Jonathan Burns was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona for the murder of a woman. According to court documents Jonathan Burns would kidnap Jackie Hartman who would be sexually assaulted and murdered. Jonathan Burns would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.
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Johnathan Burns was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Jackie Hartman. Sometime in late 2006, Jackie met Burns at a Diamond Shamrock gas station in the east valley. On January 28, 2007 Jackie agreed to go on a date with Burns and her sister dropped her off at the same gas station. When her sister returned later that evening to pick her up, Jackie never showed. Her disappearance led to a nearly three-week search involving law enforcement, members of her family, and local volunteers. Burns was arrested the day after, when police found Jackie’s blood-stained and torn clothing in a dumpster near his home in Mesa. Jackie’s body was found on February 19, 2007. She had been shot twice in the head; Burns’ semen was found on her body and clothing. An autopsy revealed traces of a date-rape drug in Jackie’s system. A jury convicted Burns of 1st degree murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, and misconduct involving weapons and subsequently sentenced him to death
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The man convicted in the 2007 murder of a Gilbert woman was sentenced to death in a Maricopa County Court this afternoon.
Jonathan Burns, 29, was found guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, and misconduct with a weapon for the January 28, 2007, murder of Jackie Hartman. Today he learned he’ll pay for the crimes with his life.
Last week, the jury in the case was having “issues” in agreeing on a sentence for Burns. No mistrial was declared, and the jurors were instructed to continue deliberations, which they did this morning, and ultimately sentenced Burns to death.
Hartman was last seen by her sister, Randi, about 2 a.m. the night she was murdered. Randi had dropped her off for what was supposed to be a first date with Burns. It turned out to be a date with death.
The sisters were supposed to meet up again at 4:45 a.m., but Jackie never showed.
Police spoke with Burns, who said he’d had sex with Hartman and then dropped her off at home. However, he couldn’t explain where he was for about five hours on the morning of the murder.
Authorities were able to locate an area where Burns had used his cell phone the morning of the murder — in the desert near Fountain Hills. Police searched the area and about a month after she was first reported missing, a search team found Hartman’s body buried in the desert.
Another seemingly damning bit of evidence in the case was that Hartman’s clothes were found torn and in a trash can near Burns’ home.
Burns is a convicted felon who has already served a 7-year prison sentence for burglary and arson, and hatched a plan to escape from jail while awaiting trial.
