Found Deceased FL - Father Rene Robert, 71, St Augustine, 10 April 2016 *Arrest*

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Father Rene Robert was last seen around 1 p.m. Sunday. His 2012 blue Toyota with a Florida Special Olympics license plate SBA 594 is also missing. Robert is a senior priest with the Diocese of St. Augustine. Father Robert is described as being a white male, standing 5'8" tall, and could be wearing eyeglasses.

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http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/deputies-searching-for-missing-71-year-old-priest/130018646
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/13/priest-missing-since-sunday-in-northeast-florida/
 
A post on his Facebook page on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. said he was visiting a friend at the Orange Park Medical Center.
(...)

Robert's house was blocked off with crime scene tape on Wednesday, and a note tucked under a cross on his front door read, "Call me ASAP. Everyone is looking for you.".

http://www.news4jax.com/news/florid...y-for-missing-71-year-old-st-johns-county-man

I realize the snipped parts seem incongruent, but I thought relevant because it seems like he was going about having a typical Sunday and then somewhere along the way something happened leading to crime scene tape at his house :( Very concerning! Father Robert will be in my thoughts today, for sure.
 
Robert is a senior priest in the diocese, serving in limited capacity at San Sebastian and St. Anastasia parishes in St. Augustine.

The Catholic Deaf and Blind Ministry at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine was started under Robert’s direction in 1980.

http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/...sing-st-johns-county-priest-who-was-last-seen

On Wednesday morning, detectives said they were out all night searching for him. They also have police tape around his home.
 
​Catholic priest missing: person of interest named
ST. AUGUSTINE — Authorities in northeast Florida say a 28-year-old man is a person of interest in an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of a 71-year-old Roman Catholic priest.

(...)

Mulligan says investigators want to talk with Steven James Murray, a Jacksonville man with a criminal background whom the senior priest with the Diocese of St. Augustine may have been counseling at the time of his disappearance.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...tholic-priest-rene-robert-20160413-story.html
 
At a Wednesday afternoon news conference, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cmdr. Chuck Mulligan said Robert’s car, a blue Toyota Corolla, was in a two-county pursuit Tuesday evening that began in St. Johns County. Authorities lost the car in heavy traffic in Jacksonville, he said.

Mulligan said investigators believe the driver of the car was 28-year-old Steven James Murray. Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for Murray on a charge of aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude and would like to speak with him regarding Robert’s disappearance as well.
http://staugustine.com/news/florida-news/2016-04-13/police-search-missing-man#.Vw6ZtYZOKrV

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Praying for Father Robert's well being and safety and that he's found quickly.
 
I remember long ago when it was unheard of for a priest to be harmed or murdered. Sadly it's not true anymore.
 
I'm so sad to read this. He just wanted to help the poi. I don't think he's alive. Probably killed for his car.

All MOO!
 
My heart is breaking for this poor priest. I hope he didn't suffer. They were able to find the poi in the forest and arrested him. As per the update on the fb page.
 
Robert's vehicle, a four-door Toyota Corolla, was used in a high-speed pursuit Tuesday night. When officers attempted to pull over the car, the driver led deputies on a high-speed pursuit. The suspected driver is Steven James Murray, 28.

The car was found abandoned near Aiken, South Carolina.

http://www.wokv.com/news/news/local/missing-priests-car-person-interest-escape-high-sp/nq45N/

http://abc7chicago.com/news/person-of-interest-idd-in-search-for-missing-florida-priest/1290250/

Murray, 28, was arrested in Aiken, South Carolina early Thursday morning.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/...r-missing-priest-father-rene-robert/132643820
 

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