers. If you enjoy this podcast and my other shows you can help support my show using my PayPal username @williamhuffman3 or You can contribute to the show via the Venmo app with my username @bill-huffman-3. www.evergreenpodcasts.com/who-killed https://youtu.be/vfb8BXB5O3s SOURCES: https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/michelle-martinko/ https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/jerry-burns-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-michelle-martinko-in-1979/ https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/jerry-burns-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-michelle-martinko-in-1979/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1zVT3lS6hs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp4EfCTgwz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRkjjJDOpzU https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/12/20/michelle-martinko-cold-case-cedar-rapids-iowa-ia-jerry-burns-manchester-arrest-murder-dna-homicide/2377189002/ 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/crime-and-courts/2019/04/15/michelle-martinko-jerry-burns-suspect-murder-homicide-cedar-rapids-iowa-dna-parabon-labs-cold-case/3476459002/ https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/michelle-martinko-murder-cedar-rapids-1979-arrest-made-cold-case-cedar-rapids-gazette-archive-articles-12202018 https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/what-we-know-key-moments-in-the-michelle-martinko-cold-case-murder-investigation/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87432449/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87432352/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87431852/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87431750/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87432697/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87430401/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26391312/des-moines-tribune/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Thank you to this week's sponsor Best Fiends. Download today at the Apple App store or Google Play. While at Westdale she spoke with friends and was last seen at a jewelry store around 9 pm. Little did her friends know this would be the last time...

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