Son gets 26 to life for murdering mother, a longtime Chula Vista teacher – The San Diego Union-Tribune By Thomas A. Smith on August 19, 2018 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn Burks had lived his entire life with his mother, but she had been wanting him to move out and get a job, Josephine Van Atta, Angela Burks mother, told the court Friday. via www.sandiegouniontribune.com