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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Catholic Mark Costello Murdered by Son

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State Labor Commissioner Mark Costello was stabbed to death Sunday night at a northwest Oklahoma City restaurant in what sources say was an attempted reconciliation gone bad with his son.Costello’s son, Christian Costello, 26, was taken into police custody and was being questioned by detectives late Sunday. Police confirmed Christian was the son of Mark Costello, who also had two other sons and two daughters. READ FULL STORY HERE

REMNANT COMMENT: Mark Costello was a tradition-minded Catholic who had been a student of the late, great Dr. John Senior back in the 1970s.  Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the terrible suffering of his family and mentally ill son.

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