Burke trial: Children testify against former Adams Co. resident

Posted: 08.26.2010 at 7:13 PM

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U.S. Army Sgt. Brent Burke / KHQA file photo

HARDIN COUNTY, KY. -- UPDATED with links: August 27 at 8:16 a.m.

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The following news story is courtesy of The News Enterprise, Hardin County, Kentucky:

Here's an update on that murder trial of a former Adams County resident taking place in Kentucky, according to the The News Enterprise.

Two of the children in a Rineyville home where two women were murdered nearly three years ago pointed the finger at former U.S. Army Sgt. Brent Burke.

Burke's son and stepson said during testimony that he was responsible for the deaths of their mother, Tracy Burke, and grandmother, Karen Comer.

The boys were 4 and 7 when the women were shot sometime between midnight and dawn on Sept. 11, 2007.

Related Links

		The News-Enterprise: Fort Campbell dispatchers testify in Burke case
		The News-Enterprise: Child says Burke killed mother, grandmother
		KHQA: Jury selection begins in double murder case
		KHQA Original Story: Ursa man faces murder charges

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