Police: 70-year-old woman found murdered in Somerset church

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Police are investigating the death of a 70-year-old woman found inside a church fellowship hall in Somerset.

The pastor at Denham Street Baptist Church found Ruthie New about 3:40 Thursday afternoon. A missing person’s report had been filed only 30 minutes prior.

New’s death is being investigated as a homicide.

She was the widow of the former pastor at the church and a charter member, who also cleaned the church building; something Somerset police believe she was doing when she was killed, according to media reports.

An autopsy is scheduled for Friday in Frankfort.