Joseph Kennedy, 67, was arrested in Florida and named as a person of interest for the murders of Mark, 32, and Billy Chastain, 30, and Mike Sparks, 32.
OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) Authorities are trying to determine if four bodies found in an Oklahoma river are those of four men who were reported missing several days ago after leaving a home together. Police in Okmulgee, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Tulsa, said Friday that the bodies of four males had been found in the Deep Fork River.
Okmulgee Police Department in Oklahoma have confirmed that four dismembered bodies recovered from a river on Friday belonged to a group of missing men. Authorities say they are searching for a person of interest following their murders. On Monday police Chief Joe Prentice confirmed the bodies of four men pulled from the Deep Fork River, Southwest of the city of Okmulgee, on Friday belonged to Mark Chastain, 32; Billy Chastain, 30; Alex Stephens, 29; and Mike Sparks, 32, who were reported missing overnight last Monday. The cause of death for the men is still pending, but police confirmed all four had gunshot wounds and their bodies were dismembered before they were dumped into the river. Prentice could not specify when exactly the bodies were placed in the river but guessed somewhere between late Sunday night or early Monday morning. The four men were close friends, and were believed to have left Billy Chastain's home in Okmulgee Sunday night by bicycel. Investigators believe th
Police in the US have tracked down a man they described as a “person of interest” following the murder of four men whose dismembered bodies were discovered in an Oklahoma river.