Grand jury charges teen accused of killing nun
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal grand jury has charged a teenager accused of killing a nun at her home on the Navajo reservation with first-degree murder. The U.S. attorney's office in Albuquerque said Thursday that 18-year-old Reehahlio Carroll also is charged with burglary and transporting a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce. Carroll
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What Kind of Person Murders a Nun in Her Convent?
The first sign that something was amiss on the Navajo Indian reservation, located along the Arizona-New Mexico border, was when Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, failed to show up for Mass on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Sister Marguerite’s body was discovered lying in a pool of blood when one of her colleagues
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Death penalty ruled out in nuns murder
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The man accused of murdering a Catholic nun at her convent on the Navajo reservation will not have to worry about the death penalty. Federal prosecutors said they cannot seek the ultimate punishment for Reehalio Carroll, 18. On Thursday Carroll made his first appearance before
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Feds win suspect custody in nun murder
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Navajo Nation jail to hand over to the FBI a tribal member accused of killing a nun in her reservation convent. Reehalio Carroll, 18, is charged with murdering a Roman Catholic nun on the reservation Oct. 31. However the Navajo Nation is
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Tribe holds on to suspected nun killer
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (KRQE-KREZ) – FBI agents were in Navajo Nation tribal court again Monday, and again they left without the man accused of bludgeoning a nun to death in her convent residence. Meanwhile KRQE News 13 has learned the suspect, Reehahlio Carroll, 18, tried to kill himself Friday,
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Teen charged with killing nun in NM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A teenager was charged Friday with killing a nun after allegedly breaking into her trailer home on the Navajo Indian reservation in search of cash or valuable items. Federal authorities accused Reehahlio Carroll, 18, of Navajo of "unlawful killing of a human being with
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Murdered nun reached out to poor community, worried about recent theft of bingo money
NAVAJO, N.M. – Sister Marguerite Bartz had worried just weeks ago about crime in the community after someone broke into the St. Berard Mission Church and stole bingo money. Then she herself fell victim to a horrible crime. The beloved nun was murdered in her residence on church property, a killing
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Authorities find slain NM nuns vehicle in Arizona
NAVAJO, N.M. — Investigators say a vehicle belonging to a nun slain on the Navajo Indian reservation has been recovered in Arizona. A colleague found Sister Marguerite Bartz's body after she didn't show up to Sunday Mass in the community of Navajo on the Arizona-New Mexico border. Investigators
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FBI investigates nun’s death on Navajo reservation
NAVAJO, N.M. — A nun has been found dead in her residence at a church in a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation near the Arizona-New Mexico border, the FBI said Monday. Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, failed to show up to Sunday Mass and a colleague who went to check on her discovered
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New Mexico nun found murdered in church home over Halloween weekend
NAVAJO, New Mexico – A nun has been found dead in her residence at a church in a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation near the Arizona-New Mexico border, the FBI said. Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, failed to show up at Sunday Mass and a colleague who went to check on her discovered
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NY teen gets prison time for reservation church fires
A teenager offered an apology as he was sentenced for torching two churches on an upstate New York reservation in July. Dylan Antone of Nedrow pleaded guilty to arson during September. The 17-year-old admitted acting with another teen to set fire to the Wesleyan Church among the Onondagas on the Onondaga
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Teenager apologizes during sentencing for Onondaga Nation church arsons
A Nedrow teenager offered an apology today as he was sentenced for torching two churches on the Onondaga Nation in July. "I’d just like to say I’m sorry," Dylan Antone told County Judge Anthony Aloi. Antone, 17, of Route 11A, pleaded guilty last month to one count of third-degree
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Second teenager pleads guilty in Onondaga Nation church arsons
Syracuse, NY — A second Nedrow teenager admitted his guilt today in connection with the torching of two churches on the Onondaga Nation in July. Dylan Antone, 17, of Route 11A, pleaded guilty before county Judge Anthony Aloi to a single felony count third-degree arson. He admitted acting together
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Nedrow teenager sentenced in Onondaga Nation church arson case
Syracuse, NY — A Nedrow teenager was sentenced today to 1 1/3 to four years in state prison for his role in torching two churches on the Onondaga Nation in July. "I’m sorry and I wish it never happened. I’m going to have a better life. I’m going to start over," Jacob
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Teenager admits guilt in Onondaga Nation church arson
Syracuse, NY — One of two teenagers accused of setting fire to two churches on the Onondaga Nation last month pleaded guilty this week. Jacob Homer, 16, of Hemlock Road, pleaded guilty before County Judge Anthony Aloi Tuesday to one felony count of third-degree arson in connection with the July
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