THE TRUE CRIME IRL MURDER MINUTE | MICHELLE MARTINKO | IOWA | KELLI BRINK I'm Kelli Berens Brink and this is your True Crime IRL Murder Minute - 1 murder, in 1 minute... let's go! Michelle Martinko, an 18-year-old Cedar Rapids Iowa high school student, was found stabbed to death in her family's car less than a week before Christmas on December 19th, 1979. She had gone to buy a new coat at the mall that evening, but never made it out of the parking lot. The murder was closely followed within her community, and the police received thousands of tips after her killing. However, the case gradually grew cold as the investigation stretched on, remaining unsolved for 39 years. But, thanks to the new science of familial DNA, a distant family member's Ancestry DNA kit led police to the killer - Jerry Burns, who was later convicted and is serving a life sentence in prison for Michelle's death. If you want to hear more about this case... including the SHOCKING internet history recovered from the killer's computer....go back and listen to Episode __! This has been your True Crime IRL Murder Minute! 1 Murder, in 1 Minute. I'm Kelli Berens Brink reminding you: to lock your doors people! buh-bye! ----------- True Crime IRL is written, produced and hosted by Kelli Berens-Brink. We’re on all the socials at: @ truecrimeirl Truecrimeirl.com ----------- MUSIC: The Path of the Goblin King by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4503-the-path-of-the-goblin-king License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license