In November of 2002, a 19-year-old woman went missing after telling her mom she was visiting a friend’s apartment in West Virginia. When her car was found the next morning aflame in a remote area, her family and police feared the worst. This is the story of Samantha Burns.
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CASE SOURCES
1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207758061/samantha-nicole-burns
2. The Courier-Journal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/180253218/?terms=samantha%20burns&match=1
3. Herald-Dispatch: https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/recent_news/samantha-burns-case-timeline/article_5eeaf368-6418-56f5-82fc-a1d9eeeecad8.html
4. WSAZ: https://www.wsaz.com/2022/05/03/honoring-samantha-burns-legacy-20-years-later/
5. Caselaw: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1251118.html
6. NC Missing Persons: https://ncmissingpersons.org/samantha-burns/
7. The South Bend Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/522834234/?terms=samantha%20burns&match=1
8. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2452726/Chadrick-Fulks-Death-row-inmate-returns-spot-murdered-teenage-girl-help-FBI.html
9. Facebook group for Samantha: https://www.facebook.com/bringsamanthahome/
10. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2452726/Chadrick-Fulks-Death-row-inmate-returns-spot-murdered-teenage-girl-help-FBI.html
11. Herald-Dispatch: ttps://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/police-investigate-lead-in-burns-case/article_d7ac5c71-3997-5958-a73b-61494591c3cb.html
12. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/samantha-nicole-burns
13. WMBF: https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/10786725/remains-of-missing-woman-identified/
14. My Crime Library: https://mycrimelibrary.com/brandon-basham-federal-death-row/
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