Four missing Oklahoma men found dismembered in river, police say [View all]

Investigators determined the victims died from gunshot wounds before they were dumped in the Deep Fork River

Guardian staff and agencies
Mon 17 Oct 2022 22.12 EDT

Dismembered bodies found in the Deep Fork River in Oklahoma have been identified as those of four men reported missing last week, the local police chief said on Monday, adding: “This is now a murder investigation.”

Investigators found the first remains on Friday and determined over the weekend that the victims died from gunshot wounds before they were cut up and dumped into the river, Okmulgee police chief Joe Prentice said at a news conference.

“All four bodies were dismembered before being placed in the river and that is what caused the difficulty in determining identity,” Prentice said. “The river appears to be a dump site. This is now a murder investigation.”

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The men were reported missing on 9 October after leaving Billy Chastain’s home in Okmulgee on bicycles around 8pm. Okmulgee is a city of roughly 11,000 people 40 miles (64 km) south of Tulsa.

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