{"id":2331795,"date":"2024-08-27T14:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-after-woman-is-killed-in-church-and-the-building-is-burned-to-the-ground\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T14:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:24:44","slug":"suspect-arrested-after-woman-is-killed-in-church-and-the-building-is-burned-to-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-after-woman-is-killed-in-church-and-the-building-is-burned-to-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect Arrested After Woman Is Killed in Church and the Building Is Burned to the Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-arrested-after-woman-is-killed-in-church-and-the-building-is-burned-to-the-ground%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2331795&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man named Kyle Hickox, 36, has been charged with second-degree murder in the\u200b death \u200cof Linda Buchanan, a\u2062 69-year-old church secretary, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-investigating-deaths-of-2-women-found-in-downtown-la\/\" title=\"Police probe deaths of 2 women discovered in downtown LA.\">found dead \u2064inside<\/a> the burned remains of St. Mark AME Zion\u200d Church in\u2063 Athens, Tennessee. The incident occurred on August 15, and Hickox is suspected of killing Buchanan before setting the church \u200bon fire. Initially, \u2062it was thought that she perished in the blaze, but investigations revealed she \u200chad\u200c died prior to the\u2064 fire.\u200c Surveillance footage showed Hickox fleeing the church, and a\u200b maintenance worker had previously\u200c confronted him trespassing\u2064 on nearby university\u200b grounds. Hickox was arrested over \u200da week after the incident and is currently \u2063out on bond. The\u200b community mourns the\u200b loss of Buchanan, describing her as a beloved \u200dfigure \u200dknown for her kindness and impact on others. In Tennessee, \u200bsecond<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cnn-legal-analyst-laura-coates-speculates-about-an-acquittal-in-the-derek-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"WATCH: CNN Legal Analyst Laura Coates Speculates About An Acquittal In The Derek Chauvin Trial\">-degree murder carries<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-too-soviet-grandsons-of-idaho-pastor-slapped-with-13-criminal-charges-for-protesting-lockdowns-with-stickers\/\" title=\"\u2018A Little Too Soviet\u2019: Grandsons Of Idaho Pastor Slapped With 13 Criminal Charges For Protesting Lockdowns With Stickers\">potential prison sentence<\/a> of 15 to \u206360\u2062 years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man suspected of torching of a historic Tennessee church is also charged with murdering a woman whose body was found inside the charred remains.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chattanoogan.com\/2024\/8\/24\/491379\/Athens-Man-Charged-With-Homicide-And.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chattanoogan<\/a>, 36-year-old Kyle Hickox is suspected of killing Linda Buchanan, 69, in St. Mark AME Zion Church in Athens before setting the building ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged Friday with second-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrat-charged-murdering-investigative-journalist-spins-wild-tale-court-claims-framed-realty-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox17.com\/news\/local\/church-arson-man-killed-woman-before-lighting-fire-said-he-was-getting-gods-water-mcminn-county-tbi-kyle-jay-hickox-historic-building-st-mark-ame-zion-church-athens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WZTV<\/a> in Nashville, the murder and fire occurred Aug. 15.<\/p>\n<p>Hickox was first confronted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-school-board-bars-anti-crt-parent-from-attending-daughters-graduation\/\" title=\"Maine School Board Bars Anti-CRT Parent From Attending Daughter\u2019s Graduation\">maintenance man<\/a> who found him trespassing on the grounds of Tennessee Wesleyan University, the station reported.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The maintenance man told authorities he saw Hickox run to the church and go inside.<\/p>\n<p>Hickox was also captured on surveillance video running from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/film-sound-hope-shows-powerful-difference-one-church-can-make-saving-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">church<\/a> with his shirt in his hands.<\/p>\n<p>He hosed his body down at a university soccer field, according to WZTV.<\/p>\n<p>WZTV did not state what time that interaction took place, but St. Mark burned to the ground that evening.<\/p>\n<p>Hickox was arrested Friday, a week and a day after the fire.<\/p>\n<p>A woman whose body was found inside was originally believed to have died in the blaze, but investigation showed otherwise, according to the Chattanoogan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING UPDATE: The TBI says an arrest has been made in the homicide of Linda Buchanan and St. Mark AME Zion Church fire. Autopsy results found Buchanen died before the church fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GqTTIANhY0\">https:\/\/t.co\/GqTTIANhY0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Local 3 News (@Local3News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Local3News\/status\/1827406269365309516?\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The woman was identified as Linda Buchanan, a 69-year-old church secretary beloved in her community, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/newschannel9.com\/news\/local\/woman-identified-in-tragic-athens-church-fire-remembered-as-community-pillar#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, my goodness, Miss Linda was loved by everyone, and she&rsquo;s certainly going to be missed,&rdquo; one friend told the station.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s not a person that did not love her. She was just special, and she made everyone feel special.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The community is going to miss her. We&rsquo;re all going to miss her,&rdquo; another friend said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anyone who knew Miss Linda is going to miss this dear, precious saint of God, and it hurts, but we know where she is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hickox was booked into the McMinn County Jail on $600,000 bond, according to The Chatanoogan. He has since been released, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/tennessee-man-allegedly-killed-woman-before-lighting-church-ablaze-said-he-going-get-gods-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Second-degree murder is a Class A felony in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gas-station-clerk-caught-celebrating-allegedly-stealing-1m-lottery-ticket-tennessee-dad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a>, which can draw a sentence of anywhere from 15 to 60 years in prison, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/tennessee\/title-40\/chapter-35\/part-1\/section-40-35-111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee state code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Athens is in eastern Tennessee, about an hour north of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nearly-complete-skeleton-found-identified-20-year-old-went-missing-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chattanooga<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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As reported by The Chattanoogan, 36-year-old Kyle Hickox is believed to have killed 69-year-old Linda Buchanan at St. Mark AME Zion Church in Athens before igniting the fire. He was charged with second-degree murder on Friday. WZTV from Nashville noted that both the murder and arson took place on August 15. A maintenance worker first encountered Hickox while he was trespassing on the grounds of Tennessee Wesleyan University, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The maintenance worker informed authorities that he saw Hickox run towards the church and enter it. Surveillance footage captured him fleeing from the church with his shirt in hand, and he later washed himself down at a nearby university soccer field, as per WZTV&#8217;s report. Although it\u2019s unclear when this interaction occurred, St. Mark burned down that evening, and Hickox was arrested over a week later after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Initially thought to have died in the fire, investigations revealed otherwise regarding Buchanan&#8217;s death; she had been identified as a well-loved church secretary within her community. Friends expressed their sorrow over her loss, emphasizing how special she was to everyone who knew her.<\/p>\n<p>Hickox has been booked into McMinn County Jail with a bond set at $600,000 but has since been released according to Fox News reports. In Tennessee, second-degree murder is classified as a Class A felony which can result in prison sentences ranging from 15 to 60 years depending on various factors under state law. Athens is located about an hour north of Chattanooga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2331796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Burnt-Church.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,39428,7204,9832],"class_list":["post-2331795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-church-fire","tag-crime","tag-homicide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Burnt-Church.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}