FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The grisly killings of a retiree and then a priest has shocked everyone in tiny Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, including Sheriff Mike Robinson. He’s lived in the community just north of Omaha for 62 years and can’t recall a single homicide before these two. “It really is out of character,” Robinson […]
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Fatal stabbing of Catholic priest in church rectory shocks small Nebraska community he served
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. — The fatal stabbing of a Catholic priest inside the church rectory where he lived has shocked members of the small eastern Nebraska parish he led for the past 11 years. The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell was attacked during a break-in early Sunday morning, and the 65-year-old died despite being rushed to a […]
Iowa man arrested in the death of a Nebraska priest
OMAHA, Neb. — A man has been arrested in the stabbing death of a Catholic priest who was attacked over the weekend in a church rectory in a small Nebraska community, authorities said. The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell was assaulted Sunday “during an invasion” of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, the […]
Catholic priest killed by attack in Nebraska church residence | US crime
A Catholic priest in a small Nebraska community died Sunday after being attacked in a church rectory, authorities said. Stephen Gutgsell was assaulted “during an invasion” of St John the Baptist Catholic church in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, the archdiocese of Omaha said in a Sunday statement. Gutgsell was taken to an Omaha hospital, where he […]