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TOTAL DAMAGE-- ABOUT 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS. IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS HE WAS KNOWN AS THE COOKIE BANDIT. BUT FOR DECADES - AND IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT COUNTRY, JOSEPH BURGESS WAS WANTED FOR MURDERING A YOUNG CHRISTIAN COUPLE BACK IN 1972. THE CASE ALL FINALLY CAME TOGETHER HERE IN NEW MEXICO — AFTER LAST WEEK’S SHOOTOUT THAT LEFT A DEPUTY AND BURGESS DEAD. IN THE SUMMER OF 1972 - POLICE SAY JOSEPH HENRY BURGESS KILLED A YOUNG COUPLE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND. ANN DURRANT AND LEIF CARLSSON WERE SHOT POINT BLANK IN THE HEAD.. AS THEY SLEPT AT THEIR CAMPSITE IN THE COASTAL TOWN OF TOFINO. BURGESS - WHO WAS ORIGINALLY FROM NEW JERSEY - HAD REPORTEDLY RAN AWAY TO CANADA TO DODGE THE DRAFT. CANADIAN AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED HIM AS A RELIGIOUS FANATIC ... THEY BELIEVE HE KILLED THE CAMPERS BECAUSE HE WAS AGAINST PRE- MARTIAL SEX. FAST FORWARD 37 YEARS ... TODAY CANADIAN AUTHORITIES FINALLY GET A BREAK IN A COLD, COLD CASE. Phoner w/ Gfx 6:58 you know I've got the original warrant in my hand, it was done on an old typewriter, you know it's certainly going back sometime, but we never removed that warrant, it stayed active FOR THE 37 YEARS CANADIAN POLICE HUNTED FOR JOSEPH BURGESS, WITH NO LUCK. UNTIL LAST WEEK'S DEADLY SHOOTOUT IN THE JEMEZ. NEW MEXICO INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO GET FINGERPRINTS FROM THE 'COOKIE BANDIT'AFTER HE WAS KILLED. THEY RAN THE PRINTS THROUGH AN FBI DATABASE. Garcia 4:03 as soon as the fingerprints were uploaded, there was an immediate hit, and the desk sergeant from that agency vancouver canada contacted us immediately WHILE THE SUSPECT IS DEAD ... THE INVESTIGATION IS FAR FROM OVER. CALIFORNIA AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO JOSEPH BURGESS AS A POSSIBLE SUSPECT IN A 2004 MURDER IN SONOMA COUNTY .. ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE ONE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND. A YOUNG, UNMARRIED COUPLE -- SHOT IN THEIR SLEEPING BAGS WHILE CAMPING ON THE BEACH. LINDSEY CUTSHALL AND JASON ALLEN WERE CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES ABOUT TO BE ...