Sunday, November 2, 2008

Weird Booze & Sex Thickens the Plot in Jesuits Murders?

From Turkish Weekly

Two Jesuit priests, Victor Betancourt of Ecuador and Otto Messmer, a Russian who oversaw the Jesuits in Russia, were found bludgeoned to death in their Moscow flat on October 28. In a statement, the Society of Jesus, as the Jesuits are known, said a priest concerned about the men's absence had found them at home and alerted the police.

Significantly, the Jesuits' statement said that Betancourt, 42, was killed on October 25 while the 47-year-old Messmer, who had been away in Germany, was killed upon returning to the flat two days later on October 27. When found the following day, Betancourt had been dead for some 72 hours, Messmer for some 24 hours.

It then adds, "The investigation is considering all possible versions of what could have happened, including a domestic crime, because the room bore signs of a party." Separately, in remarks to gazeta.ru, investigator Yury Sukharev said glasses and open bottles of wine and absinthe were found in the flat's kitchen. Another report in Interfax suggested, without naming its source, that sexual foul play may have had a role.
I bet Rosary Beads and holy water were nowhere to be found. Pray for the souls of these misguided shepherds.

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