Seven Bodies Found on Oklahoma Property During Search for Missing Teenage Girls
Police found seven bodies while searching for two missing teenagers on a rural Oklahoma property. Photo: KTUL via Associated Press By Alyssa Lukpat May 2, 2023 10:33 am ET Oklahoma authorities said they found seven bodies on a rural property Monday while they were searching for two missing teenage girls. The authorities in Henryetta, Okla., a city about 45 miles south of Tulsa, haven’t released the identities of the seven people. Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said two of the bodies were believed to be the missing girls: Iv
Police found seven bodies while searching for two missing teenagers on a rural Oklahoma property. Photo: KTUL via Associated Press
Oklahoma authorities said they found seven bodies on a rural property Monday while they were searching for two missing teenage girls.
The authorities in Henryetta, Okla., a city about 45 miles south of Tulsa, haven’t released the identities of the seven people. Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said two of the bodies were believed to be the missing girls: Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16.
Sheriff Rice at a Monday news briefing said authorities were no longer searching for the girls.
Another body was believed to be 39-year-old Jesse McFadden, he said, while adding that a medical examiner would confirm the identities of the victims.
Mr. McFadden registered as a sex offender in 2020 and worked as an independent contractor, according to state records. He didn’t show up to a district court Monday to go on trial for charges including child pornography, according to court records.
The bodies were found hours after he was supposed to appear in court.
The property where the bodies of seven people were found in Oklahoma.
Photo: NICK OXFORD/REUTERS
Oklahoma officials issued missing person alerts on Monday for Mr. McFadden, Ivy and Brittany. The alert said the girls were believed to be traveling in a white pickup truck with Mr. McFadden.
The girls were last seen in the early hours Monday, according to the alert.
Sheriff Rice on Monday didn’t identify the property’s owner. He and Gerald Davidson,
Mr. Davidson said the bodies were found on the property and not inside a home there.
Mr. Davidson said authorities weren’t looking for additional suspects and there was no threat to the community. He declined to say why the girls were with Mr. McFadden.
Henryetta has a population of about 5,600 people, according to the U.S. Census.
Henryetta Public Schools on its website said several of its students had died. “Our hearts are hurting,” the school system said.
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