Father Ed Hinds of St. Patrick's Church in Chatham, New Jersey, was found dead in the rectory on the morning of October 23, 2009. Officials said the 61-year-old priest had wounds "consistent with a homicide."http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/prosecutor_reverend_found_with_homicide_ICj1psusIXhN5UscYWjW6N
Hinds' body was found in the rectory kitchen after he didn't show up for morning mass. According to St. Patrick's Bishop Arthur Serratelli, Hinds also worked as the canon lawyer.http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/morris_authorities_investigate.html
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Father Hinds was the pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Chatham, New Jersey
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Grew up in Chatham and joined the seminary when he was 21
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Became an ordained priest at the age of 25
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Was the vice-chancellor for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson in the 1970s
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Was a priest at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Boonton, NJ, for 12 years
