INDIANAPOLIS — A warrant has been filed for a man in connection with the death of a woman who was found in November inside a Fountain Square church, according to police.
A warrant for murder has been filed against Robert Burks, 57, for his alleged connection to the death of Julie Morey, 58, according to a press release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
IMPD officers were called around 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 3 to St. Patrick Catholic Church, 950 Prospect Street, and found Morey dead on a couch in the Religious Education Center building, according to the release. She died from strangulation and multiple stab wounds, according to the Marion County Coroner's Office.
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Burks is in custody in connection to a separate case in Monroe County, according to the release.
On Feb 5., Burks was charged in Monroe County with theft, resisting law enforcement, and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, according to online court records.
Additional information has not been released.
