Family seeks justice after mother of 2 found dead in Atlantic City apartment

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Prosecutors and family members are searching for answers after a young mom was found dead in an apartment in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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CONDITION. POLICE SAY THE
SUSPECT GOT AWAY IN A SILVER
CAR. TONIGHT, DETECTIVES IN
ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,
ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP TO
SOLVE A HOMICIDE. A 34 YEAR OLD
WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE OF
A HOME SATURDAY MORNING IN
ATLANTIC CITY.
>> ACTION NEWS REPORTER BRIANA
SMITH TALKED WITH THE VICTIM'S
MOTHER AND SISTER TONIGHT.
BRIANNA IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IN MAYS
LANDING WITH THE LATEST ON THE
INVESTIGATION. BRIANNA.
>> SHARI AND GRAY. THE FAMILY
IS LEFT WITH MANY QUESTIONS
TONIGHT AS DETECTIVES CONTINUE
TO INVESTIGATE. THEY SAY THEY
DESPERATELY WANT TO KNOW WHO
WOULD KILL THE 34 YEAR OLD
MOTHER OF TWO WHO WOULDN'T HARM
A SOUL.
>> SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL. MY
DAUGHTER WAS LOVELY GIRL, AND
EVERYBODY LOVED HER.
>> CHRISTINA, BURDETTE'S MOTHER
AND SISTER ARE MOURNING HER
SUDDEN AND TRAGIC LOSS, WHILE
ALSO LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AS TO
WHO WOULD TAKE HER LIFE AT JUST
34 YEARS OLD.
>> SHE DIDN'T BOTHER ANYBODY.
SHE WAS MAINLY ABOUT HER
CHILDREN. YOU WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT, BECAUSE SHE WAS SO TO
HERSELF AND SO ANGELIC AND JUST,
YOU KNOW, JUST OUR OWN LITTLE
PERSON. YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
YOU WOULD HAVE DIED FROM OLD
AGE.
>> ATLANTIC CITY POLICE
RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN
UNRESPONSIVE WOMAN INSIDE AN
APARTMENT ON THE 2000 BLOCK OF
SHERIDAN AVENUE ON SATURDAY
MORNING. THAT'S WHERE THEY
FOUND BURDETTE, AND SHE WAS
PRONOUNCED DEAD. THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER RULED THE DEATH A
HOMICIDE, BUT THE CAUSE REMAINS
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>> THEY SAY THAT SHE LOOKED
LIKE SHE WAS IN A FIGHT. SHE
HAD BRUISES ALL OVER HER BODY.
>> BURDETTE'S SISTER SAYS HER
HEAD WAS ALSO WRAPPED IN GAUZE.
SHE ADDS THE APARTMENT WHERE
BURDETTE WAS FOUND DEAD IS THE
HOME OF A RELATIVE OF HER
CHILDREN'S FATHER.
>> WE DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON, AND WE DON'T WANT TO
POINT FINGERS BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW. BUT AT THE
SAME TIME, IT'S VERY SKETCHY.
>> BURDETTE'S FAMILY SAYS NOW
HER KIDS, AGES THREE AND SIX,
ARE WITHOUT PARENTS AFTER THEIR
FATHER DIED A FEW YEARS AGO AS
THEY PREPARED TO LEAVE BURDETTE
TO REST. THEY URGE ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT HER TO SPEAK
UP.
>> JUSTICE FOR MY DAUGHTER,
BECAUSE SHE DID NOT DESERVE TO
GO OUT THE WAY SHE DID.
>> IF IT WAS YOUR DAUGHTER, IF
IT WAS YOUR SON, OR SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO YOUR CHILD OR YOUR
KID, Y'ALL WOULD WANT THE SAME
EXACT HELP. AND AS A COMMUNITY,
WE SHOULD ALL WORK TOGETHER.
>> AND THE ATLANTIC COUNTY
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SAYS THAT
THEY NEED THE COMMUNITY'S HELP
WITH THEIR INVESTIGATION. SO IF
YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT
BURDETTE OR WHERE SHE WAS WEEKS
LEADING UP TO HER DEATH, YOU'RE
ASKED TO CONTACT THEM OR POLICE.
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SMITH FOR ACTION NEWS AT T
