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Posted on 08/25/2009 2:12:10 PM PDT by Deo volente
ANADARKO, Okla. — The crime scene inside a small Pentecostal church where a pastor was slain was the most brutal he has seen in nearly 20 years as a prosecutor, the local district attorney said Tuesday.
Police have released scant information about the killing of 61-year-old Carol Daniels, whose body was found Sunday inside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church, a weather-beaten building on a rundown block near downtown Anadarko.
"I've prosecuted over 50 murders," District Attorney Bret Burns said. "This is the most horrific crime scene I've ever witnessed." He declined to elaborate, saying he did not want to jeopardize the investigation.
(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...
Time to call Grace Hanadarko (who is from Anadarko) and investigate it...
Saving Grace
http://tinyurl.com/czw9n4
My grandmother lives in that town. I go up there several times a year.
Many islamderthals in the area?
The heart of this Jewish FReeper goes to all members of that congregation that suffered such terrible loss. May G-d sustain them and the family of the Pastor in this time of grief.
These continuing attacks on Christianity and Christians in this country --- on television, in movies, newspapers and in person --- makes me sick.
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In the show, she has a brother who is a priest...
Yeah, I remember... :-) Plus an angel that talks to her, too...
I’ve seen the show several times when over at a relative’s house, but I can’t watch it myself. It’s just too “bad” of a show for me... (can’t say too much, though, when I’m at someone else’s house... :-) ... ).
There is so little information being released it is hard to comment on the story. Sounds like there is yet another extra nasty killer on the loose. To do this in a house of God is very lowdown.
You beat me by 9 seconds!
You asked — Many islamderthals in the area?
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Nope, mostly Indians...
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,645 people, 2,387 households, and 1,656 families residing in the city. The population density was 937.0 people per square mile (361.9/km²). There were 2,767 housing units at an average density of 390.2/sq mi (150.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.37% White, 6.23% African American, 41.26% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.07% from other races, and 7.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.15% of the population.
There were 2,387 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,035, and the median income for a family was $27,633. Males had a median income of $26,063 versus $17,666 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,062. About 23.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.
Native American significance
Anadarko, self-titled, “Indian Capital of the Nation,” is home to the annual American Indian Exposition and is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape tribe is headquartered, the other being Bartlesville. The city houses the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.
Anadarko is named after the Nadaco, a Caddoan band now affiliated with the Caddo Nation. The term “nadako” means place of the bumblebees in the Caddo language. Incidentally, the Caddo are a federally recognized American Indian tribal entity for which Caddo County is named; Caddo County is part of the former reservation of the Caddo/Wichita/Western Delaware (aka Absentee Delaware), prior to allotment in the post-Dawes Allotment Era.
Indian City USA is located 2 1/2 miles southeast of Anadarko.
Culturally, Anadarko is unique among Oklahoma cities as Native Americans form a near-majority. Locals are often familiar with a few basic Indian words, such as “haw-nay,” being Kiowa for “no.” Wichita and Apache words are sometimes employed in casual conversation as well like “ninit, wee, hangy dawg, stink guy) . Indian motifs are commonly used for design, art, and other aspects of daily life.
Anadarko is also sometimes called Dodge, a reference to Dodge City, Kansas because of the town’s rough reputation; additionally, the town may be called Darko, as an abbreviation.
Anadarko is the home of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office. The town is situated between the Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware reservations to the north, and the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache reservations to the south. These reservations, along with all but the Osage Reservation in northeastern Oklahoma, were dismantled by the allotment of tribal lands and the opening of the “excess” lands to settlement in a series of land openings; the area surrounded by Anadako was opened to settlement by a 1901 land lottery affecting the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita and Caddo lands.
Anadarko is home to Riverside Indian School, a boarding and day school for Native American students.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadarko,_Oklahoma
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There are many communities in Oklahoma that have very significant proportions of Indians.
Estranged “other” getting revenge for some perceived “wrong,” I imagine.
PASTOR FOUND DEAD IN ANADARKO CHURCH
ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — A pastor in southwest Oklahoma was killed and her body was found inside her Pentecostal church, but authorities had few leads in the investigation, officials said Monday.
The body of Carol Daniels, 61, was found Sunday inside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church in Anadarko. The small A-frame building sits along a main road in the Caddo County town of about 6,600 people, which is about 60 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown said that Daniels had trauma to her body, but she did not disclose details about the killing, including how, when or where she died.
Daniels’ mother, Charlesetta Dunlap, said Monday the family had no further information about the crime and wasn’t ready to talk about Daniels.
“We don’t know anything yet,” she said.
Investigators said they have no suspects in Daniels’ death and few leads to follow. Officials on Sunday spoke with several people who gathered around the building after word about the slaying spread. Many of them wept and hugged each other.
Brown said Daniels lived in Oklahoma City and drove to the church each Sunday for services.
Daniels was a graduate of Douglass High School in Oklahoma City and the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. She is survived by her adult daughter, Raina.
Mitchell Pendarvis, who lives next door to the church, was surprised to hear about the killing.
“I don’t know what to think and I’m trying to think,” Pendarvis told Oklahoma City television station KWTV. “I mean, who would do this to this woman?”
http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_236113013.html
27 minutes after the OP too - pretty spooky!
REWARD OFFERED IN ANADARKO PASTOR’S KILLING
Posted: Aug 25, 2009 4:39 PM
Updated: Aug 25, 2009 4:39 PM
News9.com
ANADARKO, Oklahoma — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the murder of 61-year-old Carol Daniels.
Daniels was the pastor at Christ Holy Sanctified Church. Anadarko police are investigating her death as a homicide. Police said they have no suspects and few leads.
Daniels had trauma to her body, said Jessica Brown, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman. Daniels was found after police were asked to check on her, Brown said, but declined to say who requested that police do so. Brown did not release additional details.
Anyone with information is urged to call the OSBI at 1-800-522-8017.
http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=10989146
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Where were you Saturday night/Sunday Morning?
;)
"I've prosecuted over 50 murders," District Attorney Bret Burns said.
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