Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation   A. DeWade Langley   Director   Jessica Brown Public Information Director

            3/19/07              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           

OSBI Investigates Pittsburg County Homicide

OSBI is investigating a weekend murder in Pittsburg County near Bugtussle, just north of McAlester.  A motorist found the body of a man lying in to the side of a dirt road Saturday evening at approximately 10:15.  Agents are working to identify the middle-aged man.  His body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.  OSBI is unsure of the manner of death.  A full autopsy could take weeks.