Woman Charged with First-Degree Murder in Grisly Seattle Murder
Corey Burke, a 33-year-old training program manager at Blue Origin, has been charged with first-degree murder following the brutal killing of her father, Timothy Burke, on Election Night. The shocking incident occurred in their $800,000 Seattle home and has drawn significant media attention due to its grisly nature and the unusual circumstances surrounding it.
According to police reports, Burke confronted her 67-year-old father during an argument about turning off the lights. Frustrated after he refused to comply, she reportedly retrieved an ice axe from upstairs. In a fit of rage, Burke allegedly tripped her father, strangled him, and then attacked him with the weapon, delivering multiple strikes to his head and torso.
Witnesses noted that Burke emerged from the home covered in blood and appeared incoherent, reportedly clapping and smiling despite the horrific scene inside. She described her actions as an “act of liberation” and claimed on multiple occasions that the murder “had to happen today” in order to help change people’s attachment to their parents. Burke has indicated that she felt overwhelmed by Donald Trump’s election victory, which she believed intensified existing tensions in her strained relationship with her father.
Police were alerted to the situation after neighbors reported sounds of breaking glass. When they arrived, they discovered Burke’s father deceased in the basement, with the ice axe reportedly still at the crime scene. Burke was initially taken for a mental health evaluation before being booked into King County Jail, where she is being held on $2 million bail.
Court documents reveal that Burke had been struggling with significant emotional distress and expressed feeling “hyperfocused and disorganized” in the wake of the election results. She is scheduled to appear in court on November 21, as the community grapples with the ramifications of this tragic event.
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