[New Case] The Pummeled Pastor

[New Case] The Pummeled Pastor

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The Pummeled Pastor

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‍www.crimescene.com  |   05 April 2024 

Hello, Detective  

The last thing this congregation expected to hear when they arrived for the sunrise service was that their minister had been murdered.

Pastor Wendell Martinson was brutally killed in a church classroom just before dawn on Easter Sunday.

Who would do such a thing?

Examine the evidence, and share your thoughts in the comments and the forum.

Tip: Want to catch up on what's happened so far? Check out the Pummeled Pastor recap.

Coming up … does the pastor's wife or the church secretary know who might've wanted him dead? Or why?

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Pastor slain

Man in minister's robes blessing a kneeling woman with a stained glass window in the background with the Oxford Weekly Planet logo in the foreground

The Crime Beat reports: Minister beaten to death in church


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Canvass – church members

File folder with a photo of parishioners in silhouette in front of a stained glass window

YCSD investigators spoke to church members and visitors who arrived for Easter services.


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Leo Ingram bio

Smiling man with close-cropped dark hair and a thin mustache

Leo joined Pastor Martinson's congregation as a teenager and now is the associate pastor.


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Leo Ingram interview

Smiling man with close-cropped dark hair and a thin mustache

Leo told the detectives about his discovery of the body and his relationship with Pastor Martinson.


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Wendell Martinson bio

Smiling man wearing a hard hat and holding a hammer

Wendell was a pastor at the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit for over 30 years.


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Incident report

Seal of Yoknapatawpha County with the label 'Incident Report'

Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting a severely injured person at a local church.


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