DURANT, Miss., Dhu-AlQa'dah 24, 1437, Aug 27, 2016, SPA -- A man suspected in the slayings of two nuns found dead in their Mississippi home has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shocking killing that rocked the small town communities where the women served, authorities said, AP reported. Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, was charged in the deaths of Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said late Friday. Both women were 68. The women's bodies were discovered Thursday after they failed to show up for work at a clinic in Lexington, Mississippi, about 10 miles from where they lived. "Sanders was developed as a person of interest early on in the investigation," Lt. Colonel Jimmy Jordan said in the statement. Authorities said Sanders was being held in an undisclosed detention center pending a court appearance. They have not given any details on why they think Sanders killed the women or whether he knew them. People who knew the nuns, longstanding pillars of the community known for their generosity and commitment to improving health care for the poor, have been grappling with why anyone would want to kill them. -- SPA 21:54 LOCAL TIME 18:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w