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John Capparelli

Accused Killer Of Former Valley Hospital, North Bergen, Union County Priest Identified Accused Killer Of Former Valley Hospital, North Bergen, Union County Priest Identified
Accused Killer Of Former Valley Hospital, North Bergen, Union County Priest Identified A man being held in a Michigan jail killed an accused sex-abusing priest who once served as a chaplain at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, at a parish in North Bergen and at three Union County churches, authorities in Nevada said. Derrick Mitchell Decoste, 25, shot 70-year-old John Capparelli in the neck during a robbery at his home in Henderson, just outside Las Vegas, on March 9, authorities said. Decoste exchanged messages with Capparelli after answering an online ad for male wrestlers, they said. Authorities said they recovered the murder weapon – a 9mm handgun – from Decoste’s girlfr…
Former Valley Hospital, North Bergen Priest Named In Abuse List Shot Dead In Nevada Former Valley Hospital, North Bergen Priest Named In Abuse List Shot Dead In Nevada
Former Valley Hospital, North Bergen Priest Named In Abuse List Shot Dead In Nevada Authorities in Nevada were searching for the killer of an accused sex-abusing priest who once served at a parish in North Bergen and as a chaplain at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Police said they found the body of 70-year-old John Capparelli during a pre-dawn welfare check Saturday at his home in the city of Henderson, just outside Las Vegas. He'd been shot once in the neck, they said. Capparelli's name was included on a list that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark (RCAN) released last month of 200 or so New Jersey priests "credibly accused of sexual abuse." SEE: Dozens Of…