US Politics | Chilling clue found in a Bible solves murder of farmer Earl Olander, 90, who was found in home with hands & feet bound
A CHILLING clue in a Bible led to the killers of a murdered farmer found with his hands and feet bound. Earl Olander, 90, was found dead in his home in Carver County, Minnesota, in 2015. 
When 90-year-old farmer Earl Olander was found murdered in his rural Minnesota homeFamily Handout 
ABCIt was only when cops found a Norwegian Bible that his killers were found '/ ' His hands and feet were bound together with tape and for weeks there were few clues surrounding his death. It was only when cops were handed a Bible that investigators had their ...divine intervention... breakthrough, according to ABC's 20/20. Jim Olson, a retired sheriff with the Carver County Sheriff's Office who worked on the investigation, told the show: ...You're always looking for that one nugget, that one thing that comes in that allows you to solve the case.... Olson said the Bible was over 100 years old and belonged to Olander's family. Read More US News 
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DEATH ROW BOMBSHELL Killer's final words sensationally link him to woman's disappearance Cleaner Barry Kyles told police he had found it in an apartment he was paid to clean. Kyles said it contained a savings bond with Olander's name on it and when he google the name out of interest, he realized there was a reward for anyone who could help solve his murder. The killer clue led investigators to Edson Benitez, who lived in the apartment Kyles was cleaning. When questioned by detectives, Benitez first claimed a friend had given him the book \- but the story didn't add up. Most read in News 'IT'S SURREAL' Delphi victim's mom feels sick 'killer' hid in plain sight & blasts cops IN THE WIRES Secret chats of brothers who 'killed 8 people in same family' played at trial 'I APOLOGIZE' Leaked emails reveal diver's excuse for 'child rape' & patronizing jibes WILD WEATHER Hurricane Nicole batters Florida leaving five dead and 'sharks' in the streets FINAL REPRIEVE Serena Williams' crumbling childhood home is saved in shock ruling AT YOUR MERCY Delphi suspect reveals safety fear led to dramatic move by wife in new letter Benitez eventually came clean and admitted the Bible was stolen. He told detectives his friend Reinol Vergara called him up a few days before Olander's murder because he needed help with something. Vergara was a painter who worked on Olander's house, and knew the farmer had a lot of money, Benitez told investigators. Vergara was suspected in an unsolved burglary that took place at Olander's neighbors' home earlier that year. And Vergara also worked for the neighbors. Benitez said he waited in his car while Vergara went into Olander's house with a black duffel bag that allegedly had duct tape and a gun, according to investigators. Twenty minutes later, Benitez said Vergara returned to the car and asked him to come inside and help look for the money. Benitez said when he got inside he saw a man with his face covered with a blanket and hands and feet tied with duct tape. He claimed the man was struggling on the ground when Vergara struck him with a gun. He said Vergara threatened to kill the man, but said he was still moving when he and Vergara left the house with the items. Police arrested Vergara and questioned him, but when asked about the attack, Vergara claimed he never struck Olander during the incident \- insisting there was a third person involved. Cell phone records and a match to their shoe prints further implicated that the pair were at the house at the time of the burglary and murder. Vergara and Benitez were both charged with four counts of murder. Read More on The US Sun 
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ABCThere were very few clues left at the scene of the crime in 2015 '/ ' 
ABCFootprints, however, were among them '/ ' 
ABCOlander's family Bible contained a savings bond tucked inside '/ '
When 90-year-old farmer Earl Olander was found murdered in his rural Minnesota homeFamily Handout ABCIt was only when cops found a Norwegian Bible that his killers were found '/ ' His hands and feet were bound together with tape and for weeks there were few clues surrounding his death. It was only when cops were handed a Bible that investigators had their ...divine intervention... breakthrough, according to ABC's 20/20. Jim Olson, a retired sheriff with the Carver County Sheriff's Office who worked on the investigation, told the show: ...You're always looking for that one nugget, that one thing that comes in that allows you to solve the case.... Olson said the Bible was over 100 years old and belonged to Olander's family. Read More US News MYSTERY REMAINS Eerie pics on student's computer released 20 years after disappearance DEATH ROW BOMBSHELL Killer's final words sensationally link him to woman's disappearance Cleaner Barry Kyles told police he had found it in an apartment he was paid to clean. Kyles said it contained a savings bond with Olander's name on it and when he google the name out of interest, he realized there was a reward for anyone who could help solve his murder. The killer clue led investigators to Edson Benitez, who lived in the apartment Kyles was cleaning. When questioned by detectives, Benitez first claimed a friend had given him the book \- but the story didn't add up. Most read in News 'IT'S SURREAL' Delphi victim's mom feels sick 'killer' hid in plain sight & blasts cops IN THE WIRES Secret chats of brothers who 'killed 8 people in same family' played at trial 'I APOLOGIZE' Leaked emails reveal diver's excuse for 'child rape' & patronizing jibes WILD WEATHER Hurricane Nicole batters Florida leaving five dead and 'sharks' in the streets FINAL REPRIEVE Serena Williams' crumbling childhood home is saved in shock ruling AT YOUR MERCY Delphi suspect reveals safety fear led to dramatic move by wife in new letter Benitez eventually came clean and admitted the Bible was stolen. He told detectives his friend Reinol Vergara called him up a few days before Olander's murder because he needed help with something. Vergara was a painter who worked on Olander's house, and knew the farmer had a lot of money, Benitez told investigators. Vergara was suspected in an unsolved burglary that took place at Olander's neighbors' home earlier that year. And Vergara also worked for the neighbors. Benitez said he waited in his car while Vergara went into Olander's house with a black duffel bag that allegedly had duct tape and a gun, according to investigators. Twenty minutes later, Benitez said Vergara returned to the car and asked him to come inside and help look for the money. Benitez said when he got inside he saw a man with his face covered with a blanket and hands and feet tied with duct tape. He claimed the man was struggling on the ground when Vergara struck him with a gun. He said Vergara threatened to kill the man, but said he was still moving when he and Vergara left the house with the items. Police arrested Vergara and questioned him, but when asked about the attack, Vergara claimed he never struck Olander during the incident \- insisting there was a third person involved. Cell phone records and a match to their shoe prints further implicated that the pair were at the house at the time of the burglary and murder. Vergara and Benitez were both charged with four counts of murder. Read More on The US Sun STEAMY I'm so hot I can't even go to the gym without getting hit on, and it's not just guys EERIE PREDICTIONS Secrets of 'grandad of conspiracy theorists who predicted 9/11' revealed The pair pleaded guilty to one of those charges and were sentenced in 2016 to 37 years in prison. Investigators are confident there was not a third person involved. ABCThere were very few clues left at the scene of the crime in 2015 '/ ' ABCFootprints, however, were among them '/ ' ABCOlander's family Bible contained a savings bond tucked inside '/ '
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