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Unsolved Cases
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26 year old Hope Danelle Meek of Valliant was last seen on Thursday, February 21st, 2002 by her husband Jerry who reported her missing the following Tuesday. Meek is described as a white female 5 feet 2 inches tall, 105 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing gray sweats and tennis shoes. Photo.....
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| Between August 9, 1999, and January 2, 2002, there were four suspicious deaths of Lawton, Oklahoma residents. The victims were four white females who were picked up in Lawton while possibly working as prostitutes along the Cache Road portion of town. Their nude bodies were discovered in rural areas surrounding Lawton. Even though they appeared to have been contacted in Lawton, their remains were recovered in the surrounding counties of Comanche, Stephens, and Jefferson. Twenty-nine year old Jane Chafton was last seen alive on August 9, 1999, and was found four days later near Velma, Oklahoma in Stephens County. Twenty-five year old Cassandra Ramsey was last seen October 10, 1999, and her skeletal remains were discovered March 22, 2000, off a bridge along a rural road in Jefferson County. Mandy Raite, 25 years old, was last seen on June 15, 2000, and her body found in rural Comanche County two days later. Finally, 29 year old Janice Buono was last seen sometime around the 1st of January, 2002, and her body was also discovered in rural Comanche County on February 23, 2002. Although there were no obvious signs of trauma to the bodies, agents consider the deaths extremely suspicious and are continuing to investigate the cases under the assumption that foul play was involved. |
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| On June 4, 1988, the body of twenty five year old Mary Elizabeth Pewitt was found inside her residence in Comanche, Oklahoma. A divorced mother of two, Mary worked at a local bar and had closed the establishment around midnight June 3. After driving over to the bar owner’s house where she dropped off the day’s proceeds, she returned home where she was met by a boyfriend. Mary and her boyfriend visited for a short while before he left the residence becoming the last person known to have seen her alive. It was shortly after the boyfriend’s departure that investigators believe someone entered the house and viciously stabbed Mary to death. Mary had recently been involved in a volatile relationship regarding child support. On the night she was murdered, Mary’s children were not at the home because they had spent the night with Mary’s parents. The OSBI did not enter the case until 1997 when the agency asked to assist the Comanche Police Department. |
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| On July 13, 1997, 40-year-old Ricky Lynn Gatewood and his 42-year-old wife Debra Kay were shot to death while sleeping in their rural Pontotoc County home, near Ada, Oklahoma. Ricky’s 16 year old son discovered their bodies. Both victims were shot in the head. The victim’s1989 gray Chevrolet extended-cab pickup was found in Seminole County the day after the murders. The OSBI is assisting Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office in the case. A reward of up to $5,000 has been issued for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the person or persons responsible for the Gatewood murders. |
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| On Saturday, July 26, 1997, Tiffany Johnston, a 19-year-old from Bethany, Oklahoma was abducted from the Sunshine Car Wash, 7709 NW 23rd in Bethany, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Her body was found the following day about 11 miles west of the car wash, off a rural road near Yukon. The OSBI has offered a reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the person or persons responsible for Tiffany’s murder. The OSBI is assisting Bethany Police Department in the case. |
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| March 27, 1997 was the last time Neatha Humphers saw her husband alive. The 49 year old Thomas Richard Humphers left his home in Ada, Oklahoma. On March 27, 1997, Humphers’ gray 1996, Ford one ton pickup was found abandoned in a Midwest City shopping mall parking lot. The unlocked truck contained Humphers’ wallet, a change of clothing and a cellular phone. On April 15, 1997, Humphers’ body was found floating about 200 yards from shore near the Cumberland Cove resort area on western Lake Texoma. His hands and feet were tied with grey duct tape and there were no apparent signs of injury to the body. The OSBI is assisting Marshall County Sheriff's Office in the case. |
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| On February 21, 1996, firefighters responded to a blaze at the home of 48-year-old Danny Oakley. While fighting the blaze, firefighters discovered the bodies of Oakley and 51-year-old Doris Harris in rural Delaware County. The Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the fire at Oakley’s residence was an arson. Both individuals died of gunshot wounds. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office requested OSBI assistance. |
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| Amy Lee Schlock Hays, 18, was last seen alive around midnight on the evening of June 17, 1997. She was headed home and walking southbound on She She Street, Hominy, Oklahoma. On July 2, 1997, her body was discovered in the vacant Velma Motel in Hominy. She was strangled to death. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office requested OSBI assistance in the case. |
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| On Friday, May 29, 1992, 22-year-old Wendy Camp, her daughter 6-year-old Cynthia Britto, and Camp’s sister-in-law, 23-year-old Lisa Kregear disappeared after visiting Camp’s son in Shamrock, Oklahoma. Camp’s husband said Wendy called him during the afternoon of May 29, 1992. Camp said she was calling from a pay phone in Shamrock, and was on her way home. None of the three has been seen or heard from since. The Oklahoma City Police Department requested OSBI assistance. |
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| Jackie Wayne Urich, a white male, date of birth 3/25/58, was last seen on July 9, 1998. On July 21, 1998, Urich’s red Ford Ranger pickup, with Oklahoma tag AIM 964 was found wrecked near Coleman Road, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. No information exists concerning the possible sale or loan of the vehicle to any other person. Witnesses reported seeing a white male and two white females near the vehicle before and after the wreck. These three unidentified individuals were given a ride away from the accident scene. To date, Urich has not been located and the three individuals have not been identified. |
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| On February 4, 1991, about 6:00 in the evening, 21 year old Robert Austin Owens was found dead in the living room of his family's rural Healdton, Oklahoma home. Owens had been shot once in the right chest area but the Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head. The murder weapon was lying beside the body. The house appeared to have been ransacked, although there were no signs of forced entry to the doors or windows. Investigators believe the only items taken during the crime were four older .22 caliber rifles. Owens was last seen about 7:00 a.m. as he left home to attend a local junior college. |
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| On November 12, 1991, the body of a newborn infant, Baby Jane Doe, was found in rural McIntosh County, near Warner, Oklahoma. An eyewitness saw a man assist in the delivery of the infant. As soon as the infant was delivered, the man stuffed the infant in a plastic bag. When the eyewitness later checked the plastic bag, he found the dead infant inside. The OSBI is assisting McIntosh County in this case. |
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| On August 11, 1997, the body of 81-year-old Gerthie Carolina was found in her rural Seminole County home, near Sasakwa, Oklahoma. Carolina had been beaten to death. Investigators believe she was the victim of a home invasion robbery. A reward of up to $5,000 has been issued by the OSBI for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the person or persons responsible for Carolina’s murder. The OSBI is assisting the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office in the case. |
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| At 4:00 p.m., June 23, 1996, the body of 50-year-old Janice Powers, was discovered in the back yard of her grandmother’s rural Caddo County, Oklahoma residence. Powers had been shot multiple times with a small caliber weapon. Powers was least seen alive at between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m. the day before her death by her boyfriend. Investigators say robbery was not the motive of the homicide. The victim’s jewelry was not stolen, her purse containing a large sum of money, and the keys to her house and her new Ford pickup were recovered at the scene. |
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| At approximately 9:00 a.m., on October 18, 1998, the body of a 26-year-old Alexander S. Williams, was discovered in the trunk of a 1999 Ford Contour. The car was parked behind a new building under construction on Country Club Road in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma. Williams had been bound at the wrists, and shot several times with a large caliber weapon. Investigation revealed that the car had been rented by Williams on Thursday prior to the homicide. Williams spoke to his girlfriend on the telephone at 8:00 p.m. the night before his murder. Fingerprints recovered at the scene have not yet been identified. |
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| Felix Segovia Reyes/aka Felix Segovia is currently wanted by the OSBI for First Degree Murder in the stabbing death of David Carl Crabtree and Attempted Murder of Billy Tom Thrash. The incident occurred on October 15, 1997 in Boise City, Oklahoma. Reyes is described as a Mexican Male, 28 years old, 5'7", approximately 155 lbs., black hair, brown eyes, SSN: 546-85-5467. He is believed to be traveling in a 1986 Maroon 4-door Cadillac DeVille with Oklahoma tag #TSI-063. The OSBI has a $10,000 reward out on Reyes. He has family living in Boise City and known associates living in Oregon and Washington. |
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| On September 20, 1997, the body of Leah Rochelle Mahseet was discovered on a county road north of Geary, Oklahoma. Mahseet, a 16 year old Cheyenne-Arapaho female, 5'9", 140 pounds, was a student at Geary High School. She was last seen alive at the north Conoco gas station in Geary at about 9:00 p.m. on September 14, 1997. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office are working together on the homicide investigation. A $15,000 reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for Mahseet’s murder. |
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| Leonard Dirickson, 39 years old, was reported missing from his home near Cheyenne, Oklahoma on March 14, 1998. He was last seen in a White Ford Pickup truck with a yellow tag on the front. The pickup was driven by an unidentified white male with a full, reddish-brown beard. The two left Dirickson’s house heading for Mobeetie, Texas. Dirickson is 6'1", about 230 pounds, has a distinctive handlebar moustache. He was wearing green jeans and a faded black coat with a hood when he disappeared. A massive air and ground search was conducted with no results. Some reports indicate he may have been seen some months later in a bar in Amarillo, Texas. A lengthy investigation has been conducted to locate the unidentified driver and to gather and follow leads. |
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| On Monday, January 5, 1981, Tracey Diane Neilson, 21 years of age, was found dead of multiple stab wounds in her apartment in Moore, Oklahoma. Tracey was a junior at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. She lived with her husband of five months who was also a student at the University. Tracey was killed around noon and she was found neatly dressed. It was Tracey’s 21st birthday. |
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| On Saturday, November 12, 1988, around 6:00 p.m., Dwayne McCorkendale, 27 years of age, was found dead of a gunshot wound at a rest stop on the Turner Turnpike or Highway I-44 near Chandler, Oklahoma. Dwayne had been shot in the back and was lying near a telephone booth. He was a driver for the Contract Freighter, Inc. (CFI) and his truck was at the rest stop. Dwayne was en route from Joplin to Oklahoma City with a load of auto parts. This homicide case has been highlighted on Unsolved Mysteries. |
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Anyone with information on these cases may call the OSBI at 1-800-522-8017.
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If you have information on any of the cases or fugitives presented on this web site, you may contact the OSBI by using the email link OSBI Tipline.. All submissions will be kept confidential.
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