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Horror as mom, 30, found dead after 'execution style murder' at bar she owned
Daily Mail UK ^ | 02 04 2026 | SONYA GUGLIARA

Posted on 02/06/2026 8:34:49 AM PST by yesthatjallen

A beloved business owner and mother was murdered 'execution style' in her bar after her cold-hearted killer demanded cash, according to police.

Courtney Drysdale, 30, was shot dead on Monday at around 11 am while she was alone in her bar, The Line, in Momence, Illinois.

Investigators say she was opening for the day when her suspected killer, Julius E Burkes Jr, 47, allegedly stormed inside and demanded money from the register.

The terrified victim complied with his demands - but that did not stop him from fatally shooting her twice before fleeing the scene, Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey said during a Tuesday press conference.

He noted that Burkes allegedly tried to take down a camera inside the bar before he took off.

'Courtney was deeply loved, not only by her family and her young daughter, but also by the many patrons and friends whose lives she touched,' Downey said, per NBC.

'This senseless act of violence has profoundly impacted our community and we are fully committed to bringing the person responsible to justice.'

In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, the sheriff's office released surveillance images of the sunglass-wearing suspect, who was then on the run.

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(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: banglist; bar; crime; execution; illinois; murder
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1 posted on 02/06/2026 8:34:49 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen
Now for what the Daily Fail neglected to mention...

Suspect in Momence murder has criminal history spanning decades, court records show

2 posted on 02/06/2026 8:38:12 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: yesthatjallen

Don’t worry Julius a Democrat judge will set you free. After all you probably vote democratic


3 posted on 02/06/2026 8:38:13 AM PST by Ronald77 ( )
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To: yesthatjallen

Yogi already knows.


4 posted on 02/06/2026 8:38:58 AM PST by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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To: Ronald77

See my reply #2.


5 posted on 02/06/2026 8:39:05 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: yesthatjallen

The DemonRATS aren’t kidding. They’ve begun there killing of all Americans. America will become a foreign illegal alien refuge. Nothing but DemonRATS and their slave labor, subhuman illegal aliens.


6 posted on 02/06/2026 8:41:12 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Only a hand operated dildo would write a song that needed words that rhymed with Minneapolis.)
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To: yesthatjallen

It is time to remove criminal killers

And the judges who free them
And the politicians who appoint them


7 posted on 02/06/2026 8:47:35 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: yesthatjallen

The robbery wasn’t racially-motivated, but her murder most certainly was

White girl bleed a lot.


8 posted on 02/06/2026 8:47:47 AM PST by PGR88
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To: yesthatjallen

Hopefully he gets the maximum penalty.


9 posted on 02/06/2026 8:48:23 AM PST by Jonty30 (I always ask AI stupid questions to avoid the smart lists for elimination. I want to surprise it.)
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To: yesthatjallen
And therefore, “black on white” killing, alongside “male on female” killing, alongside “recidivist criminal on productive citizen” killing. So, an Illinois Democrat, who will be expecting a Illinois Democrat judge and Illinois Democrat jury to let it slide.....
10 posted on 02/06/2026 8:50:33 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: yesthatjallen
Victim with Fiancé:

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"The terrified victim complied with his demands - but that did not stop him from fatally shooting her twice before fleeing the scene."

Killer:

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You already knew...

11 posted on 02/06/2026 8:58:28 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: yesthatjallen

Blacks, with help from their democrat enablers, have turned America turned into a killing field.

It cannot be denied.

And the media treats it as ‘normal’.


12 posted on 02/06/2026 9:06:42 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Bon of Babble

I was just searching for the photos to post when I thought “I’d better see if somebody beat me to it.” Thanks.

Infuriating, heart-wrenching, vile, evil. Well-loved, hard-working woman gunned down by that monster.


13 posted on 02/06/2026 9:06:44 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: yesthatjallen

People don’t want to hear this but being a bar owner is a dangerous job. Opening up by yourself is doubly dangerous. We have taught female children that they can do anything they want. They have voted this way as well. I’m tired. IDK anymore.


14 posted on 02/06/2026 9:07:36 AM PST by alternatives?
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"This senseless act of violence has profoundly impacted our community and we are fully committed to bringing the person responsible to justice." -- Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey

The Sheriff might want to bring this evil monster to justice, but the Illinois "justice system" has other plans for him.

15 posted on 02/06/2026 9:08:20 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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According to Cook County court records, in 1995 Burkes pleaded guilty to two counts of felony-murder and was sentenced to 37 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).

And yet he's been walking around committing crimes ever since.

16 posted on 02/06/2026 9:11:30 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Law and Order -- only one of our political parties believes in it.)
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To: mewzilla

Democrats will give him a lifetime achievement award!


17 posted on 02/06/2026 9:16:28 AM PST by sjmjax
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To: mewzilla
I am shocked that in the first week of black history month that another innocent black career criminal is being accused of a heinous crime.


18 posted on 02/06/2026 9:20:34 AM PST by fireman15
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To: yesthatjallen

Click. Yup.


19 posted on 02/06/2026 9:20:48 AM PST by Salman (Trump is good, but we need Pinochet. )
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To: Bon of Babble
Wife in nursing home where 99% of the staff are Black. Practically all LTC facilities in Tampa are the same way. Her clothing was stolen Christmas week. Management replaced the items but fails to address the criminal on staff behavior problem. I'm sure not the first time this has happened at this facility. So dollars to donuts they know damned well who the perp is, but they just keep on keepin' on. I guess it's cheaper just to keep her.

What black man or woman alive today doesn't know anything they do to whitey--anything-- will be ignored and swept under the rug.

20 posted on 02/06/2026 9:21:28 AM PST by 4Runner ("I gotta join a union to get paid for loafin'?" " Sure ya do!" --Abbott & Costello)
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