The wife of a prominent Seattle transgender author allegedly reacted to Donald Trump's victory by slaughtering her father with an ice ax on election night in what she called an “act of liberation.”
This gruesome murder charge comes shortly after it became clear on election night that Donald Trump had decisively defeated Kamala Harris. Corey Burke, a 33-year-old who also worked as a training program manager at Jeff Bezos' spacecraft company Blue Origin, said he was angry about the outcome and then tried to kill his father, Timothy Burke. has been done. The argument began over a disagreement over the lighting in the home, and Corey is said to have responded by grabbing an ice ax from upstairs.
“Ms. Burke was angry about the election and knew that Mr. Trump would easily defeat Vice President Kamala Harris when the latter allegedly used abusive language — apparently her father, Apparently it was when Timothy Burke refused to turn off the lights. reported of new york post.
“She then went upstairs, grabbed an ice 'pickaxe,' tripped her father, choked and bit him on the floor, and repeatedly struck him with the blunt, sharp end of the tool,” police added. .
Corey Burke then reportedly sat next to his father and watched him die, then began smashing all the windows in the house, later calling the moment an “act of liberation,” according to the indictment. He said he gave an explanation to the police. post. Police said Burke was “so happy and clapping” when they arrived.
According to public records, Burke is married to prominent transgender author Samantha Lee Allen. I wrote critically acclaimed book Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States I am an editor at. theya transgender news publication owned by Condé Nast. Burke was living with her father in a Seattle home at the time of the alleged murder.
Police said Burke admitted that her relationship with her father was strained and that she felt “unfocused and confused.” She was reportedly “overwhelmed” by Trump's election, which exacerbated already existing tensions with her father, police said.
“When officers arrived, she came out of the house with her hands up and blood on her face, but said she had no idea where the blood had come from or who had broken the window.” Ta. new york post.
