7 Found Dead In Search For Missing Oklahoma Teens
7 Found Dead In Search For Missing Oklahoma Teens
Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer were the subjects of an Amber Alert issued Monday
Oklahoma authorities made a horrific discovery late Monday—seven people were found dead on a Henryetta ranch, including missing teenage girls Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer. An Amber Alert had been issued for 14-year-old Webster and 16-year-old Brewer earlier in the day—and while their identities have yet to be confirmed by the medical examiner, Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said he believed they’d found "everything that we were seeking this morning."
Along with four as yet unnamed victims, investigators also found the body of convicted rapist and registered sex offender, Jesse McFadden.
McFadden was reportedly due to appear in court on May 1. He was charged with soliciting sex with a minor and child pornography possession. He had been discharged from the State Department of Corrections in October 2020 after serving most of a 20-year sentence for rape, of which he’d been required to do at least 85%. However, in 2017, he’d also been accused of having a cell phone while in prison, which he used to communicate with a 16-year-old girl.
This new Okmulgee County tragedy has profoundly impacted a community still reeling from a high-profile quadruple homicide seven months ago. Four men who went missing while out four-wheeling were shot, dismembered, and dumped in a nearby river. Still, Sheriff Rice, a veteran law enforcement officer, described the Henryetta crime as unprecedented. Authorities are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding these deaths, and Sheriff Rice appealed for support and prayers for the grieving families.
Note: This edition of the TCR newsletter is part of an experiment in diversifying and ramping up coverage. I’ll choose one or two current stories to make note of or even follow, along with longer form, more narrative nonfiction style coverage of historic and unsolved crimes—see Part 1 of Who Killed John Garris? published earlier today.
Additional Sources: The Oklahoman, NBC, Tulsa World