The State - News from Aug. 12, 1986
An elderly woman was an apparent murder victim at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Turlock, where for 20 years she had been unlocking the doors prior to 8 a.m. Mass. Police would not immediately release her name. Her body was found in a corner at the rear entrance to the sanctuary, where investigators reportedly found a large amount of blood. The doors had not yet been unlocked.
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