Investigators Name All Victims, Rule Oklahoma Massacre a Murder-Suicide
Murder
Convicted rapist Jesse McFadden shot his wife and five teenagers to death before killing himself.
Murder
May 2, 2023
7 Dead in Oklahoma, 5 of Them Teens. 3 Families Want Answers and Accountability.
Ivy Webster, 14, and Tiffany Guess, 13, were best friends. So when Ivy texted her parents to say she,Tiffany and another friend, 16-year-old Brittany Brewer, were going to a ranch in McAlester, Oklahoma, where Tiffany’s stepfather was going to be working, Ivy’s parents thought nothing of it. After all, she’d been before. But when she …
Death investigation
May 2, 2023
‘This Is All On You’: Sex Offender Found Dead With Missing Teens Texts Victim in Solicitation Case
A sex offender found dead with two missing teenagers and four other people on Monday texted the victim he was accused of sexting Sunday night, chastising her for pursuing the case against him and telling her, “This is all on you.” Jesse McFadden, who was released from prison in 2020 after a 2014 conviction for …
Missing
April 23, 2023
Mother of Missing Oaklee Snow Extradited to Indiana, Where Investigators Have Found a Child’s Remains
The mother of a missing 2-year-old girl is back in Indiana, where she faces charges of neglect of a dependent. Oaklee Mae Snow, the toddler who hasn’t been seen since early February, remains missing and is believed dead. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Madison Marshall, 22, was arrested on a fugitive warrant in March in Harnett …
March 10, 2023
Cheerleading Coach Charged With Raping Daughter’s 16-Year-Old Ex-Boyfriend
A 45-year-old Oklahoma cheerleading coach is accused of having sex hundreds of times with her daughter’s former boyfriend, a relationship that started when the victim was just 16-years-old. Now that woman is facing criminal charges and has been fired from her coaching position, KOCO-TV reports. On Wednesday, police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore …
Kidnapping
March 10, 2023
Kidnapped Children Dropped Off With Family 30 Minutes After Amber Alert Issued; Suspect Still at Large
Oklahoma authorities are searching for an “armed and violent” suspect who allegedly kidnapped two young children this week. The two children, an 11-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy, were found safe shortly after the Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert for them and 39-year-old Gary Underwood, KXII reported. Underwood is the children’s biological, non-custodial …
Murder
January 17, 2023
BREAKING: Child’s Remains Found in Search for Missing Oklahoma Girl Athena Brownfield
The remains have not yet been positively identified, but an affidavit says that one of her caregivers beat her to death on Christmas day and buried the body on property he once owned.
Missing
January 13, 2023
2nd Caregiver Arrested on Murder Warrant in Missing Oklahoma Girl Case
An Oklahoma man arrested in Arizona in the disappearance of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield was taken into custody on warrants for first degree murder and child neglect. Ivon Adams was arrested late Thursday in Phoenix, just hours after his wife, Alysia Adams, was arrested in Oklahoma, KFOR reported. The Adamses were caregivers for Athena and her …
Missing
January 13, 2023
Missing Oklahoma Girl’s Caregiver Arrested on Neglect Charges
The caregiver of a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl missing since her older sister was found wandering alone on Tuesday has been arrested on charges of child neglect. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said it arrested Alysia Adams Thursday afternoon on two counts of child neglect related to the treatment of missing Athena Brownfield and her …
Child sex crimes
November 23, 2022
Just Two Weeks on the Job, Female Teacher’s Aide Busted for Sex With Student
A 22-year-old teacher’s aide in Oklahoma has been charged with rape for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student. Granite Public Schools Superintendent Missy Berry said that Ashley Waffle was a temporary teacher’s aide who was hired on October 10. According to court documents, she began her relationship with the student on October 25 with …
Murder
October 28, 2022
Murder-Suicide Claims Lives of 6 Children, 2 Adults Found Dead After House Fire: Cops
Six children and two adults were found dead in a suburban Oklahoma home after a house fire on Wednesday, and police say the incident appears to be a murder-suicide perpetrated by the adults. Investigators have not yet named the victims, but next of kin has been notified, Tulsa World reported. The fire was called in …
Developing
October 28, 2022
8 Dead After Oklahoma House Fire; Cops Say It’s Homicide
Oklahoma police are investigating after eight people were found dead at a burning house in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow. Broken Arrow police said they are investigating the deaths as homicides but don’t think there is any continuing threat to the public. Late Thursday night, police said that a family of eight — six …