Blood expert testifies in Martinko murder trial

February 18, 2020 Carol Kuster State News 0

A DCI expert testified Monday that DNA collected from the man accused of murdering a high school teen 40 years in Cedar Rapids is consistent with DNA found on the girl’s dress. Michael Schmit testified about analyzing cheek swab from Jerry Lynn Burns — who is accused of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979. He says […]