He Asked for One Last Hug… Then Tried to Kill Her

Podcast: TRUE CRIME with Bratterstein · BRATTERSTEIN

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Melissa Dohme Hill with me today. On January 24, 2012, 20-year-old Melissa Dohme agreed to meet her ex-boyfriend, Robert Lee Burton Jr., outside her home in Clearwater, Florida. They had broken up, and a no-contact order was in place after an earlier domestic battery incident. Burton had repeatedly called and texted her that night, asking for one last hug. When she embraced him, he pulled out a knife and stabbed her 32 times. Two witnesses intervened, and Burton fled. Melissa suffered wounds to her head, neck, face, and arms, as...