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June 5, 2009

Hundreds to Attend Tiller Funeral in Wichita
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And in Kansas, hundreds of people are expected to attend Saturday’s
funeral of the murdered abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Tiller was
killed last Sunday as he ushered during services at his Wichita church.
On Thursday, the suspect in his killing, anti-abortion activist Scott
Roeder, made a brief call to the Associated Press from his jail cell but
refused to talk about the murder. Scott Roeder’s brother, David, has
said Roeder has suffered from mental illness. Tiller’s funeral will be
held at the College Hill United Methodist Church, whose members have
previously supported Tiller’s abortion clinic. More than forty-five
vigils have been held across the country to honor Tiller since his
murder.



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