Friday, October 14, 2011

Hearing Continues For Fort Campbell Army Sgt.

{Kentucky}...Attorneys for Fort Campbell Army Sgt. Brent Burke, who is charged in the murder of his estranged wife and another woman in Kentucky in 2007, questioned the credibility of the police investigation during a hearing to determine whether he should face a court-martial. The Army charged Sgt. Burke in the deaths of Tracy Burke and her former mother-in-law Karen Comer after civilian authorities in Hardin County dismissed charges against him due to four mistrials. Burke's attorneys questioned Detective Larry Walker during the Article 32 hearing on Friday at the installation on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line. This is Burke's second Article 32 hearing, which is similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding. Defense attorneys asked for a second hearing after his case was referred to a general court-martial.