 Even in 2004, when the Rev. Howard Douglas Porter eulogized a friend killed in a car crash in which Porter was driving, the victim's friends and relatives were suspicious. They feared Porter deliberately planned the crash to get his hands on the multimillion-dollar trust fund of Frank Craig, an 85-year-old farmer. Now authorities believe they have enough evidence to confirm those fears. Porter, 55, of La Grange, California, was detained this week at a border checkpoint at San Ysidro while attempting to return to the United States from Mexico, where he was starting a new mission, authorities said. He was expected to be returned to Stanislaus County on Thursday to face charges of murder, attempted murder and embezzlement from an elderly person.A well-known high school wrestling coach, Porter was pastor at Hickman Community Church, a nondenominational Christian church, when he befriended Craig....
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