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The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Jerry Burns, 69, who claimed evidence used to convict him of Michelle Martinko's 1979 murder was collected in violation of his privacy.

The court rejected Burns claim police violated his rights by collecting DNA from a drinking straw he left behind at a restaurant to solve 1979 murder

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a man's murder conviction in the 1979 killing of an 18-year-old Cedar Rapids woman. The court on Friday denied the appeal of Jerry Lee Burns, who was convicted in 2020 of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Michelle Martinko. Burns argued in his appeal that investigators had violated his privacy rights by not getting a warrant in 2018 before obtaining his DNA from a straw that he had thrown away. The DNA matched blood found on Martinko's dress...

The court rejected Burns claim police violated his rights by collecting DNA from a drinking straw he left behind at a restaurant to solve 1979 murder

Police in Council Bluffs believe Thomas O. Freeman killed 32-year-old Lee Rotatori at a hotel in June of 1982.

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Thursday Open Thread: May 13, 2021 It’s Thorsday! Happy Thursday, everyone! Man, we took the boat out for a cruise on the river last night, and it was an absolutely perfect evening. Little to no wind, warm and sunny, the boat was running like it was brand new, and we had an enjoyable evening. We pulled back to the dock early since kiddo had school in the morning, which timed out perfectly, I had the boat strapped down on the trailer, and we were relaxing down by the river, building things in ...