David OConnell

Death by Force

On February 18, 2023, Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, aged 69, was found dead in his Hacienda Heights, California, home. A deacon discovered his body after O'Connell failed to attend a scheduled meeting. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported that O'Connell had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, leading to an immediate homicide investigation.

Bishop O'Connell, originally from Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland, was ordained in 1979 and served the Los Angeles area for over fou ...Read More

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