Church pays tribute to slain pastor
MARYVILLE – The First Baptist Church of Maryville on Sunday honored the Rev. Fred Winters, who was shot to death during a Sunday service a year ago today. The Rev. Dr. Tom Hufty welcomed more than 1,500 people to the 9 a.m. service in tribute to the late pastor. Authorities say Terry J. Sedlacek of Troy shot Winters through the heart with a .45-caliber
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First Baptist Church shooting: One year later
An entire church lost its senior pastor and its sense of sanctuary and security in a single, violent moment one year ago. Despite the overwhelming loss, the First Baptist Church of Maryville has moved forward and begun healing after its senior pastor, the Rev. Fred Winters, was shot to death in front
St. Dom murder suspect indicted
Jamar Houser could face the death penalty if convicted of shooting an elderly woman in the parking lot of a South Side church and stealing her handbag earlier this year. A Mahoning County grand jury handed up an indictment Thursday against Houser, 19, of Volney Road, charging him with aggravated murder,
Widow Marks Anniversary of Maryville Church Shooting
MARYVILLE, Ill. (KTVI-FOX2now.com) – The widow of pastor Fred Winters plans to mark the painful anniversary of her husband's murder by speaking in front of the congregation of First Baptist Church in Maryville, IL. "My heart has ached and my family and church community have grieved and
Accused killer of Chatham priest pleads not guilty
CHATHAM BOROUGH — The former custodian of St. Patrick Church pleaded not guilty today to murdering the parish priest, who died in October from 32 stab wounds. Jose Feliciano, 64, of Easton, Pa., is accused of killing the Rev. Edward Hinds, 61, in the parish rectory Oct. 22. Feliciano, who was
A year after shooting, a church pushes forward
The dream of the late Rev. Fred Winters to grow First Baptist Church of Maryville continues. Church and community members broke ground Sunday on a church expansion that will add eighth grade to the Maryville Christian School and improve the church's Illinois Route 162 campus. "His life lives
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Grand jury to get church slaying case
YOUNGSTOWN – The case of a man facing charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery in the death of a St. Dominic parishioner was bound over to a grand jury on Monday for consideration of charges that could end in a death sentence. Jamar Houser, 18, appeared Monday before Youngstown Municipal
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Church murder suspect’s parents charged with retaliation
YOUNGSTOWN — John Houser, 46, and Frances Cianciola, 42, parents of Jamar Houser, the suspect in the Jan. 23 murder of Angeline Fimognari at St. Dominic Church, were arrested this afternoon outside their residence at 2704 Volney Road, on warrants charging them with retaliation. Detective Sgt.
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Suspected St. Dom’s Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
The man accused of shooting and killing an 80-year old woman as she was leaving church last month appeared in court Monday morning. 18-year old Jamar Houser was arraigned in Youngstown Municipal Court. Police allege that Houser is the man who shot and killed 80-year-old Angeline Fimognari on January
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Parole hearing stirs memories of the murder of the Santa Cruz Greek Orthodox Church’s first priest
SANTA CRUZ — It's been nearly 25 years since Foti Karastamatis found his father bludgeoned and stabbed to death outside the office of The Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church in downtown. Now in his 40s with children of his own and living thousands of miles away, the son of priest John Karastamatis,
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Man arrested in church slaying already faced a shooting charge
YOUNGSTOWN – The 18-year-old Volney Road man arrested Friday evening in the death of an elderly parishioner at a South Side church last week was out on bond in a previous shooting case. Court records show that Jamar Houser was indicted Oct. 31 on charges of discharging a firearm at or into a habitation
Arrest in church shooting
YOUNGSTOWN – Police here have arrested Jamar Antonio Houser, 18, of Youngstown, charged in the shooting death of and 80-year-old woman last week in a church parking lot. Tribune Chronicle news partner News Channel 33 was reporting that Mahoning County Task Force officers and its SWAT team surrounded
Arrest Made in Murder of 80-year-old at St. Dom’s
Friday night's arrest of 18-year-old Jamar Antonio "Mook" Houser of Youngstown came as a result of numerous calls and tips that came in all last week to police investigators. Houser faces charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery in connection with the shooting death of 80-year-old
Mission Trips Carry Risk
I've never seen it, but I'm told that somewhere at Princeton (N.J.) Theological Seminary, there is a wall inscribed with the names of its graduates who died while in the mission field. They died from all sorts of causes, everything from disease to murder at the hands of pirates. It's intended
FBI helping Church murder investigation
YOUNGSTOWN — City police are still investigating the slaying of an elderly woman at a South Side church but are getting a little help with forensic elements in the case. Capt. Rod Foley, chief of detectives, said the department has elicited help from the FBI in analyzing forensics associated with
