Patrick Tracy Burris Suspected Serial Killer Of Kline Cash, Hazel Linder, Gena Linder Parker, Abby Tyler, Stephen Tyler Meets His Maker?

Crime solved! A South Carolina serial killer has apparently met his maker. Patrick Tracy Burris' gun is the same gun used in the killings in Gaffney, South Carolina. Burris and his vehicle match the description of the suspect. Police have proclaimed that a "killer is off the streets."

Burris was shot by police on Monday in Dallas, North Carolina. Police had a tip from neighbors that a possible burglary was in progress. It turns out the perpetrator was Burris, a convicted felon who was on probation at the time he was shot by police. Bill Blanton, sheriff of Cherokee County, South Carolina told the press that when the police arrived, there were two people who lived there and a third who was an acquaintance. Police checked Burris' identification and determined that there was an outstanding warrant for him from a probation violation. When police attempted to serve the warrant, Burris shot at the officers and they killed him. Why police think they've got their man .

One officer was shot in the leg. He was treated and released. Burris has a 25-page rap sheet and further fuels the "you can't reform criminals crowd. His prior charges include: armed robberies, forgeries, break-ins and several charges from several states.
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Just why was Burris out on the streets? The simple answer is our system does not always work. As a consequence, on June 27, a peach farmer Kline W. Cash, 63, was shot and killed. Four days later, Hazel Linder, 83, and her 50-year-old daughter, Gena Linder Parker, were found murdered in Linder's home. Then, 15-year-old Abby Tyler and her father Stephen Tyler, 48, were shot last week. Stephen died that day and Abby died on Saturday. Evidence places Burris at the scene of the killings.

Why? We will likely never know. But southern justice has caught up with Mr. Burris, may he finally obtain the reform he so desperately needed.