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When they hear dogs barking at night, Laura and Jesse Martinez, of Park Forest, catch themselves thinking that maybe their son has come home. But Adam Martinez is never coming back. That’s why a 40-year prison sentence given last week to the man who murdered Adam will never bring complete solace to the couple. Jason Burns, 21, of Richton Park, shot and killed the Martinezes’ oldest son, 20-year-old Adam, in a tragic case of mistaken identity in May 2010. Burns saw Martinez in his car in the 100 block of Hemlock Street and mistakenly believed Martinez was a man who … ]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:20:22 -0500 http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/20729539-418/parents-of-murder-victim-cant-lock-away-their-grief.html http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/20729539-418/parents-of-murder-victim-cant-lock-away-their-grief.html