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Update,
Toledo Blade, December 25, 2004,

2004: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Religion on minds of many people in secular United States

By David Yonke
Blade Religion Editor

[...]

On a somber note, another national news story emanating from Toledo was the April arrest of a Toledo priest in the 1980 murder of a Catholic nun. The world's attention was riveted on Toledo when cold-case detectives arrested the Rev. Gerald Robinson and charged him with murdering Sister Margaret Ann Pahl in a hospital chapel 24 years ago. Father Robinson is free on property bond, awaiting a trial.

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196 posted on 12/27/2004 4:13:39 AM PST by heyheyhey
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Update,
Toledo Blade, December 26, 2004,

Politics, tragedy shaped regional news landscape in 2004

By Tad Vezner
Blade Staff Writer

[...]

Cold-case rekindled
In May, the bloody, ritualistic killing of a Toledo nun returned to the spotlight after decades in the cold-case bin when charges were lodged against the Toledo Catholic priest who presided at the woman's funeral service.

The Rev. Gerald Robinson was charged with the suspected ceremonial killing of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, 71, whose body was found strangled and stabbed about 30 times in the sacristy of a Mercy Hospital chapel over Easter weekend in 1980.

After the killing, police focused their investigation on Father Robinson, who was a chaplain at the hospital and whose office was around the corner from the scene of the killing, but lacked enough evidence to charge him.

The case was reopened after a woman told the Diocesan Review Board last year that she had been sexually and physically abused during her childhood by a number of catholic priests, including Father Robinson.

Since the case’s reopening, the cold-case squad said it found something "startling" after taking a new look at the physical evidence.

Father Robinson, who was placed on leave by the Diocese of Toledo, was released on $200,000 bond after some supporters put their homes up as collateral. A trial is expected in 2005.

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Note that the above "news" item by Tad Vezner of Toledo Blade repeats again two of the already debunked falsehoods; one of which is that the killing of Sr. Pahl was a ritualistic killing and/or a ceremonial killing, and the other lie is that Father Robinson was involved in sexual abuse of a girl.

Fair and balanced "news," we report you decide.
Obviously, Tad Vezner never reads his own paper.

197 posted on 12/27/2004 4:17:33 AM PST by heyheyhey
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