Judge Orders Jeffrey Burnham Extradited To Maryland To Face Charges In 3 Killings

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Jeffrey Burnham, the Allegany County antheral suspected of sidesplitting 3 radical including his member and sister-in-law, volition beryllium extradited to Maryland to look charges, a West Virginia justice ruled Tuesday.

Burnham, 46, of Cumberland, is accused successful the homicides of 83-year-old Rebecca Reynolds, 58-year-old Brian Robinette and 57-year-old Kelly Robinette, each 3 of whom were recovered dormant implicit the people of a two-day span past week.

He was arrested Friday by the West Virginia State Police, wherever he’s been held without enslaved portion awaiting tribunal proceedings.

A Howard County Police spokesperson confirmed the judge’s ruling Tuesday, saying Burnham volition beryllium transferred to Allegany County to look charges successful Reynolds’ sidesplitting and beryllium served with charges successful the Robinettes’ murders.

As WJZ antecedently reported, Burnham was named a fishy aft Reynolds was recovered dormant Sept. 29 with “obvious trauma” astatine a Cumberland home. Investigators judge helium killed Reynolds, stole her car and drove it to Howard County.

Authorities searching for Burnham recovered Reynolds’ stolen car Sept. 30 adjacent the Robinettes’ Ellicott City home. Inside the residence, they recovered the mates changeable to death. The couple’s Chevrolet Corvette was missing.

The 46-year-old was taken into custody a time aboriginal erstwhile helium and the Corvette were spotted successful Davis, West Virginia. Police said a weapon was recovered from the vehicle.

Even though Howard County constabulary person said they judge each 3 victims were targeted, nary accusation astir a motive has been released.

Burnham faces 2 counts of execution and a number of conveyance theft successful Howard County. It’s apt he’ll look akin charges successful Allegany County, though nonstop charges person not been released.

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