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NJ town grieves for slain priest, accused janitor

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An arrest in the brutal slaying of a Roman Catholic priest has brought little solace to his parishioners in this affluent community, who widely view the suspected role of the longtime church janitor as a second tragedy. More than 150 people at St. Patrick's Church for Sunday's early Mass prayed for the Rev. Ed Hinds, whose body was discovered in the church rectory Friday, and for Jose Feliciano, who is charged with stabbing the priest 32 times with a kitchen knife. "This is a tragedy for this...Read Full Story

Records: Slain NJ priest discussed firing suspect

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One day before he was stabbed to death in the kitchen of his church rectory, a New Jersey priest had discussed firing the janitor later charged in the killing, according to court documents. The Rev. Ed Hinds told the principal of St. Patrick Church school Oct. 21 that he might have to "let go" Jose Feliciano, citing problems with a criminal background investigation, according to a search warrant application filed in district court in Wind Gap, Pa. The 61-year-old custodian had worked at the...Read Full Story

Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest

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A janitor was charged with murder Saturday in the slaying of a priest whose body was found in the rectory of his northern New Jersey church. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said that 64-year-old Jose Feliciano stabbed and cut the Rev. Ed Hinds 32 times on Thursday after the pair argued. Bianchi would not provide further details about the argument. The 61-year-old Hinds was in his clerical robes when he was killed while in the rectory kitchen of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in...Read Full Story

Judge delays ruling on confession in New Jersey priest murder

 From reuters.com
MORRISTOWN , New Jersey ( Reuters ) - A New Jersey judge said on Thursday he will not make a decision for at least a week on whether to admit into trial the confession of a church janitor accused of killing a local priest. Jose Feliciano , 65, of Easton, Pennsylvania , is charged with murder and robbery in the October 22, 2009 stabbing death of Rev. Edward Hinds at St. Patrick's Church in Chatham, New Jersey. Ahead of a trial, Morris County Superior Court Judge Thomas Manahan is deciding the...Read Full Story

New Jersey Priest Found Slain in Rectory

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CHATHAM, N.J. – A priest was found dead Friday in the rectory of his northern New Jersey parish in what authorities said as a homicide. Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi said Father Edward Hinds was found in the rectory of St. Patrick Church in Chatham after a 911 call alerted police that the 61-year-old priest did not arrive at the neighboring church to offer a scheduled 8 a.m. Mass. Hinds was dressed in his robes for Mass when he was found. Bianchi said Hinds was killed...Read Full Story
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