Sheriff : Slain pastor 's family ` He said his father and Karey had been close friends . ` trying to be strong , '' son says . Investigators are trying to sort out whether rape or murder played part in killing , he says . Pastor Robert J. Harris was singing when police entered . Woodrow Karey , a church deacon , has been charged with second - degree murder .
Sheriff : Slain pastor 's family ` ` trying to be strong , '' son says . Investigators are trying to sort out whether rape or murder played part in killing , he says . Pastor Robert J. Harris was singing when police entered . Woodrow Karey , a church deacon , has been charged with second - degree murder .