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Woman found in Indy church died from strangulation, stab wounds, coroner's office says

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Posted at 3:36 PM, Nov 07, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-07 15:36:42-05

INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Coroner's Office determined the cause of death of a woman who was found dead Sunday morning in a Fountain Square church.

Julie Morey, 58, died from strangulation and multiple stab wounds, the coroner's office said. Her death is being investigated as a homicide.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the 900 block of East Prospect Street around 9:15 a.m. Sunday after Morey was found unresponsive on the couch of the Religious Education Center building of St. Patrick Catholic Church.

Anyone with information should contact IMPD or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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