US News: The discovery of 4 dismembered bodies in an Oklahoma river turned a missing persons case into a murder probe
A set of missing persons reports has turned into a murder investigation after dismembered bodies found in an Oklahoma river were identified as four men who vanished last week, police said.
The men — Mark Chastain, 32; Billy Chastain, 30; Mike Sparks, 32; and Alex Stevens, 29 — were reported missing by relatives last Monday night or early Tuesday after leaving Billy Chastain’s Okmulgee, Oklahoma, home on bicycles around 9 p.m. on Oct. 9, police have said.
The men appear to have been planning to commit a crime when they set out, Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said Monday, citing a preliminary investigation. All had been shot, he said.
Meantime, a person police want to talk with related to the case has been missing as of Saturday night and could be suicidal, the chief said. The person is not a suspect, and no charges have been filed, he said.
“I’ve worked over 80 murders in my career. I have worked murders involving multiple victims. I have worked dismemberments, but this case involves the highest number of victims, and it’s a very violent event,” Prentice said.
Thank You For Visiting Missing People Canada
Please share our missing person posts on your social media accounts so that we can help bring them home!
You can also find our missing person posts on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissingPeopleCanada
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OntarioNorth
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MissingPersonsCanada/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missingpeopleca/
We also post videos on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@missingpeoplecan
Donate To Missing People Canada: If you wish to donate to Missing People Canada please visit our donation page here: https://missingpeople.ca/donate-2/
