Monday, May 7, 2012

Son And Stepson Testify Against Fort Campbell Soldier

  • {Fort Campbell, Kentucky}...The young son and stepson of Fort Campbell soldier Brent Burke testified against him Saturday. Burke is the midst of a court martial charged with the 2007 murder of his estranged wife, Tracy Burke, and her former mother-in-law, Karen Comer. The younger boy, who was 4 at the time of the slayings, testified that he saw his father in the home with a gun. The older boy, who was nine at the time of the slayings, testified that he didn't see the shooter's face, but recognized his stepfather's voice. Burke's attorneys questioned the reliability of the boys' testimony by asking about discrepancies between their testimony and what they told police right after the shootings.