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Man Who Found Body Behind North Carolina Church Recalls the Shocking Discovery Eight Years Later

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Man Who Found Body Behind North Carolina Church Recalls the Shocking Discovery Eight Years Later
Man Who Found Body Behind North Carolina Church Recalls the Shocking Discovery Eight Years Later

The man who found the body of Paula Joy Nicks behind his church in Greensboro almost eight years ago is sharing details about that shocking day, as police have made an arrest in the murder.

CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULACLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:40:09-NICK'S BODY 15:40:09-NICK'S BODY 15:40:09-WELL YOU KNOW I NORMALLY JUST GOWELL YOU KNOW I NORMALLY JUST GOWELL YOU KNOW I NORMALLY JUST GOAROUND PICK UP THE PAPER GOAROUND PICK UP THE PAPER GOAROUND PICK UP THE PAPER GOAROUND PICK UP THE TRASH ANDAROUND PICK UP THE TRASH ANDAROUND PICK UP THE TRASH ANDLIMBS... BUT NOTHING WASLIMBS... BUT NOTHING WASLIMBS... BUT NOTHING WASNORMAL ABOUT THIS FRIDAY INLIMBS... BUT NOTHING WASNORMAL ABOUT THIS FRIDAY INMAY, NEARLY EIGHTNORMAL ABOUT THIS FRIDAY INMAY, NEARLY EIGHTNORMAL ABOUT THIS FRIDAY INMAY, NEARLY EIGHTYEARS AGO.MAY, NEARLY EIGHTYEARS AGO.YEARS AGO.BEFORE CLARENCE MALLOY COULDFINISH THE YARD WORK AT "GOD'SFINISH THE YARD WORK AT "GOD'SHOUSE OF DELIVERANCE" HE FOUNDFINISH THE YARD WORK AT "GOD'SHOUSE OF DELIVERANCE" HE FOUNDPAULA NICKS.HOUSE OF DELIVERANCE" HE FOUNDPAULA NICKS.HOUSE OF DELIVERANCE" HE FOUNDPAULA NICKS.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULAPAULA NICKS.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULACLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:36:10-NICK'S BODY 15:36:10-NICK'S BODY 15:36:10-WELL AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS AWELL AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS AMANNEQUIN LAYING THERE I THOUGHTMANNEQUIN LAYING THERE I THOUGHTSOMEONE WAS TRYING TO PLAY AMANNEQUIN LAYING THERE I THOUGHTSOMEONE WAS TRYING TO PLAY ATRICK ON ME.SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO PLAY ATRICK ON ME.SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO PLAY ATRICK ON ME.BUT HIS EYES WEREN'T PLAYINGTRICK ON ME.BUT HIS EYES WEREN'T PLAYINGBUT HIS EYES WEREN'T PLAYINGBUT HIS EYES WEREN'T PLAYINGTRICKS ON HIM.TRICKS ON HIM.TRICKS ON HIM.HE WAS LOOKING AT PAULA.HE WAS LOOKING AT PAULA.HE WAS LOOKING AT PAULA.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULAHE WAS LOOKING AT PAULA.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:36:27-CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:36:27-CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:36:27-SO I WALKED OVER THERE AND INICK'S BODY 15:36:27-SO I WALKED OVER THERE AND ISO I WALKED OVER THERE AND ILOOKED AND SEEN THERE WAS A LADYLOOKED AND SEEN THERE WAS A LADYLAYING THERE, SO I CALLED 911LOOKED AND SEEN THERE WAS A LADYLAYING THERE, SO I CALLED 911AND THEN I CALLED MY BISHOP TOLDLAYING THERE, SO I CALLED 911AND THEN I CALLED MY BISHOP TOLDLAYING THERE, SO I CALLED 911AND THEN I CALLED MY BISHOP TOLDHIM IAND THEN I CALLED MY BISHOP TOLDHIM IAND THEN I CALLED MY BISHOP TOLDHIM IFOUND A LADY BEHIND THEAND THEN I CALLED MY BISHOP TOLDHIM IFOUND A LADY BEHIND THECHURCH...DEAD.HIM IFOUND A LADY BEHIND THECHURCH...DEAD.FOUND A LADY BEHIND THECHURCH...DEAD.FOUND A LADY BEHIND THECHURCH...DEAD.CLARENCE SAYS NOTHING ELSECHURCH...DEAD.CLARENCE SAYS NOTHING ELSECLARENCE SAYS NOTHING ELSECLARENCE SAYS NOTHING ELSEAROUND THE CHURCH WAS OUTAROUND THE CHURCH WAS OUTAROUND THE CHURCH WAS OUTOF PLACE, EXCEPT FOR A SET OFAROUND THE CHURCH WAS OUTOF PLACE, EXCEPT FOR A SET OFFOOT PRINTS.OF PLACE, EXCEPT FOR A SET OFFOOT PRINTS.FOOT PRINTS.FOOT PRINTS.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULACLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODYNICK'S BODYNICK'S BODY15:46:04-15:46:04-15:46:04-THE TRACKS COME ACROSS THERE ANDTHE TRACKS COME ACROSS THERE ANDTHE TRACKS COME ACROSS THERE ANDRIGHT AROUND THERE.RIGHT AROUND THERE.RIGHT AROUND THERE.POINTING OUT SHOE TRACKS.POINTING OUT SHOE TRACKS.POINTING OUT SHOE TRACKS.WHAT FOLLOWED THAT DAY WERE DEADWHAT FOLLOWED THAT DAY WERE DEADWHAT FOLLOWED THAT DAY WERE DEADEND LEADS.

PAULA'S CASE WENTWHAT FOLLOWED THAT DAY WERE DEADEND LEADS.

PAULA'S CASE WENTCOLD.END LEADS.

PAULA'S CASE WENTCOLD.END LEADS.

PAULA'S CASE WENTCOLD.UNTIL THIS WEEK.COLD.UNTIL THIS WEEK.UNTIL THIS WEEK.UNTIL THIS WEEK.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULAUNTIL THIS WEEK.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:46:17-CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:46:17-CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:46:17-DOES THAT GUY LOOK FAMILIAR?NICK'S BODY 15:46:17-DOES THAT GUY LOOK FAMILIAR?NICK'S BODY 15:46:17-DOES THAT GUY LOOK FAMILIAR?NO I DON'T THINK SO... I DON'TDOES THAT GUY LOOK FAMILIAR?NO I DON'T THINK SO... I DON'TNO I DON'T THINK SO... I DON'TNO I DON'T THINK SO... I DON'TREMEMBER SEEING HIM.

ON TUESDAY,REMEMBER SEEING HIM.

ON TUESDAY,GREENSBORO POLICE CHARGED JACKREMEMBER SEEING HIM.

ON TUESDAY,GREENSBORO POLICE CHARGED JACKCOKER JUNIOR WITH HER MURDER.GREENSBORO POLICE CHARGED JACKCOKER JUNIOR WITH HER MURDER.GREENSBORO POLICE CHARGED JACKCOKER JUNIOR WITH HER MURDER.HE'S NOW BEHIND BARS WITH NOCOKER JUNIOR WITH HER MURDER.HE'S NOW BEHIND BARS WITH NOCOKER JUNIOR WITH HER MURDER.HE'S NOW BEHIND BARS WITH NOBOND.HE'S NOW BEHIND BARS WITH NOBOND.HE'S NOW BEHIND BARS WITH NOBOND.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULABOND.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULACLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY15:37:32-NICK'S BODY15:37:32-15:37:32-15:37:32-YOU WOULDN'T THINK NOBODY WOULDYOU WOULDN'T THINK NOBODY WOULDYOU WOULDN'T THINK NOBODY WOULDKILL NOBODY BEHIND AKILL NOBODY BEHIND AKILL NOBODY BEHIND ACHURCH OR WHERE EVER SHE WASCHURCH OR WHERE EVER SHE WASCHURCH OR WHERE EVER SHE WASKILLED AND THEN DRAG HERKILLED AND THEN DRAG HERKILLED AND THEN DRAG HERBEHIND THE CHURCH.KILLED AND THEN DRAG HERBEHIND THE CHURCH.CLARENCE SAYS JUSTICE IS LONGBEHIND THE CHURCH.CLARENCE SAYS JUSTICE IS LONGBEHIND THE CHURCH.CLARENCE SAYS JUSTICE IS LONGOVERDUE.

AND ALL THESE YEARSCLARENCE SAYS JUSTICE IS LONGOVERDUE.

AND ALL THESE YEARSCLARENCE SAYS JUSTICE IS LONGOVERDUE.

AND ALL THESE YEARSLATER THERE'S STILL ONE THOUGHTOVERDUE.

AND ALL THESE YEARSLATER THERE'S STILL ONE THOUGHTOVERDUE.

AND ALL THESE YEARSLATER THERE'S STILL ONE THOUGHTTHAT CROSSES HIS MIND.LATER THERE'S STILL ONE THOUGHTTHAT CROSSES HIS MIND.THAT CROSSES HIS MIND.THAT CROSSES HIS MIND.CLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULACLARENCE MALLOY/ FOUND PAULANICK'S BODY 15:41:59-NICK'S BODY 15:41:59-NICK'S BODY 15:41:59-I WONDERED IF SHE WAS SAVED THATNICK'S BODY 15:41:59-I WONDERED IF SHE WAS SAVED THATWAS MY FIRST THOUGHTI WONDERED IF SHE WAS SAVED THATWAS MY FIRST THOUGHTI WONDERED IF SHE WAS SAVED THATWAS MY FIRST THOUGHTTHAT SHE WAS SAVED.WAS MY FIRST THOUGHTTHAT SHE WAS SAVED.THAT SHE WAS SAVED.THAT SHE WAS SAVED.SOMEBODY DONE TOOK HER LIFE ANDSOMEBODY DONE TOOK HER LIFE ANDSOMEBODY DONE TOOK HER LIFE ANDYOU KNOW WHAT YOU TAKE AYOU KNOW WHAT YOU TAKE AYOU KNOW WHAT YOU TAKE ALIFE YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK.LIFE YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK.LIFE YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK.NEILLNEILLNEILLGREENSBORO DETECTIVES SAY BYGREENSBORO DETECTIVES SAY BYWORKING OFF NEW INFORMATION---WORKING OFF NEW INFORMATION---THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANDTHEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANDTHEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANDCONFIRM COKER'S INVOLVEMENT.CONFIRM COKER'S INVOLVEMENT.CONFIRM COKER'S INVOLVEMENT.WE DID REACH OUT TO A DETECTIVEWE DID REACH OUT TO A DETECTIVEWE DID REACH OUT TO A DETECTIVEON THE CASE ABOUT THOSE NEWON THE CASE ABOUT THOSE NEWON THE CASE ABOUT THOSE NEWDETAILS, BUT WE'RE STILLON THE CASE ABOUT THOSE NEWDETAILS, BUT WE'RE STILLWAITING TO HEARDETAILS, BUT WE'RE STILLWAITING TO HEARWAITING TO HEARWAITING TO HEARBACK.BACK.

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