{Fort Campbell, Kentucky}...Testimony has begun in the court martial of Brent Burke, a Fort Campbell soldier facing murder and other charges in the 2007 slayings of his estranged wife, Tracy Burke and her former mother-in-law, Karen Comer, who were fatally shot at Comer's home in Rineyville. The Army charged Burke in the shootings after civilian authorities in Hardin County dismissed charges against him due to four mistrials. Kentucky State Police detective Matthew Johnson testified that police found Comer near the back door, which had been forced open. She had been shot twice. Tracy Burke's body was found in a back bedroom in a partial fetal position. She also had been shot twice. Brent Burke's attorney, William Carter, questioned the accuracy of the crime scene evaluation, noting that officers didn't photograph text messages on Tracy Burke's phone and missed shell casings, which were found the next day by a cleaning crew. He also noted that Burke wasn't the only suspect at the beginning of the investigation into the shootings. Burke has pleaded not guilty.
