TN TN- Patrick Burdine (Stage name, Tiffany Brooks) 28, Fatally shot @ home, Nashville, 27 July 2015

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The mother of a Nashville man murdered in 2015 is asking the public to come forward with information to help solve the case. (Glenda Bonds via WTV

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''Burdine, 28, moved to Nashville from Jackson to pursue his passion for makeup, dance and performing. He often performed under the stage name Tiffany Brooks. His mom said his last performance was nine days before he was killed.

“By the time the show was over, he had about 60 calls from all over the U.S. wanting him to come and perform in their city,” Bonds said.

Bonds said she was very close with her son, and they talked on the phone almost every day. The last time she spoke with him was the day before he died.

On July 27, 2015, one of Burdine’s neighbors at the Horizon Park Apartments on Packard Drive called police after hearing several gunshots. When officers arrived, they found Burdine unresponsive inside his apartment. They kicked in his door and found Burdine had been shot multiple times, and he died a short time later. He lived alone at the apartment.

“Whatever happened, happened inside the apartment,” said Detective Matthew Filter, with the Metro Nashville Police Department. “The door was locked. The apartment was locked up. We believe he knew who his attacker was.”

Filter said a neighbor also reported seeing a Black man who was about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, running from the building after the shooting. The man wasn’t wearing a shirt and had on white pants.

Several robberies were reported in the area in the months leading up to the shooting, but MNPD never found any links between the crimes. Bonds said Burdine’s apartment was also broken into about three months before his death, but the person responsible was never caught. Burdine also told his mom the day before he was killed that he believed someone was following him. Bonds said she believes someone has information on who killed Burdine, and investigators agree.''

''If you have any information on Burdine’s murder, please call the Metro Police Cold Case Unit at 615-862-7329, or Nashville Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME''

 

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28-year-old performer shot to death in South Nashville, killer remains at large | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
"Patrick Burdine was 28-years-old when his life was taken too soon at his South Nashville apartment.
Burdine had moved to Nashville from Jackson to spread his wings as a makeup artist and performer.
“He was a young, Black gay man,” mother Glenda Bonds said. “And finally one day I decided to go see him perform. And when I went to see him perform, not just because he was my son, you’ve heard that before, it was the most amazing thing because I didn’t know that side of him. I didn’t know how professional of a dancer he was.”

“He did his last performance in Memphis and he was dead nine days later. And on that night he died the performance he had about 65 hits from headhunters that were inviting him from California to New York to Louisiana. They wanted him to come there to perform,” Bonds said.''

''Officers saw Burdine unresponsive through his sliding glass door and when they kicked in his door. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
One of the only clues from that night was from a witness who told police they saw a shirtless African American man wearing white pants running from the scene just after the shooting''.

''And although his life was short-lived, Burdine’s mom especially learned his impact after his passing.
“His friends were like without Patrick I would have killed myself. You know, the gay world what they battle with. The world acceptance, family acceptance. I had one to tell me numerous times he was going to kill himself and if it wasn’t for Patrick encouraging him to keep going,” Bonds said. “I heard that numerous times from numerous people.”