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Man arrested in shocking killings of 2 Mississippi nuns
Rodney Earl Sanders 46 of Kosciusko was charged with capital murder in the deaths of Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill, two nuns aged 68, whose bodies were found in Lexington, Mississippi. Investigators say Sanders acted alone. no motive or connection to the church has been detailed. The case prompted community prayers and calls for forgiveness amid the tragedy.
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Mississippi
Durant
Miss
Rodney Earl Sanders
Kosciusko
Margaret Held
Paula Merrill
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Warren Strain
Elias Abboud
Lexington
Sanders
Merrill
Greg Plata
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Jimmy Jordan
Strain
David Merrill
Stoneham
Massachusetts
Sisters of St
Francis
U.S
Mississippi County
Joe Morgan Jr
Merrill's