CHRISTINA BURMEISTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In loving memory of our friend and colleague, Christina (Cris) Burmeister
~December 1, 1980 - August 18, 2001~
Assistant Vice President for Panhellenic 2001
Major: Apparel Merchandising and Management
Hobbies: Writing, Shopping, Chillin' @ Starbucks
Christina Burmeister, a Chi Omega sorority member, disappeared the night of August 17, 2001 after stopping in Pomona to buy cigarettes on her way to a fraternity party. Before she could arrive at her destination, she was kidnapped and taken to an ATM in Montclair. After her kidnappers withdrew money from her account, she was driven to a turnout in San Gabriel Canyon above Azusa. Her remains were discovered the following morning in her pickup truck, near Mile Marker 20-1 on San Gabriel Canyon (39) Road north of Azusa.
Quotes From Friends:
She was a great person who could make anyone laugh and a great Panhellenic Assistant Vice President dedicated on getting her job done. She was a great friend and a person who you could learn a lot of things from being a good leader to being just down to earth with everyone. - Kathryn
"Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened." Cris, I smile because our friendship happened. - Abbey
“I love you Cris!" You're a great person, and you'll be missed incredibly by myself and everyone else. 'Go Rho Chi's' – Marlena
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Articles on Cris
Christina Burmeister's Murderer Found
POMONA — A former Monrovia gang member was behind bars today in connection with the 2001 kidnapping and murder of a Cal Poly Pomona student on her way to a fraternity party.
James Winslow Dixon, 32, who was arrested at his home Jan. 14 and booked on suspicion of murder at the sheriff's Walnut Station, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Pomona Superior Court, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported. He was being held at the Men's Central Jail pending arraignment.
Christina Burmeister, 20, of Cerritos, disappeared on the evening of Aug. 17 that year after stopping in Pomona to buy cigarettes, and her body was found the morning in her Chevrolet S-10 pickup, near Mile Marker 20-1 on San Gabriel Canyon (39) Road north of Azusa.
The Chi Omega sorority member, who was found with her throat slit, had been on her way to a fraternity party in Pomona when she was abducted.
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