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Tennessee Man Charged in Murder Linked to Missing Pastor

1/20/2026

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Ramon Ruiz Duran Jr., 44, was arrested in Tennessee and charged with Emilio Ghanem's murder.
Emilio Ghanem disappeared in May 2023 after leaving His Way Spirit Led Assemblies and was last seen at a Starbucks.
Duran is the third person arrested in the case, after Shelley Bailey Martin and Rudy Franco Moreno were charged.
Investigators are examining links to a separate child murder, Timothy Thomas, tied to the group's leaders.

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Story summary

Ramon Ruiz Duran Jr., 44, was arrested in Tennessee and charged with Emilio Ghanem's murder.
Emilio Ghanem disappeared in May 2023 after leaving His Way Spirit Led Assemblies and was last seen at a Starbucks.
Duran is the third person arrested in the case, after Shelley Bailey Martin and Rudy Franco Moreno were charged.
Investigators are examining links to a separate child murder, Timothy Thomas, tied to the group's leaders.