Missing Man Found Dead in Church Well After Weeks-Long Search
A 21-year-old man missing for weeks was found dead Monday at the bottom of a 50-foot well outside a Virginia church, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office reported. Churchgoers at St. Stephen Ruza Church in rural Mecklenburg County alerted authorities after noticing a foul odor. Police retrieved the body, later identified as Horne through fingerprints by the state medical examiner’s office. Horne disappeared on August 15 near Simmons Truck Stop in Bracey, just 6 miles from where his body was discovered. He had been traveling with Met by Love Ministries, a North Carolina faith group, when he reportedly walked away alone
September 20, 2024