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She hopped in her car for a short, five-minute ride to her church. irene went to confession every saturday. >> she was highly religious. it was very, very important to her. >> on that april day in 1960, irene met with father john feit, a 27-year-old visiting priest. he had come to the sacred heart church from a nearby town to help out on the busy easter weekend. >> kind of a nice guy, but he was a rigid fellow. >> dale tacheny, a former monk, says he spent six months with father feit at this mon...

Police believe they have solved a murder of a priest using evidence found at the murder scene. and what witnesses told them. they have arrested a man. dan simon is on the story. >> reporter: this was father eric freed being formally installed as pastor at st. bernard church in eureka. he had been leading the congregation for three years. >> he was a great teacher, a great mentor. and just a very loving person. thats the biggest thing that i could say. a very loving man. >> reporter: but on wedne...

Late yesterday they got him. but do they have the right guy? and if they think they do, how can they be so sure? dan simon on the story for us. >> reporter: this was a father being formerly installed as a past for. he had been leading the congregation for three years. >> he was a great teacher and mentor. and a loving person. thats the biggest thing that i could say. a very loving man. >> reporter: but on wednesday morning, new years day, he was found dead inside his rectory. police say there wa...

Judge ruled the exact opposite, that the program is in fact lawful. this issue which involved your phone calls could land in the nations highest court. and the man who allegedly killed a catholic priest and left his body in a rectory in northern california had apparently been on a new years bender. it is unclear whether he even knew his victim. the reverend eric freed, whose body was found around 9:00 wednesday morning. here is the man who is being held, gary lee bullock, of humboldt county. h...

Ive been speaking with here this evening, they worry this will only continue in the weeks and months ahead. mohammed jamjoum, cnn, beirut. rebels in south sudan are still battling government troops even as 2ke8 delegations from both sides are in india for talks on ending two weeks of hostilities. sued pes /* peace talks are expected to begin today. authorities in northern california have arrested a suspect in the new years day murder of roman catholic priest erik freed. the priests body was ...

To check on him in the rectory and they found his body. police revealed there was a violent scene. there was a life and death struggle that took place. they say they have evidence that connects the suspect to the scene. the suspect had been in custody for intoxication. he was arrested on the flunest, new years eve. he was released 30 minutes after midnight on new years day. he was seen by the police. they said go to the shelter. he did not. spotted again by a security guard at the church where t...

But its a town where almost everyone knew each other, and this priest had only been there for two years but in that time, had grown deeply loved by parishioners. yesterday morning, there they are gathered for the 9:00 mass, and the priest doesnt show. someone gets worried and said may they should go next door and find the rectory, which a person did and came back with the horrible news that the priests body had been discovered. police have not said anything about a cause of death. clearly, they ...

Bicycle and fled. authorities dont know if theres a connection, but they definitely say they cant overlook it and have to at least consider it in their investigation, ashleigh. >> look, i know its early but its such a strange story. are the police saying anything about how this priest met his demise, how he was murdered ? >> no, they arent. there was radio traffic at the time that did not seem to give an obvious call. there was an unconscious male found at the rectory. its not like they sid a vi...

Friese, seen her in this youtube video, was found dead in the rectory yesterday. now police have launched a full-on murder investigation and they seem to be fairly stymied about what happened. martin savidge is at the cnn center in atlanta. in his own recto are. y, martin? >> reporter: horrible way for any community to start a new year. its about 300 miles north of san francisco, right on the water. only about 30,000 people. at st. bernards church, the paragra parishionors gathered at 9:00 am fo...

Nothing like this had ever happened here. >> it was just so horrible to know that this beautiful, beautiful, nice person was found dead, murdered. [ bells toll ] >> since irenes car was still at the church, thats where investigators focused, and on the last man believed to see her alive, father john feit, the visiting priest. in a sworn statement, feit said he had taken a phone call from irene, wanting to speak to one of the priests about an important matter. but instead of taking irenes confess...