Pastor Carol Daniels, 61, Murdered in Church She Pastors, Investigators Offer $10K Reward for Tips

Oklahoma City resident Pastor Carol Daniels, 61, was killed at her church, Christ Holy Sanctified Church, in Anadarko, Oklahoma, last Sunday. Prosecutors have described the murder as "horrific" and investigators have offered a $10,000 reward for this senseless killing.

Her son, Alvin Daniels said she traveled many Sundays to Anadarko, which is about 50 miles southwest of her home, to the church "in case people came in to worship." Investigators found her body inside the church around noon Sunday.

According to CNN, District Attorney Bret Burns called the crime scene the worst he'd ever seen in 17 years as a prosecutor, but he would not say why. He has described a "horrific" scene inside the church but declined to elaborate. He also met with religious leaders from area churches and told them to be observant and have a security plan in place at their churches. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation's spokeswoman Jessica Brown said the body was "staged" after the killing but declined to say more.

It has been a long time since I have heard of woman being murdered in a place of worship. Clearly there is something that has made the investigators offer $10,000 right away. I hope the suspect is apprehended sooner rather than later. This is reprehensible and very disturbing.