Authorities would not say if they have a suspect or what kind of vehicle is missing from the nuns’ home. Authorities didn’t release a motive and it wasn’t clear if the nuns’ religious work had anything to do with the slayings. Maureen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, said there were signs of a break-in at the home and the nuns’ vehicle is missing. Merrill, 68, had worked in Mississippi for more than 30 years, according to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky. The two nuns provided almost all the care at the clinic, and many in the community wondered what would happen to it now — and the people it served.

Source: thestar August 26, 2016 00:45 UTC