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Jimmy Burke

Case from Waycross, GA dated May 07, 2016

Victim Details

Jimmy Burke

Male

Black / African American

Waycross

GA

2016-05-07

68

Jimmy

Burke

07/09/2026

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In a quiet home on Bay Street in Waycross, Georgia, the life of 68-year-old James 'Jimmie' Burke, a Black male, came to a violent end on a Saturday in May 2016. His death, the result of multiple gunshot wounds, unraveled a story that began with a distress call from his own wife.

Emergency services were first dispatched to the residence after receiving a 911 call from a woman who reported she was having difficulty breathing. That woman was Sonia Burke, Jimmie's 58-year-old wife. However, p ...
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  • jacksonville.com: Waycross man shot to death, wife charged
  • WJXT: Wife accused of killing former south Florida politician
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    Does anyone else find it strange how quickly the situation escalated at the Burke residence? I was j... ...Read More
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