PRIEST KILLED IN EUREKA CALIFORNIA - RIP FR. ERIC FREED

Father Eric Freed a Roman Catholic priest was found dead in the rectory of a California church on New Year's Day. He was found after he failed to show up for morning mass in St Bernard Church in Eureka, northern California.
Police have arrested Gary Lee Bullock whom they believe attacked Fr. Freed. Bullock's car was found near the Church and several eyewitnesses have linked him to the crime.
It is believed that Fr. Freed was killed after parishioners left evening services on Tuesday.
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Media have described the Fr. Freed as very popular among parishioners.

The mayor of Eureka, the largest city on the northern California coast, addressed a crowd of about 100 people at the church after the killing. Mayor Frank Jager said, "For those of us who believe in prayer, this is the time for that".

Reverend Freed had been with the church in Eureka since 2011. He also taught religious studies at Humboldt State University.

Father Freed lived in Japan for more than 20 years and translated a work by Hiroko Takanashi, a survivor of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima.
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