MONROE, N.C. — Editor's Note: This story discusses sexual violence. While specific acts are not discussed or described, reader discretion is advised. Joshua Lee Burgess, 35, has been sentenced to ...

MONROE, N.C. — Editor's Note: This story discusses sexual violence. While specific acts are not discussed or described, reader discretion is advised. Joshua Lee Burgess, 35, has been sentenced to ...

The trial for a Union County father accused of murdering his daughter began this week. The state is pursuing the death penalty against him. Channel 9 has followed the tragedy since 2019. Zaria Burgess ...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — A Union County man was sentenced to death on Friday for killing his 15-year-old daughter in August of 2019, according to Union County Sheriff Eddie Cathey. Investigators say ...

Joshua Lee Burgess, 35, has been sentenced to death over the 22-hour-long torture and killing of his 15-year-old daughter, Zaria Burgess. The judgment came down on Friday, almost three years following ...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Jury selection began Monday in the capital murder trial of Joshua Lee Burgess. The Union County man is accused of the 2019 death of his 15-year-old daughter Zaria Joshalyn Burgess ...

MONROE, N.C. — Editor's Note: This story discusses sexual violence. While specific acts are not discussed or described, reader discretion is advised. Joshua Lee Burgess, 35, has been sentenced to ...