The fates of 4 buddies from Okmulgee, Oklahoma who had been reported lacking following a motorcycle trip collectively have been revealed. It’s the worst information potential.
Mike Sparks, Alex Stevens, and brothers Billy and Mark Chastain disappeared on October 9 after going out on their bikes collectively. All of them left Billy’s home round 8 p.m. that night, however sadly would by no means be seen once more. A day later, changing into fearful for his or her security, Mark’s spouse reported him, Billy, and Mike lacking to police. The identical evening, Alex’s mom would additionally report him lacking.
In an announcement on their social media, Okmulgee Police Division mentioned there have been makes an attempt to get ahold of the boys, however that they had failed as the 2 of them who had cell telephones went straight to voicemail:
“All 4 are shut buddies and are believed to have left Billy Chastain’s residence on the west aspect of Okmulgee on Sunday at round 8 PM. All had been reportedly on bicycles. Two of the boys are believed to have cell telephones with them, however makes an attempt to name go straight to voicemail.”
All 4… simply vanished and not using a hint… Sadly issues obtained worse as soon as they had been lastly discovered.
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In a press briefing on Friday by way of 2 Information, police chief Joe Prentice mentioned “suspicious gadgets” had been discovered by passersby within the river close to a bridge. When arriving on the scene, legislation enforcement discovered what they believed to be “a number of human stays”. On the time, Prentice ready the households for the worst — and heartbreakingly on Monday it was confirmed the our bodies had been of the 4 lacking males.
Much more alarmingly, though the official explanation for loss of life has but to be launched, authorities have decided the our bodies had been shot and “dismembered” earlier than being thrown into the river, with their bicycles nowhere in sight. Prentice defined:
“All 4 our bodies had been dismembered earlier than being positioned within the river, and that’s what triggered problem in figuring out identification. The river seems to be a dump website.”
So terrible. Looks like somebody didn’t need these males to be recognized…
In one other surprising twist, the police chief instructed the boys could have been on their method to commit a criminal offense (!!!) and stopped by their killer beforehand:
“We imagine the boys deliberate to commit some sort of legal act once they left the residence on W. sixth Avenue. That perception is predicated on info equipped by a witness who experiences they had been invited to go along with the boys to ‘hit a lick sufficiently big for all of us’.”
As legislation enforcement dug deeper into the moments main as much as the suspected homicide, they got here throughout “proof of a violent occasion” at an area scrap yard. They turned suspicious of the proprietor, Joe Kennedy, however have been unsuccessful in finding him. He’s been lacking since Saturday! He had beforehand been cooperating with the police earlier than he disappeared, however he informed them he didn’t know the victims. Hmm…
Police warned Kennedy “could also be suicidal” however don’t imagine he’s a menace to others — they ask that if anybody sees him they report it to the OPD. On Monday, they had been capable of find his car however nonetheless haven’t any info on his whereabouts. They posted on their Fb web page:
“Joe Kennedy’s blue PT Cruiser has been situated and is in police custody. It was deserted behind a enterprise in Morris Oklahoma. Investigators are wanting into the way it got here to be there. Presently now we have no car info for Kennedy.”
Prentice confirmed on Monday throughout the press briefing he had by no means handled such a violent occasion earlier than, however he’s decided to provide the heartbroken households solutions:
“We’ve labored across the clock all week, we had been out all weekend and we’ll proceed to work to determine what precisely occurred to their family members and who did it. I’ve labored over 80 murders in my profession. I’ve labored murders involving a number of victims. I’ve labored dismemberings. However this case includes the very best variety of victims and it’s a really violent occasion. I can’t say that I’ve by no means labored something prefer it nevertheless it’s proper up there.”
Simply surprising. We hope the entire neighborhood will get solutions quickly.
[Image via Okmulgee Police Department/KJRH TV/YouTube]