A California student thought she was meeting her ex-boyfriend one last time. Instead, he killed her.
The Salarno Family's Decades-Long Fight Against Convicted Killer Steven Burns's Parole
Discover how Katina Salarno’s family transformed four decades of grief into a powerful movement for victims' rights while fighting 13 parole hearings for her convicted killer, Steven Burns. This story reveals the enduring struggle for justice when a sentence suggests an endpoint but the legal process continues indefinitely.
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- Victims' advocacy efforts led to significant changes in California victim support laws during trials and sentencing.
- Steven Burns, convicted of second-degree murder, consistently minimized or lied about the circumstances of the 1979 killing in previous parole hearings.
- The family’s continuous presence at hearings, reaching the 13th in 2025, highlights the emotional toll of protracted post-conviction justice.
- Burns’s rehabilitation claims were countered by evidence of recent, disturbing controlling behavior reported by a prison educator.
This investigation revisits the 1979 execution-style shooting of 18-year-old Kina Salarno by ex-boyfriend Steven Burns. It tracks the Solano family’s rigorous dedication to victim advocacy—leading to legislative change—and their unavoidable re-traumatization inherent in attending Burns's recurring parole suitability hearings.
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