A suspect has been arrested in connection with the cold case disappearance and murder of 10-year-old George “Junior” Burdynski more than 30 years ago.
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suspect → arrest → Burdynski
On May 24, 1993, Burdynski was riding his bike near his home in Brentwood, Maryland.
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Burdynski → rid → Brentwood
He disappeared that day and was never seen again.
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He → disappear → ?
His disappearance became one of the most high-profile missing child cases in the Washington, D.C., region at the time.
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disappearance → become → time
The FBI and Prince George's County police announced Thursday that they believe they can link Joseph Lynch, 61, to Burdynski's disappearance.
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they → announce → disappearance
He has been charged with murder, rape, and a number of other crimes related to Burdynski's death.
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He → charge → death
Burdynski's family members spoke during a press conference announcing the arrest, NBC 4 reports.
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NBC → speak → arrest
“Junior, I’m so sorry for what happened to you,” Burdynski's sister, Virginia, said.
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sister → ’m → you
“I’m so sorry for what you had to go through.
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you → ’m → what
We’ve held on a hope for 33 years.
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We → hold → years
This is not what we prayed for.
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we → pray → what
Our hearts are shattered.”
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hearts → shatter → ?
Police said that the search for answers about Burdynski, though long, led them to uncover other predator pedophiles in Brentwood.
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search → say → Brentwood
Lynch is among the men police say is tied to a group of pedophiles who hurt children.
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who → say → children
According to Maryland court records he has been in jail since May on charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of a minor.
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he → accord → minor
Prince George’s County Police Chief George Nader told reporters that he and cold case detectives DJ Windsor and Nicole Visbal were led to Lynch by a man, now in his 40's, who claims Lynch abused him when he was a child and forced him to kill Burdynski.
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he → tell → Burdynski
The individual reportedly told detectives that, when he was 13, Lynch forced him to kill Burdynski.
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Lynch → tell → Burdynski
He claims that Lynch then disposed of Burdynski's body by throwing it in a dumpster.
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Lynch → claim → dumpster
Nader said he believes that there are still victims alive who were allegedly abused by Lynch.
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who → say → Lynch
“I absolutely believe there are other victims associated with this case,” he said.
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he → believe → case
“Sometimes, victims of sexual abuse — especially when that starts as a minor — it takes a lot for them to come forward.”
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them → start → lot
Detectives said they are available to assist any who decide to come forward.
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who → say → any
According to the FBI, three men living in Burdynski's neighborhood were child predators.
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men → accord → neighborhood
One of the men, James Kowalski, gave children in the area gifts and money to gain their trust.
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One → give → trust
He was sentenced to more than 250 years in prison for sex crimes, but insisted to investigators that he was not involved in Burdynski's case.
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he → sentence → case
George Burdynski Sr., the boy's father, told NBC News 4 in 2008 that, even 15 years later, he still carried the pain of not knowing his son's fate.
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he → tell → fate
“The hurt, the wonder, it’s still there.
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it → ’ → ?
Where’s Junior?” he said.
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he → ’ → ?
“It's like you're stuck in 1993.
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you → stick → 1993
It's hard to go on,” he said.
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he → go → ?
“You're here and waiting and waiting and, you know, it's just, it's hard.”
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it → wait → ?
The elder Burdynski died in 2021.
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Burdynski → die → 2021
Had Burdynski survived, he would have been 44 today.
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he → survive → ?
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