Arrest Made in 65-Year-Old Woman's Murder

An Edinburg, Va. man has been charged in the death of 65-year-old Phyllis H. Kline.

According to the Shenandoah Sheriff's Department, Kline's body was found Sunday morning at her home on Old Valley Pike in Edinburg.

Police initially responded to the home when members of her church tried to check on her well-being and noticed the "condition of the house was suspicious."

Claude D. Shafer, Jr. was arrested of first degree murder charges Monday. He is being held in the Shenandoah County Jail without bond.

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