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In the summer of 2018, the quiet community of Springfield, Missouri, was met with the unsettling news of the death of one of its elderly residents. James Burns, an 84-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased on July 13, 2018. The initial circumstances surrounding his death raised enough concern for the Greene County Sheriff's Office to launch a homicide investigation, suggesting that foul play was suspected.

The investigation into Burns's death proceeded for over a month, leaving the c ...Read More
Victim Details

James E. Burns

Male

White / Caucasian

Springfield

MO

2018-07-13

84

James

Burns

01/17/2026