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Profile |
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Name: Joseph Henry Burgess
(Job)
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Sex: Male |
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Race: White |
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Age Now: 61 |
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Height: 6'2" |
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Weight: 140 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Burgess will sometimes wear a clean shaven face.
Has been known to
wear a short well-trimmed beard. |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Blue |
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Wanted for :
Double Homicide, Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada;
Jun 22, 1972
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada
Remote Campsite alongside the Pacific Ocean in Canada's Pacific Rim National Forest. |
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Possible Location : Vancouver, Canada
Northwest, USA |
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Last Known : Unkown |
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Traits |
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Police say Burgess is a religious fanatic. |
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Burgess frequently quotes passages from the Bible and cops say he closes his sentences with the word "Amen." |
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Case Story |
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Unwed Lovers Murdered In Their Sleep |
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Nearly 33 years ago, Leif Carlsson and Ann Durrant planned a romantic getaway under the stars on Vancouver Island. But not everyone believes young love is grand-- police say religious fanatic Joseph Henry Burgess bumped into the young couple near their campsite and learned the two were cohabitating out of wedlock.
On the evening of June 22, 1972, cops say Joseph Burgess waited in the bushes nearby as the young couple snuggled together. Cops believe he was waiting for them to fall asleep--and when they finally did, cops say Burgess crept up to them with a .22 caliber rifle and shot them in the head, point blank. Police believe Burgess' motive was religion--he killed the young couple because he believed premarital sex was wrong. |
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Character Inconsistencies |
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Joseph Henry Burgess was born and raised in New Jersey, but cops say he ran away to Canada to avoid the draft during the Vietnam war. At the time, there were a large number of draft evaders living on the beaches of Vancouver Island. Many teenagers described Burgess as a religious fanatic, frequently ending his phrases with the word "Amen."
Cops say Joseph Burgess lived among this hippie community in a carefree environment. However, Burgess did not believe in free sex, drugs, and rock and roll. He apparently lived among the group because it was easy to blend in. Cops say Burgess was mentally unstable and hid his violent tendencies behind a religious facade.
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Same Crime, Same Guy? |
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For 30 years, Joseph Burgess has remained one of Canada's most wanted fugitives. But now cops have a new reason to actively hunt for Burgess--they have discovered a possible link to an almost identical crime in northern California.
The murders of Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen in August 2004 are remarkably similar to the murders of Leif Carlsson and Ann Durrant in Canada 30 years ago. Both were young, unmarried couples and were murdered while camping. Police now wonder if Joseph Henry Burgess could have struck again. |
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