Burdick's killer jailed

The man who murdered former NAMBLA activist Bob Burdick was sentenced last December to serve 10-32 years in prison. Edward Patterson, 39, was a roommate of Burdick's when he murdered him in July 1985. Patterson, who has a long history of psychiatric problems and served two years in jail for threatening Reagan, claimed that he killed Burdick to keep him from having sex with young people. Prosecutor Joel Seideman said the killing was sparked by a money dispute. [...]

Bob Burdick was a retired schoolteacher, a long-time gay activist, and a founding member of NAMBLA. He was the first editor of the Bulletin, and many steering committee meetings took place in his Manhattan apartment. Burdick worked with many other organizations in the gay community, including SAGE, the Gay Teachers association, and the Gay Activists Alliance, for whom he helped organize a conference on man/boy love.

source: 'Burdick's Killer Jailed'; NAMBLA Bulletin, vol 9, n. 4; May 1988