Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton says investigators have more evidence linking Patrick Tracy Burris to two of the murder scenes in the serial killings.
"DNA and fingerprint evidence now links Burris to two of the three crime scenes in Cherokee County," states a news release sent out by the sheriff's office Thursday evening.
It says the evidence links Burris to the homes of Eva Linder and Kline Cash. Linder and her daughter, Gena Parker, were shot to death inside Linder's house on Buck Shoals Road on June 30th. Cash was shot to death three days earlier at his home on Battleground Road.
On July 1st, Stephen Tyler and his 15-year old daughter, Abby, were shot to death inside Tyler's business in Gaffney. Gaffney Police are handling that investigation. Chief Rick Turner said on Thursday they are still awaiting test results from evidence collected at that crime scene.
Previously, investigators used ballistics tests to match a gun found on Burris to the bullets used in the five killings. They say his vehicle was also spotted at the three murder scenes.
Also today, Burris's uncle spoke out in an exclusive interview with News Channel 7. He offered an apology to the victims' families. You can see 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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