Catholic Priest Charged in 1980 Slaying of Nun
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A Roman Catholic priest was charged in the 1980 killing of a nun whose body was found in the chapel of a Toledo hospital where he served as chaplain.
Father Gerald Robinson, 63, was arrested five months after police reopened the investigation into the death of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, Chief Mike Navarre said.
Pahl, 71, was stabbed about 30 times and strangled on April 5, 1980, police said.
The body of the nun was found in the chapel of Toledo’s Mercy Hospital where she was the caretaker.
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