In an exclusive interview with News Channel 7 on Thursday, the uncle of serial killer Patrick Tracy Burris apologized to the families of his victims and asked for their forgiveness.
"Tracy caused so much pain because of the lives he took away and we want those families to know we are not insensitive to that," says John, who asked us not to use his last name out of fear over community backlash. "We are real people with good moral values, just like them."
Burris was killed in a shootout with police on July 6th. Authorities say he is the man who randomly shot to death five people in Cherokee County in a one-week time span. John says his family was stunned to hear Burris was the killer.
"This is not the Tracy we knew. This is not the Tracy we loved," says John, who lives in the Upstate.
He says his family has the same questions everyone else does about the murders:
"Why did he do it? Why did he choose those victims?"
He says those answers likely died with his nephew. And he knows that is not good enough for the families of Kline Cash, Eva Linder, Gena Parker, and Stephen and Abby Tyler.
"Please accept our humble, true apologies, sincerely from our hearts," says John. "And please forgive Tracy for his actions. We are sorry for the pain he has caused."
Click on the video tab above to see Chris Cato's story and you can watch the entire interview here: http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/watch_live_cherokee_county_sheriff_says_yes_we_have_a_serial_killer/22551/
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