[The Pummeled Pastor] Was the murder weapon a message?

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The Pummeled Pastor

 
Crime Scene
  www.crimescene.com | May 2019  
 
 

Hello, Officer Visitor

All the witnesses say Wendell Martinson was a good man who couldn't possibly have had any enemies.

But obviously, someone had a problem with Pastor Martinson because they beat and slashed him to death.

Was the evidence left at the scene a message? If so, who was it for?

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 … can the church treasurer shed any light on possible motives?


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Canvass of the Martinsons' neighbors

YCSD investigators canvassed the Martinsons' neighbors for potential leads in Pastor Martinson's murder.


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Evidence inventory

CSU submitted this preliminary inventory of evidence collected at the Martinson homicide scene.


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Zina Jacinto interview

The detectives talked to Zina, a familiar face from a recent investigation.


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Zina Jacinto bio

Zina is a longtime active member of the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit church.


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Deirdre Littleton interview

After her name came up in previous interviews, the detectives interviewed Ms. Littleton to find out more about her connection to Pastor Martinson.


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Deirdre Littleton bio

Deirdre recently divorced her husband of 15 years and now lives alone with her teenaged son.


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Fingerprint analysis

The crime lab provided their preliminary fingerprint analysis findings from the Martinson crime scene.


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How did Martinson die?

The Oxford Weekly Planet's Crime Beat blog comments on the Martinson homicide investigation.


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Liam Sanford interview

The detectives talked to Liam about his family's relationship with Pastor Martinson.


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Liam Sanford bio

Liam grew up in the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit church but stopped going last year.


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Gideon Horner interview

The detectives asked Reverend Horner what Pastor Martinson might have been worried or upset about.


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Gideon Horner bio

Reverend Horner has been a pastor in his wife's hometown of Oxford for nearly 20 years.


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