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Oklahoma Pastor Slain In “Horrific” Scene

Written by News One on August 26, 2009 8:13 am

Pastor Killed

The scene inside a small Pentecostal churchwhere a pastor was slain was “horrific,” an Oklahoma district attorneysaid Tuesday, calling it the most brutal he has seen in nearly 20 years as a prosecutor.

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. A preliminary autopsy deemed Daniels’ death a homicide caused by “multiple sharp force injuries,” said Cherokee Ballard, spokeswoman for the state Medical Examiner’s office. She declined to discuss further details.

“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.

With little official word on the grisly killing, rumors in the town were swirling as people wondered what motivated the crime and who was responsible. Burns has called for a meeting of local pastors on Wednesday.

State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown also would not say anything about the time of Daniels’ death, a possible motive or what evidence was collected at the scene.

Authorities do not have any suspects, she said, and were offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

“Right now we have more questions than answers,” Brown said. “The few answers we do have, we want to hold on to. That might help us in the long run.”

Daniels made the 60-mile trek from Oklahoma City every week to preach, even though the church had no regular congregation. Ezra Randle, Oklahoma overseer for the Christ Holy Sanctified Church, said Daniels had been traveling to Anadarko for four or five years and 85 percent of the time, she made the trip alone.

“I tried to ask her why she kept doing it and she would say until God releases me, I will go down there,” said Randle, pastor of Grace Temple Christ Holy Sanctified Church in Elk City.

Icey Simmons, 85, a resident of the Silver Crest Nursing Center, said she would see Daniels nearly every weekend when Simmons would go to the church for Sunday service or when Daniels would drop by.

“She and I would just go down there and pray by ourselves,” she said. “I can’t believe it.

“She was just as sweet as she could be, never did anything to hurt nobody.”

Pastor Steve Palczynsky of the Cedar Hill Church of God in Anadarko said lack of official word is disconcerting and that he’s taken extra steps to make sure his church is secure.

“The first thing I thought about, being human, was that maybe it was a serial killer and maybe he has something out for preachers, but the Lord takes care of us,” he said.

Tracy Schumpert, pastor of the town’s First United Methodist Church, said members of the local clergy will meet Wednesday with Burns to discuss the case.

“It’s still very new, and we don’t know what to think,” she said. “Anything that happens like that, it’s a community concern.”

Tags: Black Churches, Black Women, Homicides, Oklahoma
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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/qeutiepei/ qeutiepei

    This is my mother’s best friend. and instead of her singing at my mother’s funeral as we all had thought, it will be the other way around. I am going to surely miss her. And as small as darko is somebody’s bound to talk. Believe it or not a homeless man died almost as brutal death last year. But the ones doing the dirt talked. Why would you kill anybody in the church Why the house of God. I was a member of this place. sang here many years. Just 2 blocks down the street my father resides. My son walks these very streets at night to get home from football. Do they think that just because the town can’t see them that God does not? All the seers in that town and no one can see anything. Where is Mrs Ford? I need to hold her hand and see what we find together. Of course she is dead but from old age. Pastor Daniels was a very kind lady and would give you whatever you asked. She always said i was too hard on my grandkids. She gave them leaways. The church had members. We just aren’t big.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    It’s different when I am detatched completely, but to comment after a person who is DIRECTLY AFFECTED by this, All I can say is…

    GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CHURCH QEUTIEPEI! And I am truly sorry for your loss!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shura_p_karut/ shura_p_karut

    Brothers and sisters there’s no big secret, or major mystery here about the death of this sister pastor. This was a very horrific crime true indeed. But let’s use Occam’s razor to cut into what we know about who could of done this type of horrific act. First off law enforcement doesn’t want to release detail information about this case why? Some information should get released to the public. Information will help the public find the killers. It’s too horrific is a bunch of bulls**t. They don’t want the Black, and Latino community to know that who ever did this made some sort of reference behind as to what they are, or who they represent. Law enforcement at the scene of the crime said that ” the body was staged “. How? Let me tell you something White supremist groups are the only people that commit horrific crimes like this and leave a reference back to the group with numbers like 88, and death signs. What law enforcement doesn’t want to say will point in the direction of these groups, and would cause something major to happen. For real! Oklahoma has deep roots of hatred towards Blacks, and mass killings of Black people ( Black wall street look it up ). As I have said in my past comments, it’s time for action brothers, and sisters. These crazy white people are not playing around. They’re serious, and real. We have to protect ourselves from these nuts, and it’s our American right to do so. Form groups, and get in where you fit in to protect yourselves, your family, and your friends. Keep an eye out for these groups looking for opportunities to commit crimes like this. Stay informed with each other, and local law enforcement. Get armed if your not, and you legally can, and get together in your cities, towns, and neighborhoods to protect each other. Practice gun safety after your armed. There’s no reason why this sister pastor should of been alone in the first. Niggas need to stop worrying about getting there dicks wet, and get involved where they can. Someone could of been there with her to prevent this from happening is my point. S**t is real! Get out of the clubs and get involved in your communities people because s**t’s gonna get worst if we don’t.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/50centDoll/ 50centDoll

    SHURA you are SO CORRECT; Every Black American should know about this SLAUGTER, every WHITE American should know too. This was nothing short of an ARYAN NATION RACIAL KILLING. People better WAKE UP and the police know The Aryians left their callings card on this woman, its no telling what they wrote in her BLOOD; from what I have read she was Decapitated and Impaled with a Cross stuck up in here and thats just the beginning. These people that murdered this Servant of The Most High God had to have been COVERED in BLOOD; Why are the Cops hiding the Truth; Sharpton and Jackson this is one for them and all Americans Black, White, Lations, Polish, Italians, Germans, French, Arabians, Asians, Indian anyone thats fighting RACISM; it makes me think the Cops are involved thats the way the KLAN always was and always will be they will have members in Law Enforcement but they are truly the Aryan Nation; this woman drove 60 miles “I do not believe the Killers are from where this Church is but somewhere in between probably where she stopped to get Gas”. They did UnImaginable things to this Woman and everyone should be Alarmed; just like those “7″ Black people found Murdered in Georgia yesterday that they will put on drugs but its not, I dont believe Steve McNair Girlfriend murdered him either I believe both of them was Murdered, they had just got stopped by the Cops 48 hours before they both where found Dead. They are Murdering Blacks because Obama was Elected President and Blacks running around here not even Paying Attention thinking everything is ALRIGHT, its not a time to IGNORE or be FEARFUL because these COWARDS will not win the War; there was only two POWERFUL BLACK MEN in the World that People from every Nation Loved and Listen to on January 22, 2009 and that was President Obama and Michael Jackson. These Race Killings are NOT CONSPIRARCIES THEY ARE REAL; 13 Black Females have been MURDERED in Rock Point, North Carolina and they are still looking for more. They need to assign a Racial Killing Task Force now and go in and Annilate them COMPLETELY. How many more Black People will have to be Murdered before they realize this ? ? ?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/realnadia4u31/ realnadia4u31

    Wake up Bros and Sis…50centDoll & Shura_p_karut is speaking the TRUTH. They are traveling around country and KILLING US all one by one. Soon, they are going to the nearest CLUB and try killing us in GROUPS. Protect yourself…because while you sleeping…they are at GUN SHOPS, GUN SHOWS, etc. Buying up ALL the AMMUNITIONS, and GUNS. If you don’t get ya act together….soon you be saying….”MY NAME IS TOBY”..and not “KUNTA KINTE”. Some whites have shown that they are willing to BRING AMERICA to it knees with an ALL OUT RACE WAR…due to the ELECTION of a AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT. Will you be ready…when they about to CUT YOUR HEAD OFF AND STICK IT ON A CROSS.

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