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DNA on a straw helps jury convict man of murder in 1979 slaying of Iowa teen

Anna Spoerre, The Des Moines Register Comments Off on DNA on a straw helps jury convict man of murder in 1979 slaying of Iowa teen

It took just shy of three hours for the jury to return a verdict for Jerry Lee Burns, who was on trial for the 1979 killing of Michelle Martinko.

       
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