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39 US missionaries robbed in Jamaica

AP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:42:57 +0000

A U.S. Christian group said Tuesday it will find a new location for its goodwill trips to Jamaica after 39 young missionaries were robbed at gunpoint in the crime-prone capital of...

LDS missionary dies in England

Ryan — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:41 +0000

A Farmington woman collapsed while jogging and died Saturday near Birmingham, England, where she was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Lindsey Spjute, 23, “loved life as she loved people and had a...

Acquitted Brazilian rancher says he admired US nun

AP — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:57:01 +0000

A rancher acquitted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang professed admiration for the dead activist and said a key prosecution witness changed his testimony after finding...

Brazil acquits rancher in US nun killing

AP — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:44:14 +0000

An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a retrial, a court official said Tuesday.

Man in Brazil contradicts testimony about gun in nun case

AP — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:44:37 +0000

The confessed killer of American nun Dorothy Stang contradicted earlier testimony, claiming Monday the gun he used did not come from the rancher accused of ordering her...

Brazil rancher pleads not guilty of killing American nun

AP — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:52:56 +0000

A rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang told a jury Monday he played no part in the death of the rain forest defender.

Gunman Kills 2 in Missionary Center

AP — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:02:56 +0000

A gunman opened fire in a training center dormitory for young Christian missionaries early Sunday after being told he couldn’t spend the night, killing two of the center’s staff members and wounding two others. No arrests had been made...

Gunman Wounds 4 in Missionary Center

AP — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:54:22 +0000

A gunman walked into a training center dormitory for Christian missionaries in this Denver suburb early Sunday and opened fire, wounding at least four people.

Brazil Gunman Recounts Killing US Nun

AP — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:24:15 +0000

The gunman convicted of killing American nun and rain forest defender Dorothy Stang told the jury at his retrial Monday that he shot her out of fear and rage, court officials...