Global Courant 2023-05-02 06:13:53
Authorities found the bodies of seven people Monday at an Oklahoma estate during a search for two missing teens and an adult male, officials said.
The property is located just east of Henryetta, about 50 miles south of Tulsa, an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesman said.
One of the bodies turned out to be 39-year-old Jesse McFadden, Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice told reporters on the scene.
Rice said the medical examiner’s office would confirm the identities of McFadden and the others.
a missing persons list McFadden and two teenage girls was dispersed earlier Monday by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The advisory says Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16, were last seen at 1:22 a.m. Monday morning at an address in Henryetta.
According to the advisory, they may have been traveling with McFadden in his white Chevy Avalanche.
The advice was withdrawn on Monday afternoon.
Rice said he believed authorities had found all of those reported missing. He declined to say how many of the victims were youths, how they died or how long they had been in the property.
He said he had “no idea” what led to the deaths, but said it was “a tragic day in Okmulgee County.”
This is an evolving story. Check back later for updates.
Lindsey Pipia contributed.
