Burton was condemned for the July 1997 killing and attempted rape of 48-year-old Nancy Adleman, brutally beaten and strangled with her own shoelace in a heavily wooded area off a jogging trail along a bayou. According to the authorities, Burton confessed to killing her, saying "she asked me why was I doing it and that I didn't have to do it." (7 August 2024)
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