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Headless Body Found In Church Parking Lot
NBC 4 Columbus ^ | January 24, 2005

Posted on 01/24/2005 1:48:08 PM PST by flutters

DAYTON, Ohio -- A pastor discovered the burned, headless body of a man Monday outside the pastor's church on Dayton's west side, police said.

Police believe the victim was killed elsewhere and the body brought to The Way of the Cross Gospel Ministries church, said Bob Chabali, district police commander.

Investigators were not able to immediately determine the race or age of the victim.

"I saw something that looked like a trash bag, and as I got closer to it, I saw it was a body," the Rev. David Jones said.

Chabali said the body was likely burned sometime overnight Sunday. The head has not been found, he said.

Dayton police spokesman Maurice Speaks said he had no additional information.


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1 posted on 01/24/2005 1:48:08 PM PST by flutters
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To: flutters

Yikes.


2 posted on 01/24/2005 1:49:22 PM PST by b4its2late (I do not drink more than a sponge.)
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To: b4its2late

Is there a Muslim community nearby? This seems to be their trademark...


3 posted on 01/24/2005 1:51:24 PM PST by babygene (Viable after 87 trimesters)
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To: flutters

You're no body 'til some body loves you......


4 posted on 01/24/2005 1:52:12 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: flutters

"headless"...Hummmm...


5 posted on 01/24/2005 1:52:17 PM PST by conservonator (Blank by popular demand)
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To: flutters

I don't know, but a scene from "Highlander" flashed through my mind.


6 posted on 01/24/2005 1:52:27 PM PST by najida (Some days you beat the dragon, and some days you change your tag line so you beat the Dragon.)
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To: flutters

Is this the city where the "call to prayer" was an issue?


7 posted on 01/24/2005 1:52:37 PM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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To: babygene

Islam spreads through terror. People become afraid to be anything but Muslim. It is time to declare Islam a cult and jail/deport the lot of them.


8 posted on 01/24/2005 1:53:10 PM PST by Jibaholic
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To: babygene

It's a black neighborhood but your point re: islamic murderers is probably on target.


9 posted on 01/24/2005 1:53:38 PM PST by newfreep
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To: Fitzcarraldo

That would be Hamtramck, Michigan.


10 posted on 01/24/2005 1:54:41 PM PST by Clemenza (I Am Here to Chew Bubblegum and Kick Ass, and I'm ALL OUT OF BUBBLEGUM!)
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To: newfreep

Black Muslims then?


11 posted on 01/24/2005 1:54:48 PM PST by RobRoy
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To: flutters
"I saw something that looked like a trash bag, and as I got closer to it, I saw it was a body," the Rev. David Jones said.

That happened to me a few mornings back when I was drinking.

12 posted on 01/24/2005 1:55:15 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: najida

I loved that movie.......


13 posted on 01/24/2005 1:55:41 PM PST by marmar (Even though I may look different then you...my blood runs red, white and blue.....)
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This article has a little more information:

http://www.whiotv.com/news/4123874/detail.html

Reverend Finds Dismembered Body In Parking Lot

POSTED: 12:14 pm EST January 24, 2005
UPDATED: 3:53 pm EST January 24, 2005

DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of a dismembered body found in the parking lot of a local church on Hoover Avenue.

The dismembered body was found Monday morning at the Way of the Cross Gospel Ministries Church when the Rev. David Jones arrived to do some work on the old bowling lanes.

Jones said as he pulled up he saw what looked like trash bags on the ground, but said, as he got closer, he realized it was a body. He said he quickly called 911.

The Dayton police homicide squad taped off the snow-covered area near the right of the church. Lt. Bob Chabali said the body was dismembered, burned and was headless.

Chabali said the decapitated body had been burned so badly that police were unable to determine if it was a man or a woman. Detectives said they believe the victim was killed elsewhere, burned and dumped in the parking lot.

Jones said he has had problems with people dumping things near the church. He said the installed a fence, but on Sunday it was left open and unlocked.

Jones told authorities that people constantly come and go and break into the church property. He said crime and drugs are consuming the community.

Dayton police do believe the body was burned sometime overnight because, otherwise, the burning at the church would have attracted unwanted attention.

The coroner's office, late Monday, was able to identify the victim as a 35-year-old male through fingerprints. His identity has not been released, pending notification of family.


14 posted on 01/24/2005 1:56:00 PM PST by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: anniegetyourgun

I cried because I had no hat. Then I met a man with no ......


15 posted on 01/24/2005 1:56:21 PM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Happy Inauguration Day, George W. Bush . Four more years ! Hail to the Chief !)
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To: flutters

Al-Zarqawi is in Ohio?!?!?


16 posted on 01/24/2005 1:56:38 PM PST by Paloma_55
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To: flutters; hchutch
Headless Body Found In Church Parking Lot

"There can be only one!"

But I thought that Immortals weren't supposed to fight on holy ground...

17 posted on 01/24/2005 1:58:07 PM PST by Poohbah (God must love fools. He makes so many of them...)
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To: anniegetyourgun

>You'rem no body 'til some body loves you....<

LOL! Shame on you, annie.


18 posted on 01/24/2005 2:01:15 PM PST by Paperdoll (GO ROSSI!!!!!)
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To: Conspiracy Guy
I'll never be able to compete with you,
19 posted on 01/24/2005 2:02:11 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: flutters

You know, I'll admit that I can be as irreverent as anyone, but some of these comments are a little over the top. This is a horrific crime and I don't see anything funny about it.

"Let the flames begin."


20 posted on 01/24/2005 2:02:58 PM PST by Mad Mammoth
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