Authorities in Georgia are investigating the murder of a beloved pastor who had spent Wednesday night mentoring a young man before being found dead inside her van.
57-year-old Reverend Marita Harrell’s body was discovered in her van by the 1600 block of Coffee Road at 10:25 p.m. Police believe that she was stabbed to death in a Panola Road home.
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Officers have served a search warrant for a residence that they described as the stabbing scene after tracking the victim’s phone activity.
The suspect vanished shortly after telling police in a phone call that he would surrender.
Anyone with information about him or his whereabouts is urged to contact the DeKalb County Police Department at 770-724-7850.
