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Reporter Terry Phillips investigates the 1933 assassination of Armenian Archbishop Ghevont Tourian in "Murder at the Altar" (Hye Books, 2008).



On Christmas Eve morning in 1933, the spiritual leader of Armenians in America, Archbishop Ghevont Tourian, is stabbed to death as he begins Sunday services. His infamous murder in a little New York City church is witnessed by hundreds of parishioners. The next day, this story is splashed on the front page of every major newspaper -- and no… Continue