Thursday, January 26, 2012

Fort Campbell Soldier Seeks Lawsuit Dismissal

  • {Elizabethtown, Kentucky}...Brent Burke, a Fort Campbell soldier sued for wrongful death, says he did not kill his estranged wife, Tracy Burke, or her former mother-in-law, Karen Comer at Comer's home in Rineyville in 2007. Burke, who has spent more than four years behind bars after being charged in the fatal shootings, is asking that the lawsuit be dismissed. The Hardin County prosecutor took the case to a jury twice, but both trials ended without a verdict. After the last mistrial, the Army filed charges against him. Burke's general court martial is scheduled to begin next month.