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Patrick Tracy Burris, a North Carolina felon with a lengthy arrest record was the serial killer who slew five people last week in Cherokee County, S.C., police said Monday night.
Burris, 41, was shot and killed Monday morning by Gaston County police, who were responding to a pre-dawn burglary call near Dallas. Ballistics tests showed his gun killed the five people near Gaffney, S.C., and investigators said he had items in his Ford Explorer that were taken from the home of his first victim.
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Commentary: Why was Gaffney killer free?
Jul 6th, 2009 - News & Observer
The Gaffney serial killer might be dead, but questions remain as to why he went on his killing spree and why, with a lengthy criminal record, he was not in jail. Police are convinced that Patrick Tracy Burris...
SC Town Breathes 'Sigh of Relief' After Alleged Serial Killer Death
Jul 6th, 2009 - ABC News
A South Carolina town is breathing a "heavy sigh of relief" today after the Monday death of a man suspected in the serial killing of five people, S.C.'s State Law Enforcement Division director Reggie Lloyd said. The suspect...
SC killing spree suspect shot to death in NC
Jul 6th, 2009 - USA Today
GAFFNEY, S.C. — A felon suspected of killing five people here over six days was shot to death by police early Monday in neighboring North Carolina as they were investigating a reported burglary.
US serial killer 'shot by police'
Jul 6th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Burris was a career criminal released on parole just two months ago Police in the US say they have shot dead a serial killer who had terrorised a town in South Carolina. Patrick Tracy Burris...
Burglar shot to death in Gastonia; vehicle in driveway matches suspected serial killer's
Jul 6th, 2009 - StarNewsOnline.com
GASTONIA | South Carolina authorities are on the scene of a fatal North Carolina shooting Monday, about 30 miles from a city terrorized by a serial killer blamed for five deaths.




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