Authorities linked three homicides across two counties in Maryland, beginning with the murder of an elderly woman in Allegany County. Over 100 miles away in Howard County, a husband and wife were shot, prompting an 18-hour manhunt.

The alleged perpetrator, Jeffrey Allen Burnham of Cumberland, was taken into custody after it was claimed that he killed his pharmacist brother and two others due to misguided beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Murders

On September 29, Ron Kifer, a resident of Cumberland, went to check on his 83-year-old neighbor, Rebecca Jewell Reynolds, after being concerned for her well-being. Upon finding her lifeless on the couch, he initially thought she suffered a heart attack, but it quickly became evident that she was murdered. The police were soon involved.

Who could commit such a heinous act against a woman of Rebecca's age? Her obituary noted she was a retired teacher with a reputation for being feisty. Inv