Who really stopped this madness man? Patrick Tracy Burris, 41, might now wish he was a dog lover. The one with a 25 page rap sheet that was just freed in April 2009 to kill multiple times. Didn't we learn from Jerry Buck Inman in 2006?
In most criminal cases, 99 % of the time, a witness, neighbor, employee, or other sources provide a break in the case. They are solved by someone's "eyes and ears". Well this notorious thug was nabbed by the alert canine that woke Mike Valentine of Dallas, NC, Gaston County.
That's incredible!
With countless number of investigators from all over South Carolina, state, federal and local authorities the manhunt was very intense. Their efforts put the pressure on Burris to avoid Gaffney, SC and stopped him from killing once more. He took five lives in nine days, a terrible tragedy for Gaffney, SC, a sleepy little town.
As I profiled this serial killer the night before he died on Fox News Geraldo show, he operated in his “comfort zone”. Relentlessly working around the clock for more than a week, law enforcement officers from many agencies kept this man-hunt and ultimately avoiding a sixth killing.
While Patrick Tracy Burris was fearlessly “dogged” by law enforcement his life ended when a dog heard him. All the while cops diligently tracked down every reported tip and possible lead to nab this serial killer. They pressed ahead hoping for a major break.
And ironically it came on the ninth day.
In the wee hours of July 6, 2009, when Burris woke up Mike Valentine’s dog, the neighbor living across the street from where his spree ended. The irony of this crime is Burris will not be credited for a clever crime spree that he evaded capture for years. His serial killing abruptly ended when a dog caught wind of him. The fact that his plan lacked living accommodations to evade police showed how living a life of crime does equate to intellect. Patrick Burris lived by the sword and died by it the final time he pulled his gun on mankind. Ironically his reign of terror was stopped by "men's best friend." I call that providence. And the sixth killing was his own.
Despite all the citizens arming themselves to the hilt, the army of criminal investigators, Patrick Tracy Burris, (a men drawling over his national fame), was stopped by a dog. We should reward this hairy hero with a few drawling moments of his own - steak dinners are in order for this legendary crime stopper!
We won't need to arm our crime stopping pets, just give them a "treat" for their heroic captures.
Bill Mitchell
Private Investigator
Mitchell Reports Investigations, LLC
Greenville, SC 29607
www.mitchellreports.com
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