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Fr. Stephen Gutgsell, Omaha priest stabbed to death in his rectory Sunday, was once busted for embezzlement, but it’s unclear whether it’s related to his murder…..

A suspect has been charged with murder after an Omaha priest was killed Sunday morning, but police have not yet released information about what may have motivated the stabbing death of Fr. Stephen Gutgsell. Gutgsell, 65, called 911 at about 5 a.m. on Dec. 10, telling police that it appeared someone was attempting to break into his parish rectory in Fort Calhoun, a village of roughly 1,100 people.