Mike Burns
Appearances
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
He wanted to identify his daughter. We told him no. And then he was insistent he wanted to identify his daughter. So I cleared the room, told him that it wasn't Chief to Father. It was Father to Father. He didn't want to identify her. I tell him, that's not the last way you want to remember your daughter.
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
And then Chief Burns told Lauren's father what they found and that he didn't need to see that. He just sort of stared at me and he said, I agree. And that was pretty much the end of the conversation. Wow. You give a lot of death notices, but that was tough. I mean, I got a son and three daughters, and it was tough.
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
That was one of our concerns, that somebody, a serial killer, could have gotten off the interstate, killed her, got back on interstate, and was gone. Yeah, or could still be lurking around town somewhere. That was another concern.
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
Joe, the ex. What did you learn about him? They dated for a couple months and Lauren called it off. But he didn't call it off.
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
Detectives checked. And? We was able to trace down her credit card where she had made a purchase at the same pool. And That Zaxby's receipt her friends found?
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
Every answer was yes, no, hands on the table. We had to tell them to look at us when you talk to us.
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
So the detective that's interviewing him sort of changed course and says, why do you have condoms? The atmosphere changed a little bit. He got quiet. I guess he was thinking. And then he says, I got them from so-and-so's apartment. An admission that he stole condoms?
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
Who had a key to the closet? The maintenance man. He had a master key to all the apartments in the complex and the door where they kept supplies in the laundry room. So did you bring him in for questioning? We brought him back in.
Dateline NBC
The Watcher
Because in Stephen's apartment... We found two keys on his dresser that stood out. One of them was a brand new key. And the other was a key with a Georgia Bulldog in them on it. They tested the Georgia Bulldog key.