Sat, Aug 8, 2020
The unsolved 1979 murder of teenager Michelle Martinko tormented a small Midwestern city, Cedar Rapids, Iowa for decades, until a relentless team of investigators finally found the clue to break the case wide open. Due to the advancement of DNA and genetics, on December 19, 2018, thirty-nine years after her murder, police finally identified her murderer: Jerry Lynn Burns, a 64-year-old male who was 25 years old when the tragedy happened. Burns was arrested and, on February 24, 2020, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Martinko. On August 7, 2020, Burns was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Sun, Aug 16, 2020
A 25-year-old preschool teacher and mother to a 1-year-old daughter, Ashley Mead, was last seen on February 12, 2017. The Boulder, Colorado resident was reported missing two days after she did not show up for work. It was confirmed by investigators that Mead was murdered in her apartment. In the end, Adam Densmore was charged with her murder and was found guilty. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.