Jeffrey Burnham, Maryland Man Charged In 3 Murders, Believed His Brother Was ‘Killing People With the COVID Shot’

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ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Jeffrey Burnham, the Cumberland antheral charged with sidesplitting his brother, sister-in-law and an aged household friend, allegedly wanted to face his member Brian Robinette, a pharmacist, due to the fact that helium believed the authorities is “poisoning radical with COVID vaccines,” according to charging documents filed Wednesday successful the District Court of Maryland for Howard County.

“Brian knows something!” helium told his mother, who had antecedently called constabulary acrophobic astir her son’s intelligence stability.

Burnham, 46, is presently being held successful the the Allegany County Detention Center. He’s charged with first-degree execution successful the sidesplitting of 83-year-old Rebecca Reynolds, who was recovered dormant Sept. 29 successful a Cumberland home. At the clip Reynolds’ assemblage was discovered, her conveyance was missing.

Howard County authorities connected Wednesday charged Burnham with 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of second-degree execution and 1 handgun complaint successful the decease of his member and Brian’s woman Kelly.

According to charging documents, Burnham’s parent Evelyn called the Cumberland Police Department connected Sept. 29 due to the fact that her lad was making statements astir the FBI coming aft them and she was acrophobic “regarding his intelligence wellness and stability.”

As portion of the probe into Reynolds’ death, Cumberland constabulary contacted Howard County authorities with a hunt warrant for a residence astatine 5368 Kerger Road successful Ellicott City.

The Howard County Police Department’s tactical portion entered the location and recovered the Robinettes with weapon changeable wounds and aggregate spent 40-caliber casings, the charging documents said.

Reynolds’ conveyance was located a abbreviated region away, but Brian Robinette’s 2007 Corvette was missing.

During the investigation, Evelyn Burnham told authorities her lad called her and said helium needed to instrumentality Reynolds’ car. She besides told constabulary Jeffrey wanted to face his member astir the COVID-19 vaccine, believing the authorities was utilizing the changeable to poison people.

A tipster contacted Maryland State Police and said Burnham appeared astatine their location successful a reddish Corvette astir 4:45 p.m. connected Sept. 30 asking for state money. Burnham told the idiosyncratic they would spot him connected TV and said his member was “killing radical with the COVID shot.”

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Burnham was arrested connected Oct. 1 successful West Virginia. Authorities recovered an bare container of 40-caliber ammunition for a Smith & Wesson handgun during a hunt of Jeffrey Burnham’s Cumberland residence.