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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Following the arrest of Jerry Burns on Wednesday, for the murder of 39-year-old Michelle Martinko, other forces of the United States. The country's order hoped to apply the investigative techniques used Cedar Rapids police department officers to resolve their own unsolved cases.
Novak's hands were tied behind his back, struck with hammers, golf clubs and shots.
Martinko was an 18-year-old girl from Cedar Rapids. Former Westdale Mall, December 1979.
Investigators from the Ministry's case-in-question unit, a group of retired and active-duty detectives, claim that they were able to break up the homicide after analyzing the blood found at the scene of the crime. Using genetic genealogical research on DNA, we narrowed the DNA profile to a specific group of suspects, then we compared it to Burns, with apparently little margin d & # 39; error.
"Less than one billion independent individuals have the same profile," said Police Chief Wayne Jerman. "I think this proves once again that we have never given up."
Closing the file with the help of genetic science has led other agencies to wonder if they could do the same.
"We are learning a lot from each other," said Major Chad Colston of the Linn County Sheriff's Office. "We are always in touch with local law enforcement, other law enforcement agencies."
Colston helps to oversee a case of common cold in Linn County dating back about 35 years, Ron Novak's homicide. The 24-year-old was found tied up, beaten and shot dead in his rural home in December 1983.
Like Martinko, detectives found, one year later, the blood of another person at the Novak crime scene. Colston recently coordinated with the local police in the hope that the genetic evidence of the murder of 83 could also be compared with genealogical data to find a match.
"It's good to see that technology has progressed to the point of being able to find someone 39 years ago," Colston said.
Anyone with information about Novak's homicide is asked to contact the Linn County Sheriff's Office or Crime Stoppers if she wishes to remain anonymous.
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