Found Deceased TX - William “Bill” Costello, & dog Grace, 71, South Padre Island, 1 Aug 2018 *Arrest*

[cybervampira]

City of South Padre Island Police Department

William “Bill” Costello was last seen on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at Tiki Condominiums on the 6000 block of Padre Boulevard.

71-Year-Old Man Missing from South Padre Island, Police Say

 

[swanniee11]

I wonder if he lived there or vacationing? The Tiki Vacation Condominiums

 

[Bohemian]

City of South Padre Island Police Department

William “Bill” Costello was last seen on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at Tiki Condominiums on the 6000 block of Padre Boulevard.

View attachment 141621

71-Year-Old Man Missing from South Padre Island, Police Say

So sad. I hope Bill and Grace are, or will be, OK. We had a case like this in the Australian outback recently. Paddy is 70 and went missing with his dog, Kellie. It doesn’t augur well for either man as they are elderly and vulnerable. If they were laying hurt somewhere, I wonder if their dogs would leave their sides? I hope police and Bill’s loved ones are checking local animal shelters to see if Grace has been surrendered. Looking for Kellie was one of the strategies police employed when trying to locate witnesses in Paddy’s misper case. Sadly, with no success.

 

[cybervampira]

Body of Missing 71-Year-Old Man Found near Santa Monica

Cameron County District Attorney Luis Sanez confirmed to CHANNEL 5 NEWS the body of William Costello, 71, was found buried in a small cemetery.

 

[Bohemian]

Body of Missing 71-Year-Old Man Found near Santa Monica

Oh damn!

Vale William. Prayers of strength and comfort to his loved ones in their time of grief.

I hope Grace is OK.

 

[cybervampira]

Body reportedly found of missing retired priest in Texas

“Certainly the news of the discovery of his body has saddened all of us,” Kearns said. “The circumstances of it are very disturbing. We certainly await additional information on it.”

The body was found at a small cemetery near the town of Santa Monica, Texas, which is in Willacy County, and an arrest has been made, according to KRGV-TV.

The retired priest was not a stranger to controversy. He was sued by another priest in 2010 for defamation, but the lawsuit was dismissed because the statute of limitations had expired.

The suit claimed Costello fabricated claims that the other priest harassed a student in 2005. The statute of limitations required the other priest to file the suit within three years.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Authorities are investigating whether remains found might be missing priest

 

[cybervampira]

San Benito Man Charged With Murder In Death Of Retired Priest And SPI Resident

A San Benito man has been formally charged with murder in connection with a body found outside the Willacy County town of Santa Monica. 27-year-old Juan Carlos Baez Escobedo was arraigned on the charge Friday and ordered jailed on a 2 million dollar bond.

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

But why? And what happened to his doggo?

 

[MicheleT]

Man arrested in case of missing priest in South Texas
There doesn't appear to be anything different in this article.

 

[NervousNellie]

The link to the article in post 8 of this thread no longer works.

San Benito Man Charged With Murder In Death Of Retired Priest And SPI Resident

View attachment 143446

Here is the updated article from the same site
Few Details Still Being Released About The Murder Of A Retired Priest

 

[NervousNellie]

Man arrested in case of missing priest in South Texas
There doesn't appear to be anything different in this article.

I found the following to be new info, and I guess it’s possible I’m not the only person that missed it before so I hope no one minds me highlighting this part:

Costello was ordained a priest in Fall River in 1974 and he had served as the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish.

Fall River Bishop George Coleman placed Costello on administrative leave in January 2012 after learning from the Rhode Island State Police that Costello was “part of an investigation it had undertaken,” according to the diocese.

“The investigation did not involve the abuse of minors,” the diocese stated. No charges were filed against Coleman, the diocese said, and Coleman later moved to South Texas.

 

[moonriverfarm]

Motive? where is the dog?

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

Autopsy reveals former priest was shot to death

Texas Rangers search for second suspect in priest's murder

New lead in priest's murder

Those were the newest articles I could find, all from over a year ago.