Oklahoma pastor found slain in her Pentecostal church

UPDATE August 27, 2009
Police say slain pastor's body 'staged' in church
Crime scene 'horrific' says Oklahoma prosecutor
updated 34 minutes ago
OKLAHOMA CITY - Whoever killed a pastor inside her small Oklahoma church “staged” the body, authorities said Thursday, meaning it was moved into an unnatural position after the slaying.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown declined to elaborate on how the body of 61-year-old Carol Daniels was positioned inside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church in Anadarko.

Brown also said investigators are reviewing video surveillance tapes from a nearby convenience store for clues in the brutal killing. A preliminary autopsy found she died of “multiple sharp force injuries,” and a veteran local prosecutor described the crime scene as “the most horrific” he’s ever witnessed.
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Prosecutor: Crime Scene at Okla. Church 'Horrific'
Prosecutor describes as 'horrific' the crime scene at Oklahoma church where pastor was killed
By ROCHELLE HINES Associated Press Writer
ANADARKO, Okla. August 25, 2009 (AP)


The scene inside a small Pentecostal church where a pastor was slain was "horrific," an Oklahoma district attorney said Tuesday, calling it the most brutal he has seen in nearly 20 years as a prosecutor.

Police have released scant information about the killing of 61-year-old Carol Daniels, whose body was found Sunday inside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church, a weather-beaten building on a rundown block near downtown Anadarko. A preliminary autopsy deemed Daniels' death a homicide caused by "multiple sharp force injuries," said Cherokee Ballard, spokeswoman for the state Medical Examiner's office. She declined to discuss further details.

"I've prosecuted over 50 murders," District Attorney Bret Burns said. "This is the most horrific crime scene I've ever witnessed." He declined to elaborate, saying he did not want to jeopardize the investigation.
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Okla. pastor found slain in her Pentecostal church
By MURRAY EVANS (AP) – 5 hours ago

ANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor was killed and her body was found inside her Pentecostal church, where she had no regular congregation but went every Sunday on the chance that someone would come to pray, authorities said Monday.

Police found the body of Carol Daniels, 61, of Oklahoma City, about noon Sunday inside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church in Anadarko. The small, weathered A-frame building sits along a main road, just a block from the police station, in the town of about 6,600 people about 60 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown said that Daniels had trauma to her body, but would not disclose details, including how, when or where Daniels died. An autopsy was to be done Monday.

The pastor's body was found after police were asked to check on her, Brown said. She could not immediately say who asked police to look in on Daniels.

Brown said the church did not have a regular congregation, but that Daniels was there every Sunday in case people came in to pray or hear a sermon.

"From the little bit I know about her, she was very dedicated to her calling," Brown said.
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