Man charged in slaying of 2 nuns

[TexasTowelie]

A Kosciusko man has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the deaths of two nuns in Holmes County.

Authorities said late Friday night that Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, a felon, was developed as a suspect after "an exhaustive interview Friday evening."

Sanders is charged in the slayings of Sister Paula Merrill, a nurse practitioner with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, and Sister Margaret Held, a nurse practitioner with the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee. Both were 68. They were found dead Thursday in their home on Castalian Springs Road in Durant, a town of roughly 2,600.

The two women were stabbed, coroner Dexter Howard said.

Read more: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/08/27/man-charged-capital-murder-nun-slayings/89467046/

[AllyCat]

1. Oh my! I remember Sister Held from my time in school there!

How terrible this is for both women and their families as well as the patients they serve.

[TexasTowelie]

2. It's a small world.

I didn't expect anyone on DU to be acquainted with either of the sisters. I'm sorry to break the news and hope that those affected by this incident will remember all of their accomplishments and find solace.