Maryland man accused of shooting his pharmacist brother dead because he thought he was ‘killing people’ by giving them the COVID-19 vaccine

• A man in Maryland is accused of shooting his pharmacist brother to death because he was distributing COVID-19 vaccines.

• According to court documents, Jeffrey Allen Burnham believed his brother was “poisoning people” by punching them with COVID.

• Burnham also told his mother before the shooting that he believed his brother knew “something” about vaccines.

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A man in Maryland is accused of shooting his pharmacist brother to death because he believed he was poisoning people by giving them the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jeffrey Allen Burnham, 46, is accused of killing his older brother, Brian Robinette, 58, and his wife, Kelly Sue Robinette, 57, on September 30.

According to court documents, Burnham told his mother, Evelyn Robinette, that he was going to confront his brother because of his profession and his intuition that Brian Robinette was administering what he believed to be “toxic” COVID-19 vaccines to people. people.

Evelyn Robinette told law enforcement that Burnham has repeatedly said: “Brian knows something.” According to the court file, she said she called the Cumberland Police Department on September 29 because Burnham continued to make statements to her about the FBI “chasing him”, causing her to fear for her stability. mental.

Law enforcement found the bodies of the Robinettes in their home in Ellicott City, Maryland, and the two appeared to have been shot several times. The court file also noted that police found an empty box for a .40 caliber Smith and Wesson handgun at Burnham’s home.

Court documents further revealed that an informant contacted the Maryland State Police Department on September 30, claiming they interacted with Burnham that evening. The anonymous tipster said Burnham asked him for gasoline for his red Corvette, then told him he would see Burnham “on TV” soon. The tipster also informed law enforcement that Burnham told him during the exchange that his brother (Robinette) “was killing people with the COVID vaccine”.

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Authorities also believe Burnham murdered his mother’s childhood friend, Rebecca Reynolds, 83, on September 29. According to the Baltimore Sun, Reynolds was found dead in her home with a deep cut to her throat and a pillow to her face. According to court documents, Burnham is accused of stealing Reynolds’ car, which was found a day later near Brian and Kelly Sue Robinette’s home in Ellicott City.

Burnham was arrested and extradited to Maryland on Tuesday after a search in West Virginia. According to court documents seen by Insider, he is currently being held without bail in Allegany County and faces two counts of first degree murder and two counts of second degree murder.

Brian and Kelly’s friends Sue Robinette have created a GoFundMe to help raise funds for the couple’s two children. At the time of going to press, the fundraiser has raised over $ 90,000.

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