Maryland Man Wanted In 3 Murders Arrested In West Virginia, Police Say

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ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland antheral wanted successful the murders of his brother, sister-in-law and 3rd person was arrested Friday successful West Virginia, authorities said.

Jeffrey Allen Burnham, 46, of Cumberland, is charged with execution successful the shooting deaths of Brian Robinette, 58, and Kelly Sue Robinette, 57, whose bodies were recovered Thursday wrong their Ellicott City home, Howard County Police said.

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Burnham volition besides beryllium charged successful Wednesday’s sidesplitting of 83-year-old Rebecca Reynolds successful Allegany County.

Burnham, the taxable of a monolithic manhunt, was spotted astir 9 a.m. Friday successful Davis, West Virginia, with a 2007 reddish Chevrolet Corvette that was stolen from Robinette’s Kerger Road location aft the mates was killed, according to police. Police successful West Virginia took him into custody without incident.

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According to police, a weapon was recovered from the conveyance astatine the clip of Burnham’s arrest.

Burnham remains successful custody successful West Virginia pending an extradition hearing.

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Additional details, specified arsenic motives for the murders, weren’t instantly wide arsenic of Friday morning.

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