Woman, 80, Beaten to Death in Memphis Church

(CBS)  An 80-year-old woman was found dead inside Central United Methodist Church in Wynne, Ark. CBS affiliate WREG in Memphis reports that church members said the pastor found Lillian Wilson Sunday. Members also said that Wilson may have been beaten with a cross.

"It's just unbelievable," said one church member who wanted to remain anonymous. "We hear it in other places but it doesn't happen here."

Wilson was at the church Sunday to pick up disaster relief buckets to take to another church, said church members. A person or persons came in, beat her to death and took her car, a silver Grand Marquis.

"She would have given them her car and the money she had and told them to go with it," said a friend of Wilson's. "All they had to do was ask her for it. They didn't have to do this to her."

Friends say Wilson was kind to people and loved animals, and even kept a "Please be kind" to animals sign in her front yard.

The Cross County, Ark., sheriff says there are two suspects in the case and thinks they're still driving Wilson's car. He said they may have left the immediate Wynne area.

 

[mitch0927]

When they are caught, tried and convicted, they will "find" religeon and ask people to forgive them for what they did. I would find it impossible to forgive someone for an act like that.

[cac1958]

My mother is british and all my life I have heard, "American is a violent country." This kind of act breaks my heart. Her money and car could have been taken without killing her. God forgive me all I can think is, "hang'em high."

[emstee22]

"We hear it in other places but it doesn't happen here."

what?! i never hear about things like this happening, at least not often. So terrible. thoughts are with her family and i hope the suspects get caught soon!

[erasmus111]

by emstee22 June 7, 2010 6:16 PM EDT
what?! i never hear about things like this happening, at least not often.


What?! you live in a cave?

There's stuff like this happening everyday in the good old USA.