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INDIANAPOLIS — A man has been convicted of murder in the death of woman who was found strangled and stabbed inside an Indianapolis church, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Robert Burks was found guilty after a one-day trial in the slaying of Julie Morey.
Julie Morey, 58, was found dead on Nov. 3, 2019, at St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Police officers on horseback guard a protest outside the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Leadership Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., on Friday, April 26, 2019. Photographer: Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Church leaders have said she Morey, who was homeless, wasn’t a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church but had been visiting the church for at least two years.
Robert Burks was found guilty for killing Julie Morey, 58, on Nov. 3, 2019, at St. Patrick Catholic Church. (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department)
(Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department)
“This case was solved through a true community effort,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a news release. “Witnesses and nearby businesses played a crucial role throughout the investigation and prosecution, which ultimately led to justice for Ms. Morey and her family.”
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During the investigation, detectives learned that Morey had filed a police report alleging that Burks punched her in the face, causing her to have black eyes, prosecutors said.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor speak at a press conference in regards to a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 16, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Dean / AFP) (Photo by JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
A forensics report found that Burks’ DNA was on the victim’s hands, face, neck, and underneath her fingernails, they said.
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A sentencing hearing has been set for March 10.
