Mark Burns, murderer and serial r*pist story, will be covered in the latest episode of Investigation Discovery titled ‘Evil Lives Here: He Called It “The Need.”
In the famous show, Dianne Burns, Mark’s wife, narrates about a horrific time of her life when she was married to a man who would be convicted of multiple r*pes and murders some years later.
The show circles around when Dianne, who initially was oblivious to her husband’s criminal tendencies, discovers his nasty side after his release when she begins to see signs that he is not only guilty but just getting started.
Mark Burns, a serial r*pist and murderer, started committing violent s*xual assaults in the 70s while stationed in Hawaii.
He was arrested in 1974 in North Carolina for committing a violent r*pe in a local restaurant. Burns was sentenced for a capital crime and ordered to be put to death, but the death sentence was later vacated.
The punishment he got was not enough to stop him from committing these hideous crimes. He continued s*xually assaulting men, women, and children from the 90s until the early 2000s.
With the help of DNA and a forensic genealogist, Burns was arrested in 2019 on charges of multiple s*xual assaults.
He confessed to committing all the crimes he was accused of and was sentenced to 242 years in prison.
The following year, Mark was additionally sentenced to life in prison for the 2001 murder of 28-year-old Sue Ellen Higgins, the Uinta County Clerk of District Court Kerri Wright confirmed to a local news channel.
Burns pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted robbery in the case.
While being questioned by investigators following his arrest for a string of s*x assault cases in Wyoming and Utah, Burns confessed to the murder of Higgins, which took place on July 18, 2001.
Burns told investigators he went to Evanston, Wyoming, during the summer of 2001 to commit an armed robbery because he got “bored” with the r*pes.
Higgins was tricked into inviting Mark inside her residence. He posed as a chamber of commerce representative who claimed to have lost a pen. He was invited inside, at which point Burns reportedly pulled a gun on the victim.
The Uinta County Herald reports Burns pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, ensuring he’d spend life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Where are Mark & Dianne Burns now?
According to inmate records, Mark, now in his mid-70s, continues to serve his sentence at Utah State Correctional Facility.
Dianne is presumed to be living in Minnesota, and her present location or maiden name has not been disclosed to respect her wishes for privacy.
After learning about her husband’s unforgivable criminal activities, Dianne, then 37, came to Minnesota in February 1990 and filed for divorce in October 1990.
After getting legally divorced, Mark made no effort to contact his ex-wife Dianne.
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