Beloved NC gas station clerk allegedly killed by registered sex offender after vanishing from home: deputies
A beloved North Carolina gas station clerk was killed by a registered sex offender after vanishing from her home, deputies say.Robin Doyle, 58, was reported missing on July 28 after she was last seen the previous day by a family member. When deputies showed up to her home in Hickory, North Carolina, she wasn't there, according to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.After Doyle was found dead on Friday in a wooded area of northeastern Catawba County, 54-year-old Leroy Allen Loper was arrested on charges of felony murder, first-degree kidnapping and concealment of death.Loper is a registered sex offender with previous felony convictions for first-degree kidnapping and second-degree forcible sexual offense, officials added.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSHe is being held at the Catawba County Detention Facility with no bond.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING?
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A beloved North Carolina gas station clerk was killed by a registered sex offender after vanishing from her home, deputies say.Robin Doyle, 58, was reported missing on July 28 after she was last seen the previous day by a family member. When deputies showed up to her home in Hickory, North Carolina, she wasn't there, according to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.After Doyle was found dead on Friday in a wooded area of northeastern Catawba County, 54-year-old Leroy Allen Loper was arrested on charges of felony murder, first-degree kidnapping and concealment of death.Loper is a registered sex offender with previous felony convictions for first-degree kidnapping and second-degree forcible sexual offense, officials added.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSHe is being held at the Catawba County Detention Facility with no bond.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE"We are deeply saddened for Robin Doyle's family as they continue to endure an unimaginable loss. While today's charges mark a significant step in this investigation, they cannot undo the pain this family has suffered.
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- A beloved North Carolina gas station clerk was killed by a registered sex offender after vanishing from her home, deputies say.Robin Doyle, 58, was reported missing on July 28 after she was last seen the previous day by a family member. When deputies showed up to her home in Hickory, North Carolina, she wasn't there, according to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.After Doyle was found dead on Friday in a wooded area of northeastern Catawba County, 54-year-old Leroy Allen Loper was arrested on charges of felony murder, first-degree kidnapping and concealment of death.Loper is a registered sex offender with previous felony convictions for first-degree kidnapping and second-degree forcible sexual offense, officials added.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSHe is being held at the Catawba County Detention Facility with no bond.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING?
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