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o'clock yesterday afternoon. All Souls day Father Andre Tomei, assistant pastor of ST mary's catholic church in Los Gatos told the housekeeper in the rectory that he was going over to the church to see if there was anyone there for confession. Minutes later Father Tomas was stabbed

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to death in the confessional booth. He was stabbed twice in the back, once in the head and once in the chest. Just at this time, a woman happened to come into the church and saw the killer. She told police that he was in his late teens

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or early twenties, about six ft tall, wearing black clothes and high lace black boots, he fled the church and is still at large. The church pastor says the poor box has been tampered with lately. It contains donations, usually small change for charity. One theory is that

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the killer may have been a drug addict and was trying to pry open the poor box that Father Tomei may have heard this and opened the confessional door to see what was happening. But this is speculation. Father Tomas was 65, a priest for 40 years. He

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was born in Marseilles France, had worked in the French underground against the Nazis in World War II. He was loved by his parishioners and was known in his eight years at ST mary's as a happy outgoing man who spoke jovially in a thick french accent. He

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was a lover of music. Father Tomei was pronounced dead on arrival at Los Gatos community hospital, why he was killed and exactly under what circumstances is not known. His killer may or may not have been in the confessional booth. No one can say whether he was

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confessing an instant before the tragedy. If I may say he was comparable to Marsh of L. A. In a sense of humor. Wait. And it's a very outgoing person. Even an extraordinary musician, very accomplished pianist and organist, composer. If by some chance the killer is watching

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this broadcast, what would you say to him? I would say turn yourself in, turn yourself and he made friends easily and you could entertain very beautifully and well and very gracious, french gracious. I was saying, what kind of a priest was he? A good priest? The

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holy priest. He was first and foremost a priest in his life. He loved his priesthood As a matter of fact, that's where he died. I may say truthfully in action. He was in the confessional. What kind of feeling do you have now about the person who

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did it? I have no malice. I, I feel unfortunate that I was committed. I think the person was sick and and even then I don't see any good in that because it's not going to bring him back. The irony of this crime is almost too simple

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to understand one person kills another in the process of asking for mercy. If indeed that's what the killer was doing. One can only wonder if father tomas had known in advance the precise time and place of his death as a priest. Would he have been in

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any other place frank or an eyewitness news at ST mary's Church in Los Gatos. Mm hmm. Okay.