US: Seven bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens

Authorities searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers discovered the bodies of seven people on Monday including the suspected remains of the teens and a convicted sex offender who was sought along with them the local sheriff saidOkmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said the state medical examiner will have to confirm the identities of the victims but we believe that we have found the personsHe said the bodies were believed to include those of 14yearold Ivy Webster and 16yearold Brittany Brewer along with Jesse McFadden the felon authorities had said the teens were travelling withWe are no longer looking Rice said We believe to have found everything that we were seeking this morning Our hearts go out to the families and friends schoolmates and everyone elseHe declined to provide details of how they died or other detailsThe bodies were found during a search near the town of Henryetta a town of about 6000 located about 90 miles 145 kilometres east of Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesman Gerald Davidson saidA missing endangered person advisory had been issued earlier in the day for the two teenagers before it was cancelled on Monday afternoon by the Oklahoma Highway PatrolThe advisory for Webster and Brewer had said they were reportedly seen travelling with McFadden who was on the states sex offender registry Oklahoma Department of Corrections prison records show McFadden was convicted of firstdegree rape in 2003 and released in October 2020Court records show McFadden was scheduled to appear in court on Monday for the start of a jury trial on charges of soliciting sexual conduct with a minor and possession of child pornography A message left Monday evening with McFaddens attorney in that case was not immediately returnedAlso read Firing at US delivery driver to be probedBrittany Brewers father told KOTV in Tulsa that one of the bodies discovered was his daughterBrittany was an outgoing person She was actually selected to be Miss Henryetta coming up in July for this Miss National Miss pageant in Tulsa And now she aint gonna make it because shes dead Shes gone Nathan Brewer saidAt a Monday night vigil Brewer told hundreds of people Its just a parents worst nightmare and Im living it He said his daughter had aspired to be a teacher or a veterinarian I am just lost he addedHenryetta Public Schools posted on Facebook and its website that it is grieving over the loss of several of its students Our hearts are hurting and we have considered what would be best for our students in the coming days the note saidOfficials said school would be in session and mental health professionals and clergy would be on hand to help counsel students But they said they would understand if families want to keep their children home from schoolIn a separate Okmulgee County case the bodies of four men were found on October 14 in the Deep Fork River in Okmulgee a town of around 11000 people that is about 40 miles 65 kilometers south of Tulsa Joseph Kennedy 68 is facing four counts of firstdegree murder in that caseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever