1.0 link 226661 <![CDATA[Patrick Tracy Burris, South Carolina Serial Killer Suspect, Killed At Scene Of Burglary, Police Say]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/06/south-carolina-serial-kil_0_n_226661.html GAFFNEY, S.C. &mdash; The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said.

Patrick Burris, 41, was shot to death by officers investigating a burglary complaint at a home in Gastonia, N.C., 30 miles from where the killing spree started June 27. Ballistics tests showed his gun matched the one used to kill residents in and around Gaffney over six...

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