Student murdered by ex thought she was meeting him one last time
48 Hours California student thought she was meeting ex-boyfriend one last time. She had broken up with her high school sweetheart, Steven Burns, and was excited to pursue her dream of becoming a dentist. But on her first day of college, he surprised her by showing up on campus.
- ▪48 Hours California student thought she was meeting ex-boyfriend one last time.
- ▪She had broken up with her high school sweetheart, Steven Burns, and was excited to pursue her dream of becoming a dentist.
- ▪But on her first day of college, he surprised her by showing up on campus.
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48 Hours California student thought she was meeting ex-boyfriend one last time. Instead, he put a bullet in her head .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-48-hours.jpg'); } By Gabriella Demirdjian Updated on: July 26, 2026 / 3:23 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google When 18-year-old Catina Rose Salarno arrived at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, to begin her freshman year in September 1979, she thought she was starting life anew. She had broken up with her high school sweetheart, Steven Burns, and was excited to pursue her dream of becoming a dentist. But on her first day of college, he surprised her by showing up on campus.
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