He was arrested in April 2026 and charged with first-degree murder, mutilation of human remains and child sexual abuse. Underneath the body bag was a plastic garbage bag containing the victim’s severed limbs, Byers said. In one of the special allegations included in the charges, Burke is accused of committing murder for financial gain. In their brief, prosecutors also alleged in graphic detail the "horrifying measures" they said Burke took to dismember and dispose of the girl's body. According to their court brief, Burke was the last person to drive the vehicle on Jul 29, 2025, before he left it abandoned near his home and departed on a concert tour.