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Related: About this forumOklahoma state Senate Candidate Barry Christian Found Dead Inside Vehicle 2 Days After He Was Last Seen
https://people.com/barry-christian-oklahoma-senate-candidate-found-dead-inside-vehicle-11963418Oklahoma Senate Candidate Barry Christian Found Dead Inside Vehicle 2 Days After He Was Last Seen
Oklahoma State Senate candidate Barry Christian has been found dead two days after he went missing, local authorities confirmed. He was 54.
Christian was last seen in Sayre, Okla., on Tuesday, April 28, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) said in a release shared to social media. The following day, the Sayre Police Department (SPD) received a report that Christian was missing.
Police in Beckham County located his vehicle in the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area on Thursday, April 30, around 9:45 a.m. local time.
He was said to be inside a 2024 gray Ram pickup truck, KOCO reported.
Christian was one of three candidates running in the Republican primary for District 38 of the Oklahoma State Senate.
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Oklahoma state Senate Candidate Barry Christian Found Dead Inside Vehicle 2 Days After He Was Last Seen (Original Post)
BlueWaveNeverEnd
12 hrs ago
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OAITW r.2.0
(32,462 posts)1. Self inflicted wound? Homicide?
Don't know many details about this person.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,784 posts)3. it's puzzling. what was he even doing out there.
CaliforniaPeggy
(156,794 posts)2. May he rest in peace. And may his family find comfort. ...n/t
Figarosmom
(12,857 posts)4. What sloppy reporting
The guy says " crime" yet they say the cause is under I vestigation. And it looks Ike an accident in the pics.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,784 posts)6. looks like accident but needs investigation... why was he out there?
pat_k
(13,688 posts)5. "Pilot Chase Rutledge also captured one of Christian's campaign signs at that scene" WTF?
On first look, it appears to be a wreck of some kind, but why the heck would a campaign sign be near the scene if he had somehow lost control of the vehicle and died in the accident? How far into the wildlife management area? How accessible is the area and how would someone have an accident there -- if it was an accident.
Bookmarking to remind me to follow up. So odd.
intheflow
(30,227 posts)7. It's possible he had signs in the back of his pickup
which blew out at some point. I dont think that sounds weird, noted by reporters to identify that this crash was likely him.