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Jury Finds Burns Guilty of Murder

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By The Associated Press
Published December 18, 2019 at 6:54 AM CST
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A southern Illinois doctor accused of killing his estranged wife and burning the body has been convicted of first-degree murder.

Brian Burns is already serving a 20-year prison sentence for trying to arrange the kidnapping of a Saline County prosecutor.

Authorities say Brian Burns decided to kill Carla Burns in 2016 because he was going to take a financial hit if she filed a separate tax return during their divorce proceedings.

Burns claims his wife shot herself.
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