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| Bible, Lauria J. December 30,1999; Oklahoma | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Sep 11 2006, 01:55 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bible_lauria.html Lauria Jaylene Bible ![]() Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: December 30, 1999 from Welch, Oklahoma Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: April 18, 1983 Age: 16 years old Height and Weight: 5'5, 130 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair, hazel eyes. Lauria has a mole under her nose. She has a scar on the top of her head. Her ears are pierced. She is right-handed. Lauria is of Native American descent. Her nickname is Pooh. Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly a blue shirt, jeans, white tennis shoes or black boots and silver heart-shaped earrings with imbedded diamonds. Details of Disappearance Lauria spent the evening of December 30, 1999 at her friend Ashley Freeman's trailer home near Welch, Oklahoma to celebrate the latter's birthday. Lorene Bible, Lauria's mother, said that Kathy Freeman, Ashley's mother, took the girls to the Pizza Hut in Vinita, Oklahoma during the evening. Lorene's statement contradicts authorities' belief that Kathy and the girls visited Big Bill's Barbeque in the 350 block of North Wilson Street in Vinita, Oklahoma. The group traveled in Kathy's blue Toyota and picked up feed for the Freemans' livestock, as well as water from Kathy's mother's house. The Freemans' trailer did not have running water and was primarily heated by a wood-burning stove in the living room. The family was described as avid hunters and outdoor enthusiasts who enjoyed living in the remote location. The trailer was equipped with telephone service and electricity. There were numerous firearms stockpiled inside the home and Ashley assisted with hunting for food. Ashley's boyfriend, Jeremy Hurst, told investigators that he met the women at a local Wal-Mart after their dinner. He gave Ashley a silver chain with a heart-shaped pendant imbedded with her birthstone for her birthday present. Hurst said that he returned to the Freemans' home with the women shortly afterwards. He said that nothing appeared to be amiss and he departed at approximately 9:30 p.m. Ashley's father, Danny Freeman, had relatives over during the evening who claimed that Hurst actually left at 10:30 p.m. Authorities said that no outgoing telephone calls were made from the family's home during the night. Kathy planned to take Ashley to her driver's test the following morning. Lauria had a dental appointment scheduled for the following morning and planned to leave the trailer shortly beforehand. A passing motorist reported a fire in the vicinity of the Freemans' residence at approximately 6:00 a.m. the following morning. Authorities discovered Kathy's remains inside the debris during the afternoon. Investigators initially stated that they were positive no other bodies were inside the home and did not secure the location during the overnight hours. Danny was considered the prime suspect in his wife's murder; authorities believed that he may have abducted Ashley and Lauria and traveled elsewhere, but all of the Freemans' vehicles were parked near their home. Lauria's car was also nearby and the keys were inside the ignition. Lorene discovered Lauria's purse propped inside the trailer, but there was no other evidence of the girls at the scene. Jay Bible, Lauria's father, discovered Danny's body in the bedroom of the mobile home during the following morning. The Bibles returned to the trailer in an attempt to gather more evidence as to their daughter's whereabouts. Both Danny and Kathy had died as the result of gunshot wounds. Danny's body was partially covered by debris inside the bedroom, explaining why his remains were overlooked. The medical examiner determined that Danny's right collarbone had been fractured prior to the entrance of the fatal wound. The coroner determined that Kathy died at approximately 5:00 a.m. Investigators believe that the fire was intentionally set in an attempt to destroy evidence of the crimes. An extensive search for the girls produced no evidence as to their whereabouts. Lorene told reporters that Ashley had been saving her money to purchase a used vehicle in December 1999. Lorene said that she believed Ashley had accumulated $1200 in her savings account. Hurst said that Ashley actually claimed to have saved between $3000 and $4000 for the car. She was employed part-time at Roscoe's, a convenience store in Welch. Hurst said that Ashley did not have a bank account; she kept her money sealed in a Tupperware container in the family's freezer. Authorities were unable to locate any evidence of the cash after the fire. Lorene stated that Ashley and Danny had been arguing earlier in the month regarding the vehicle. She claimed that Ashley wanted to purchase a different car than Danny had desired. Danny reportedly had a violent temper and had been charged with abusing his son, Shane, in 1998. He was acquitted of the charges in 1999. Danny consistently protested the allegations. Oklahoma law enforcement officer David Hayes shot and killed the Freemans' son, Shane, in 1998. Hayes was on duty at the time of the incident. Shane was on a country road in possession of a stolen vehicle at the time Hayes encountered him. The car had apparently broken down. Shane allegedly reached behind his back and pulled a gun, prompting Hayes to fire at him. The incident was investigated and Hayes' actions were found to be justified. Hayes and his brother, who is also a law enforcement officer, said they both took polygraph exams after the girls' 1999 disappearances. Neither of them are considered suspects in the investigations. Hayes and his brother have not participated in the active cases. Several of Danny's relatives believe that local law enforcement was behind the murders and the girls' disappearances, but no evidence has been located to support the theory. Freeman family members also believe that Shane was attempting to flee the scene at the time of his death and claim that his autopsy report contradicts the official verdict. Photos of Danny, Kathy and Shane are posted below this case summary. There was speculation that Ashley and Lauria were involved in the Freemans' murders after the searches failed to produce evidence as to their whereabouts. Investigators stated that there was nothing in either girl's background to suggest they could be capable of such brutal acts. Authorities disclosed that there were rumors Ashley had been sexually abused, but they were unable to confirm the theories. She was a member of the National Honor Society and Lauria was regarded as an excellent student. Ashley was a member of the Welch High School basketball team, although she was unable to participate in the 1999 season as the result of an ankle injury. Lauria was a cheerleader and planned to become a cosmetologist after her high school graduation. Both girls were viewed as being well-behaved teenagers in 1999. The Bible family believes that Danny's alleged marijuana dealing may have triggered the murders and disappearances. They claimed that he may have become involved in something out of his control, which led to the incidents in late December 1999. The Freemans' loved ones theorize that local law enforcement may have played a role in the cases. There is no evidence to suggest either theory is correct. Hayes, the officer who killed Shane, and his brother, who is also a law enforcement officer, said they both took polygraph exams after the girls' disappearances. Neither of them are considered suspects in the investigations. Hayes and his brother have not participated in the active cases. Several of the girls' relatives participated in the pilot of the television program What Really Happened in October 2001. The show was not purchased by any of the networks and has never been broadcast. DeAnna Dorsey, a nurse who assisted the Freemans on the night of Shane's death, appeared on the show. A photo of DeAnna is posted below this case summary. Her daughter was a friend of Ashley in 1999. DeAnna was shot and killed at the hospital where was employed shortly after returning from the taping. Authorities said that paranoid schizophrenic Ricky Martin murdered her as a result of his anger about the hospital's decision to downsize. Martin was killed by police shortly after DeAnna's murder. Martin and DeAnna reportedly never met one another. Some people believe that DeAnna's death was connected to the Freemans' murders, but the theory has never been proven. Convicted murderer Tommy Lynn Sells wrote a letter to The Joplin Globe in May 2002 and claimed that he was involved in the Freeman/Bible case. Sells stated that he traveled through Welch, Oklahoma during the night of the girls' disappearances. He said that he was returning from St. Louis, Missouri at the time. Sells stated that his memory was clouded by drug usage, but wrote that he "wanted" to remember a fire and the burial locations of the two girls. Authorities said that Sells was considered a possible suspect in the case, but that their investigation was proceeding cautiously. Sells was arrested after fatally stabbing a teenage girl in Del Rio, Texas in late December 1999. He was convicted of her murder, as well as the homicide of another young Texas girl in April 1999. Authorities believe that Sells may be connected to as many as sixteen homicides. Investigators received unconfirmed information that he may have been involved in the 1993 Texas disappearance of Juanita Bardin. He also confessed to murdering Stefanie Stroh, who vanished from Nevada in 1987. Sells has not been charged in connection with any of the cases. Jeremy Brian Jones is considered a possible suspect in Ashley and Lauria's disappearances. A photograph of Jones is posted below this case summary. He has been charged with the murders of a teenaged girl and a woman and is a suspect in disappearances and murders in at least six states, including the murder of Patrice Endres and the disappearance of Melinda McGhee. Endres had been missing for eighteen months before her body was found in December 2005. Jones lived in Ottawa County, Oklahoma at the time the girls vanished, and was released from jail at 10:30 p.m. on the night of their disappearances. He left the area in early 2000. Investigators say the murders of Danny and Kathy are similar to the crimes Jones has been charged with; the woman he allegedly killed had been shot to death before being set on fire. Investigators questioned Jones about Ashley and Lauria's cases and reported that he confessed to murdering the Ashley's parents and then abducting and killing the girls after they fled the trailer. He suggested investigators look for the girls' remains in a mine shaft near Galena, Kansas. Jones did an interview with the media and denied confessing to anything related to the girls' cases. Police plan to try to verify his statements; they plan to begin looking for Ashley and Lauria's bodies again in July 2005. Ashley and Lauria's disappearances remain unsolved. Top Left: Danny Freeman; Top Right: Kathy Freeman; Bottom Left: Shane Freeman; Bottom Right: DeAnna Dorsey Above: Jeremy Jones Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Federal Bureau Of Investigation Oklahoma Office 405-290-7770 OR Oklahoma State Bureau Of Investigation 800-522-8017 Source Information The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children Operation Lookout Federal Bureau Of Investigation Oklahoma State Bureau Of Investigation The Shawnee News-Star The Pittsburg Morning Sun The Austin American-Statesman The Beaumont Enterprise The Joplin Globe The Garden of Missing Children Unsolved Mysteries The Mobile Register The Macon Telegraph Truth in Justice WXIA-TV Atlanta Updated 5 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated December 9, 2005; details of disappearance updated. Charley Project Home |
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 01:46 AM Post #2 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 01:47 AM Post #3 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 01:49 AM Post #4 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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UNEXPLAINED DEATHS DANNY & KATHY FREEMAN Danny and Kathy Freeman were found dead in their burned out trailer. Their daughter Ashley and her friend, Lauria, are presumed to have been abducted. Rebroadcast Date: November 28, 2001 (Originally broadcast on July 3, 2001) SYNOPSIS: On December 29th 1999, Ashley Freeman celebrated her 16th birthday at her mobile home in Vinita, Oklahoma with her friend Lauria Bible and her boyfriend, Jeremy Hurst. Jeremy left around 9:30pm. Lauria spent the night. Around 5:30am, someone noticed flames at the mobile home and called police. When they arrived the Freeman mobile home was completely burnt. Authorities found the body of Ashley's mother, Kathy Freeman with a gunshot wound to the head. This led them to speculate that Kathy's husband, Danny Freeman, had killed her and abducted both girls. The next day, however, Lauria Bible's mother Lorene, searched the burnt home and discovered the body of Danny Freeman. How could the authorities have missed this? Dwayne Vancil, Danny's brother, believes that the Sheriff's department contracted out the killing, and abducted the girls to make the murders look like something they were not. For months, it had been rumored in Vinita that the Craig County Sheriff's Department had been feuding with the Freemans. It began when Danny's son, Shane, was shot and killed by a deputy after he had stolen a truck and a neighbor's gun. Although Shane's killing was ruled justifiable, the Freeman's threatened to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the Sheriff's Department. According to some, the Freeman's accusations provoked deputies to intimidate the family. But the sheriff's department has denied any involvement in the incident. Others wonder if Danny was killed over drugs and the girls were abducted by the murderers. A $50,000 reward has turned up few leads. If you have any information about this case, please contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, or call Unsolved Mysteries at 1-800-876-5353. Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, disappeared from the Freeman family trailer on December 29, 1999. http://www.unsolved.com/0102-KathyFreeman.html |
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 01:53 AM Post #5 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://amarillo.com/stories/010400/new_LO0719.001.shtml Web posted Tuesday, January 4, 2000 5:37 a.m. CT Adults killed in fire died of gunshots The Associated Press WELCH, Okla. (AP) - Investigators had few leads Monday in the disappearance of two teen-age girls and the deaths of two adults whose bodies were found in the ruins of a house fire. The state medical examiner's office in Tulsa confirmed the identities Monday of the two adults as Danny Freeman, 40, and his wife, Kathy, 38. It also reported that the couple died of gunshot wounds, not flames or smoke from the fire that destroyed their mobile home Thursday morning about 4 1/2 miles west of Welch on Oklahoma 10. The search continued for two missing 16-year-old girls who were believed to be at the home before the fire, said Kym Koch, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. No conclusions were made as to whether the Freemans' daughter, Ashley, and Ashley's friend, Lauria Bible, were victims of foul play, she said. Danny Freeman told relatives by telephone Wednesday that Kathy Freeman took the two teens to a Pizza Hut in Vinita to celebrate Ashley's 16th birthday. He last spoke to his parents at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Cars belonging to the family and Bible remained undisturbed at the home. Bible's purse also was at the scene, Koch said. "If they left willingly or otherwise, they left in someone else's vehicle," she said of the teens. OSBI agents were interviewing Freeman's co-workers and classmates of the girls. They also had spoken with the family of Bible, who is believed to have stayed at the Freeman home overnight. Ashley Freeman is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair. Bible is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds with green eyes and brown hair. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 01:55 AM Post #6 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.news-star.com/stories/010600/new_misngirls.shtml Web posted Thursday, January 6, 2000 Search continues for missing girls WELCH, Okla. (AP) -- The whereabouts of two teen-age girls who disappeared from the scene of a double homicide continued to baffle investigators Wednesday. There have been few leads in the search for 16-year-olds Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible, said Kym Koch, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. "There have been some calls, but not a lot," Ms. Koch said. The teen-agers have been missing since the bodies of Miss Freeman's parents, Danny Freeman, 40, and his wife Kathy, 38, were found in the ruins of a house fire last week. The couple died of gunshot wounds, not flames or smoke from the fire that destroyed their mobile home the morning of Dec. 30 about five miles west of Welch on Oklahoma 10, authorities said. No conclusions had been made as to whether Miss Freeman and Miss Bible were victims of foul play, Ms. Koch said. The FBI was called this week to assist with the case. The night before the fire, Freeman had told relatives by telephone that the girls and Mrs. Freeman had gone to Pizza Hut in Vinita to celebrate Ashley's 16th birthday. Then about 9 p.m. that night, Miss Freeman's boyfriend stopped by the house to give her a birthday present. The boyfriend stayed about 30 minutes and said everyone was in a good mood when he left, authorities said. Cars belonging to the family and Miss Bible remained undisturbed at the home. Miss Bible's purse also was at the scene, Ms. Koch said. "If they left willingly or otherwise, they left in someone else's vehicle," she said of the teens. OSBI agents were interviewing Freeman's co-workers and classmates of the girls. They also had spoken with the family of Miss Bible, who is believed to have stayed at the Freeman home overnight. Ashley Freeman is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds with blue eyes and blonde hair. Miss Bible is described as 5-3 and weighing 135 pounds with green eyes and brown hair. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 02:03 AM Post #7 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.news-star.com/stories/010301/new_missing.shtml Family continues search for missing girls WELCH, Okla. (AP) -- Jay and Lorene Bible refuse to disassemble their Christmas tree because it has become a symbol of hope that they will find their daughter, Lauria. "We're leaving the tree up for Lauria to take down when she gets home," Mrs. Bible said. It was a year Dec. 30 when Lauria went to the home of her friend, Ashley Freeman, to celebrate Lauria's 16th birthday. The following morning, the mobile home in Welch, a community west of Miami in northeastern Oklahoma, had burned down with Ashley's parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, inside. They had been shot, authorities said. Steve Nutter, an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agent, has been chasing leads across the country and following up on reports of possible sightings since the girls' disappearance. "It is one of the strangest cases I have ever worked," Nutter said. Lauria's parents last saw their daughter at 6:30 p.m. that evening, when Bible gave Lauria permission to spend the night at Ashley's house. Lauria left her car at Ashley's home and Mrs. Freeman took the girls to get a pizza in Vinita, where they met Ashley's boyfriend. The boyfriend told authorities everyone seemed to be all right when he left the Freeman home around 9:30 p.m. Welch firefighters responded to a report by a passing motorist of a fire around 5 a.m. They found a badly charred body lying face-down across a bed. The state Medical Examiner's Office in Tulsa identified the remains as those of Mrs. Freeman. She was fatally shot, and investigators believe the fire was set to hide the shooting. Family members found Freeman's remains a day later. He had multiple gunshot wounds. A week after the girls disappeared, authorities received an anonymous tip to search the abandoned mine shafts near Picher. Divers used a pressurized camera to explore the shafts, but there was no sign of the girls. Susan Woolman, a family friend, and her husband, Roy, received an anonymous tip this past summer that the girls were in a rock quarry near Lake Oologah. "My husband got a diver, who went down -- he didn't find anything," Mrs. Woolman said. "We called the Rogers County Sheriff's Department, the blocked off the area and sent two and three divers down the next day, but nothing was discovered." Hundreds of tips or possible sightings have been called in, but they have led nowhere. When the television program, "America's Most Wanted," featured a segment on the girls' disappearance last January, Nutter received 100 calls, many from psychics. "It's like they disappeared without a trace," Mrs. Woolman said. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 02:05 AM Post #8 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.morningsun.net/stories/051502/r...515020001.shtml Story last updated at 7:57 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2002 Death row inmate claims to know where missing Oklahoma girls are buried JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A serial killer on death row in Texas has written a letter to The Joplin Globe, claiming to know where two teen-age Oklahoma girls missing since 1999 have been buried. Tommy Lynn Sells, who authorities have linked to at least 16 slayings across the country, made the claim in a letter to the Globe postmarked May 10. Sells had suggested earlier, in letters and during an interview in March, that he was involved in the disappearance of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible from a home near Welch, Okla., about 30 miles southwest of Joplin. But he said he "went blind" during killings and had difficulty remembering details. Sells' most recent letter, received Monday, marked the first time he claimed to remember the location. In his own words, Sells alludes to the location of two bodies: "What do i remember about Dec. 30?" Sells wrote. "I want to say this, i remember were 2 bodys are, well i believe i could take you to two bodys. I also want to remember a fire." Texas Ranger John Allen said Monday that Sells is considered a suspect in the 1999 slayings of Danny and Kathy Freeman and the disappearance of their daughter, Ashley, and her best friend, Lauria. The bodies of Ashley's parents were discovered in the remains of their trailer home, which was discovered ablaze before dawn on Dec. 30, 1999. The girls, both 16, have not been seen since the night before, when Lauria stayed at the Freemans' home. Despite a $50,000 reward offered by the families, investigators have reported few leads in the case. Allen said investigators were proceeding cautiously in regard to Sells' claim in the Welch case, but that he had spoken to some members of the Freeman family and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. During an interview, published by the Globe May 5 in a special section on the murders, Sells claimed that he was passing through Welch after completing a drug run to St. Louis. He said he was high on drugs and alcohol, traveling hard and sleeping little. After the interview, Sells continued to correspond with the Globe. Allen was one of the investigators who worked with Sells to piece together the chronology of his killings after his arrest for the fatal stabbing of 13-year-old Kaylene Harris of Del Rio, Texas, on Dec. 31, 1999. Kaylenes sleepover friend, Krystal Surles, 10, of Yates Center, survived the attack and identified Sells. Sells, 38, now on death row in Livingston, Texas, has also been convicted of strangling 9-year-old Mary Perez during an outdoor festival in April 1999 at San Antonio, Texas. Authorities also believe Sells is responsible for murders in Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arizona and Nevada. His most gruesome crime may be the 1987 slaying of four members of the Dardeen family at Ina, Ill., including an infant born during the beating of its mother. Allen said he did not know whether Sells was telling the truth about the Welch murders, but the chance that he may be involved made investigators take him seriously. But Allen said it is difficult to know when Sells is telling the truth, and he has sometimes contradicted himself. Another thing complicating Sells claim, Allen said, is that "he knows he can't be taken out (of death row)." Texas prison authorities have denied previous requests for Sells to lead investigators to the location of a gun used in a shooting in Tennessee. "It's time," Allen said, "for him to put up or shut up." |
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 02:20 AM Post #9 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=2831280 Suspected killer's info guides sheriff's wary search VINITA, Okla. From truckers and psychics to a convicted killer, Craig County Sheriff Jimmy Sooter has been told by many where to find the bodies of two missing Oklahoma girls. All have been wrong. But now Sooter will search again, based on information from a man charged with murder in Alabama and Georgia and suspected of killing a woman in New Orleans. He says Jeremy Jones told investigators the bodies of Ashley Freeman and Lauria (LORI) Bible are in an area that includes parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Sooter plans to start the search in about a week. Bible and Freeman disappeared December 30th, 1999, when Freeman's parents were found murdered inside their burned mobile home. Bible had spent the night with the Freemans. Sooter won't say if Jones confessed to the crime, but says he has to search if someone says they know where the bodies are. The sheriff also declines to say exactly when the search will start or specify where it will be conducted because he fears a possible crime scene could be contaminated. Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Nov 12 2006, 02:35 AM Post #10 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Dec 30 2008, 11:40 PM Post #11 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://newsok.com/after-nine-years-girls-k...article/3333985 After nine years, Welch girls’ kin long for answers TEENS’ BODIES HAVE NEVER BEEN FOUND AFTER CRAIG COUNTY DISAPPEARANCE BY SHEILA STOGSDILL Published: December 30, 2008 WELCH — Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible vanished nine years ago today. ![]() Lauria Bible, left, and Ashley Freeman, both 16, disappeared Dec. 30, 1999. That was the night Danny Freeman, 40, and his wife Kathy, 38, were killed and their home set on fire. Photo provided by the Freeman family The last trace of the 16-year-old best friends was a scent police dogs picked up that led across the Freeman yard to a dirt road in rural Craig County. Hundreds of thousands of fliers have been distributed across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Leads have been followed up, but the girls remain missing. "There is no closure when no bodies are found,” Craig County Sheriff Jimmie Sooter said. The investigation has been thorough, leading authorities to several places over the years, he said. The girls were reported missing on Dec. 30, 1999, the day Ashley’s parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, were found shot to death in the charred remains of their Welch mobile home. Both families believe the girls are dead. "I don’t think she is alive,” said Celeste Chandler, Ashley Freeman’s grandmother. "I couldn’t handle it if she was mistreated — but I need to know where she is.” Lorena Bible, Lauria’s mother, said, "We just take one day at a time.” For years, the Bibles left their family Christmas tree standing, waiting for Lauria to return home and take it down. The tree fell down on its own a couple of years ago, she said. Who was responsible? Oklahoma law enforcement officials have said convicted murderer Jeremy Jones confessed to killing Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible and throwing their bodies into an abandoned mine near Galena, Kan. A search in June 2005 turned up nothing. A former construction worker from Miami, Jones also confessed to killing Danny and Kathy Freeman and several other people whose slayings have remained unsolved, authorities said. Jones has denied to the media any involvement in the homicides. Jones is on death row in Alabama, convicted in the 2004 rape and death of Lisa Marie Nichols, 44, of Turnerville, Ala. "I know what he told me personally,” Sooter said. "My conclusion is that he did it. We have no proof of it, but with the information he gave us, he is the only person who could have known what happened that night.” Lorena Bible and Chandler have their doubts that Jones is the killer. "I think he was at the Freemans’ house that night, but I think he went wacko and was kicked out of the truck or car,” Bible said. "He doesn’t know where they are, but he does know something.” Chandler said the names of three people who have criminal histories were given to her by a private investigator who has since left the area. She thinks one or all of them were involved. Because the three people have never been charged, their names are not public record. The private investigator met with authorities and gave them information about the girls, but they would not work with him, Chandler said. The private investigator was never paid because he was counting on receiving a $50,000 reward offered after the girls’ disappearance. The $50,000 reward is still available, both families said. Bible also thinks the three were involved and visited one of the men while he was in a Tulsa jail about four years ago. "He told me he didn’t kill the girls, but I think he knows who did,” Bible said. The man Bible spoke to is now in the federal prison at El Reno. "We have been through all of this before and to my knowledge, we have no proof that they (the three men) were involved,” Sooter said. |
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| monkalup | Dec 28 2009, 10:13 PM Post #12 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/12/28/...78821262019820/ Mother of missing girl still hopeful Published: Dec. 28, 2009 at 12:03 PM WELCH, Okla., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The mother of an Oklahoma girl who vanished 10 years ago at the age of 16 with her best friend hasn't given up hope her daughter will be found. Lorene Bible said she is still hopeful she will learn the whereabouts of her daughter Lauria, who disappeared Dec. 30, 1999, along with fellow 16-year-old Ashley Freeman, the Tulsa (Okla.) World reported Monday. "On the first year anniversary I said I didn't want to be here in 10 years," Bible said. "It's been a decade. I will keep getting the word out there. Hopefully there is a person out there that will call the authorities. I hope it triggers someone to talk." Authorities said the teenage girls disappeared the same day Freeman's parents, Danny and Kathy, were found shot to death in their mobile home near Welch. The trailer had been set ablaze. Lorene Bible said she suspects both of the girls are likely dead and blames investigators for not taking advantage of initial clues following the teens' disappearance. "The investigation was botched from the beginning," Bible told the World. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Dec 28 2009, 10:17 PM Post #13 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.asp...13_LrieBb622240 Girls' lost decade mourned Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman disappeared 10 years ago this week, after the murders of Ashley's parents. The case remains unsolved. Loraine Bible holds up the photos of her daughter Lauria Bible (left) and Lauria's best friend, Ashley Freeman, after putting up two Christmas wreaths at the site where Ashley's parents were slain and the girls were last seen. She has done this for the past 10 years. GARY CROW / For the Tulsa World By SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent Published: 12/28/2009 2:31 AM Last Modified: 12/28/2009 3:52 AM WELCH — For the past decade Lorene Bible has gotten up every morning praying this would be the day she learns the whereabouts of her daughter. In the bitter cold early hours of Dec. 30, 1999, Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, 16 and best friends since they were toddlers, had disappeared. They had spent the night together celebrating Ashley's 16th birthday. When dawn broke over the twin rural communities of Welch and Bluejacket, the mobile home of Ashley's parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, was engulfed in flames. Authorities discovered the couple had been shot to death and the two teenagers were missing. "On the first year anniversary I said I didn't want to be here in 10 years," Bible said. "It's been a decade. I will keep getting the word out there. Hopefully there is a person out there that will call the authorities. I hope it triggers someone to talk." Efforts to reach Celeste Chandler and Lonny Freeman, Ashley's grandmother and uncle were unsuccessful. For years the Bibles left their Christmas tree up because they wanted Lauria to come home and take it down. It stood in the family's living room for seven years before falling apart. Lorene has halfway cleaned out Lauria bedroom. She gave away her daughter's bedroom suite to Lauria's great-niece and other mementoes to family members who want to remember Lauria. Lorene believes both girls are most likely dead but any clues to their whereabouts were lost during those first crucial hours of the investigation. "The investigation was botched from the beginning," Bible said. Yellow crime tape had already marked off the charred remains of where the Freeman mobile home once stood when the Lorene and Jay Bible arrived around 8 a.m. The Craig County Sheriff's office turned the investigation over to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation immediately after learning the mobile home belonged to the Freemans. Telephone calls to the Craig County Sheriff's office were not returned. Almost a year earlier, on Jan. 8, 1999, Shane Freeman, the teenage son of Danny and Kathy, was shot to death on a rural Craig County road by a sheriff's deputy. Shane was accused of theft and was running from authorities. At the time of Danny and Kathy's death they had been seeking to file a civil lawsuit against the Sheriff's Department, family members confirmed. David and Mark Hayes, former Craig County deputies, said they had been cleared by OSBI polygraph tests. Bible said the case was allowed to grow cold. Authorities kept the Bibles and about 100 neighbors and friends at bay until 4 p.m. while they combed the mobile home looking for clues. Kathy Freeman's body was found in what was a water bed. She had been shot at close range. On December 31, 1999, the Bibles were allowed to return to the crime scene. "I first saw a big Rottweiler lying down in the rubble," Bible said. When Jay and Lorene got closer the family pet appeared to be guarding the charred remains of a headless man. "Jay discovered Danny Freeman's body," Bible said. "There were footprints where he had been walked on by the investigators. They walked on top of him; they just didn't look underneath their feet." Bible said Danny Freeman's body was lying facing up, shoulders lying in the doorway with his feet touching the water bed. His hands were missing. The agency understands the families are upset that a family member discovered Danny Freeman, said OSBI spokeswoman Jessica Brown. Brown said OSBI agents have heard and understand the families' criticisms. "We have done everything possible," Brown said. Bible ferociously disagrees. "They said they stopped the search because the site was still hot," Bible said. "If they done everything why did they stop and say they were 100 percent sure there were no more bodies?" For hours, volunteers carefully removed charred debris and painstakingly sifted it through mesh containers looking for a clue — looking for anything. The Bibles think the lack of glass recovered in the fire is significant. Danny Freeman had a large collection of American Indian arrowheads. Some of the artifacts were displayed behind glass in shadow boxes and hung on the residence's walls; others were in an open display, family members have reported. The arrowheads were never found. Bible said flint from the arrowheads and glass shards were never recovered. Authorities told the family the intense heat would have destroyed the flint and glass, a theory Bible disagrees with. Bible thinks more than one person was involved in the slaying. "Ashley was a strong girl," Bible said. "She was a hunter and could drop a buck 150 yards away with one shot. It seems that she could have fought off one man, but not two." Jeremy Jones, 36, formerly of Miami, Okla., was convicted of murder and is on death row for the rape and slaying of Lisa Nichols, 45, of Turnerville, Ala. He also is charged with killing a Georgia teenage girl and a Louisiana woman and was a suspect or person of interest in 10 other deaths, including that of Danny and Kathy Freeman. Jones confessed to Oklahoma authorities to killing the Freemans and setting their mobile home on fire, over a drug debt. He said he took the teenagers across the border to Kansas where he said he shot them and threw their bodies into an abandoned mine. A search of the mine area turned up nothing and Jones since has recanted his confession. Bible said she believes Jones has direct knowledge of the slaying or was told by a person who was there. "He knew specific information that was not released to the media," Bible said. "He knew the type of shotgun and he knew Kathy was lying face down on the bed." Brown said the OSBI has no current leads, but declined to elaborate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memorial service A memorial service for Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Church of God in Vinita. |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2009, 02:10 PM Post #14 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_360213044.html Published December 26, 2009 09:30 pm - Ten years after their disappearance, little hope remains that Ashley Freeman or Lauria Bible are alive somewhere today. The two good friends disappeared the night of Ashley’s 16th birthday on Dec. 30, 1999, when her parents, Kathy and Danny Freeman, were shot to death inside their trailer home near Welch, Okla., and the residence torched. Answers still elusive in decade-long mystery Freeman-Bible murder case still troubles Oklahoma families By Jeff Lehr jlehr@joplinglobe.com Ten years after their disappearance, little hope remains that Ashley Freeman or Lauria Bible are alive somewhere today. The two good friends disappeared the night of Ashley’s 16th birthday on Dec. 30, 1999, when her parents, Kathy and Danny Freeman, were shot to death inside their trailer home near Welch, Okla., and the residence torched. Since that day, various theories as to who killed the Freemans and what happened to the two missing girls have come and gone. Two suspected serial killers laid claim to the crime from cellblocks in other states. The braggadocio of Texas death row inmate Tommy Sells wore thin years ago, while the Alabama jailhouse “confession” of Jeremy Jones, a native of Northeast Oklahoma, still retains some credibility among investigators despite timing issues raised by public record. Jones claimed to have sexually assaulted one of the girls before killing them both. “Even though we’ve heard all that stuff, you always do (retain some slight measure of hope),” Lorene Bible, Lauria’s mother, told the Globe in a telephone interview this past week. With the 10th anniversary of the murders and the girls’ disappearance approaching, Lorene Bible finds herself in a position she remembers praying 10 years ago that she would not wind up: still wondering what happened to her daughter. Over the years, there have been numbers of purported sightings of Ashley, many of them emanating in Florida, each of them proving to be erroneous, according to law enforcement. In the early years, there had been searches, of the creek bed and woods near the Freemans’ home by family and friends, of more remote woods in western Arkansas by investigators working a tip. Five years ago, there was an extensive search of an old mining site near Galena, Kan., based on information obtained from Jones. All to no avail. No bodies. No remains. No answers. Vigil This Wednesday, a 10th-anniversary prayer vigil for the victims in the Freeman-Bible murders will be conducted at First Church of God in Vinita, Okla. The vigil will start at 7:30 p.m. Lorene Bible and her husband, Jay, will attend. Lorene’s brother, Lindey Leforce, a minister, will preside at the service with the assistance of Rev. Eddie Wrinkle, of the First Church of God. Lorene Bible said the vigil is meant to honor the lives of the victims and to keep the unsolved case forward in the public mind. “You have to,” she said. “If you don’t keep the word out, nobody is going to search for your daughter.” |
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| burnsjl2003 | Dec 31 2009, 06:33 PM Post #15 |
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Vinita mother still searching for her daughter 10 years later Last Update: 12/30 9:16 pm "I didn't want to be here ten years later still saying where is Lauria?," says Lorene Bible. She has been searching for answers in her daughter's disappearance for a decade. On December 29, 1999, her 16-year-old daughter Lauria stayed the night at her friend Ashley Freeman's house in the neighboring community of Welch. The following day Ashley's parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, were found shot to death inside the burned out remains of their mobile home. The girls were nowhere to be found. Leads have been few and far between over the past 10 years, but Lorene and her family have never given up hope. "Some people say, well I don't know how you do it. You do it because you have to do it. If you don't do it, who will? Because nobody out there wants to find Lauria as much as her mother and father." Lorene has also never stopped putting up missing posters when and wherever she can. She does whatever it takes to keep the girls' memories alive and make sure their case is not forgotten by law enforcement or the public. Bible says "I organize things. I am always thinking what can I do now? And is today the day that the Lord is going to let somebody come forward and we are going to be able to bring Lauria and Ashley home? And that is what you hope for." Tuesday the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced it's offering $10,000 for information in this case. That is in addition to a $50,000 reward that already existed. Tips in the case should be called into the OSBI tip line at 1-800-522-8017. http://www.kjrh.com/content/news/state/sto...j9UOf1iWaQ.cspx |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2009, 07:26 PM Post #16 |
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4-State double murder & girls disappearance still unsolved 10 years later Updated: Dec 30, 2009 08:07 PM EST Updated December 30, 2009 - 7:00 PM CST By JORDAN AUBEY CRAIG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA - It has been ten years since Lorene Bible last saw or heard from her daughter. But she has not given up hope someone will come forward and provide her family closure. On December 30, 1999 a mother and father were murdered in Welch, Oklahoma, and two teenage girls also in the house vanished with no signs or evidence of them ever found. And even though one suspect claimed to have vital information, the Bible family is still looking for answers. "There's somebody out there and somebody knows something," Lorene Bible told us. But a decade after police first canvassed the crime scene and a number of searches both on the ground and in the air, the double murder and the disappearance of 16-year old's Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible remains a mystery. According to Lorene Bible, Danny and Kathy Freeman had the worst relationship with sheriff deputies in Craig County, Oklahoma. In 1998 a deputy shot and killed the Freeman's son, Shane, when deputies say he pulled a gun on them. "For a year the Freeman's and the county had like stalked one another," Bible told us. "Danny found out who the gentleman was that they county deputy that shot his son, where he lived, and then the county would harass the Freeman's. They would follow them for miles." The morning of December 30, 1999 a fire was seen at the Freeman's home. Danny Freeman and two sixteen year old girl's staying at the home were nowhere to be found. The Freeman's daughter, Ashley, was celebrating her 16th birthday with her friend Lauria Bible. Lorene Bible says because of the Freeman's history with local law enforcement, when Craig County deputies saw the Freeman's home on fire and found the body of Kathy inside they turned the scene over to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations. Within one hour the home was released back to the Freeman family according to Bible. Despite being told there was only one body inside the home the next morning Lorene and her husband found another body - Danny Freeman. But Ashley Freeman and Lorene's daughter, Lauria, were still missing. "In walks a separate entity that should have done it's job," Bible says. "There's a body, should be three other bodies, you can take that trailer to the floor. I mean I've seen it take days to do a one room motel room." Five years after the Freeman killings a man from Miami, Oklahoma claimed to have picked up the girls outside the burning house - Jeremy Jones. Jones is on death row in Alabama for rape and murder, and is considered the prime suspect in killings in three other states. Jones' m.o. - shooting his victims then burning down their homes. Interviews with Four State deputies led to the search of mine shafts in Galena, Kansas but turned up nothing. Jones then recanted having anything to do with the girls. But Lorene Bible is not buying it. "There were things that they came back and told us that he told them that you had to either have been at the Freeman's when Danny and Kathy were shot and the girls were taken or you had to have first-hand knowledge," Bible says. "He described the actual shot gun, what they were actually shot with. People knew it was one type of shotgun because my husband and I found Danny so we knew it was something close range and it was enough to blow the man's face off. But it had never been released. He knew that Kathy was laying face down on the waterbed." The KOAM-FOX 14 assignment desk obtained an arrest report from December 30, 1999, the same morning as the Freeman murders. It shows Jeremy Jones was arrested at 4 a.m. that morning almost 18 miles from the crime scene. The fire at the Freeman house was reported at 6 a.m. and Jones was not released from jail until after 10 a.m. Despite the timeline, Lorene believes that Jones was an accomplice in the Freeman murders and knows what happened to her daughter, Lauria, and Ashley Freeman. "They found him walking like he was out of his head, like he was totally out of his nine either by alcohol or drugs, overdose on drugs," Bible told us. "Which means he could have been at the home of the Freeman's, with whomever was there, as they left there with the girls, he could have been so spaced out that they just kicked him out of the vehicle." But Jones has never been charged in the death of the Freeman's or the disappearance of the girls. It has left Lorene Bible frustrated and hurt. "I envy families that get to bury their loved ones," she says. "I want to bring her home and if that means she's dead, then I will bring her home dead." Without answers, family and friends take solace in one another at the annual remembrance service for the two girls as another anniversary passes. http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11748364 |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2009, 07:27 PM Post #17 |
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http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_365001615.html Published December 31, 2009 12:16 am - VINITA, Okla. — Ten years after their daughter and her best friend disappeared from a rural Welch residence, Lorene and Jay Bible leaned on the simple pine altar of Vinita’s First Church of God and said they will be vigilant in their efforts to bring their daughter home. More than 100 people attend vigil for missing girls By Krista Duhon news@joplinglobe.com VINITA, Okla. — Ten years after their daughter and her best friend disappeared from a rural Welch residence, Lorene and Jay Bible leaned on the simple pine altar of Vinita’s First Church of God and said they will be vigilant in their efforts to bring their daughter home. “I said a decade ago that I did not want to be standing here in 10 years,” Lorene Bible said. “I did not want to be a mother who suffered for 10 years.” She said she will continue to use all the resources available to her to keep her daughter’s name in the media and will pray that someday Lauria Bible — who would now be 26 years old — will be found. Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman were last seen a decade ago. They celebrated Freeman’s 16th birthday together at the Freeman residence in rural Craig County. It was on that night, Dec. 30, 1999, that Freeman’s parents were shot to death and their home was torched. Authorities believe the girls were abducted and most likely killed. On Wednesday night, more than 100 friends and family members gathered at the church in Vinita for a prayer vigil to remember the girls. “If Lauria is dead, let that be my burden. I will deal with that,” Lorene Bible said. “But, I will bring her home — even if she is passed on.” The Bibles said they find peace through their faith in God, and that his sustaining hand has guided them even when it seemed they did not have the strength to put one foot in front of the other. Their faith also has helped them to move forward, Jay Bible said. “One day, we will know what happened to our daughter,” he said. His words echoed the sentiments of his brother-in-law, the Rev. Lindey Leforce, who spoke briefly at the vigil. “There are a lot of questions about if the girls are dead or alive, but there is one thing that is certain,” Leforce said. “Either God is with them and they are alive, or they are with God. Either way, God is part of it.” |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2009, 07:29 PM Post #18 |
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http://www.koco.com/news/22093839/detail.html Missing Girls Case Hits Grim Mark Lauria Bible, Ashley Freeman Last Seen 10 Years Ago POSTED: 6:17 pm CST December 30, 2009 UPDATED: 10:15 pm CST December 30, 2009 Email Print Comments (0)WELCH, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward for information about the disappearance of two Welch teenagers ten years ago Wednesday. Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman vanished on the same day that Freeman's parents were found dead in their burned home. Investigators said the fire had been deliberately set. OSBI investigators said the case has never grown cold and still generates leads. Still, investigators said they've not been able to figure out what happened and who is responsible. "We do have some leads we are running right now," said OSBI spokeswoman Jessica Brown. "You never know how good they are going to be until you get there and you run those leads out and we are currently doing that." The night the girls disappeared, Bible had gone to spend the night with Freeman to mark her 16th birthday. Investigators said sometime overnight, the house burned down and Freeman's parents were killed. There has been no sign of the girls since. One man, Jeremy Jones, told police he set the fire, killed the girls and dumped their bodies, but police said his story was not credible. "He did not commit the crime and we do not believe he was involved at this point in time, unless he comes up with something else," Brown said. KOCO Investigators used age-enhancing technology to suggest that the girls might look like today. They said they are hoping that someone may recognize them. Agents also said they hope that a $10,000 reward will help generate the missing piece of the puzzle. "We hope that will encourage someone to come forward who has information who has been afraid to come forward in the past, who may think there was nothing in it for them," Brown said. "Now there is something in it for them, up to $10,000." The community planned a memorial service for the two girls at 7:30 p.m. at First Church of God in Vinita, Okla. Lauria Bible's parents said they have continued to actively search for her. "I have talked to parents of other missing children and it's like, how do we keep it out there? You have to get out there and build the rapport with people and people are willing to help when it comes to children," said Lauria's mother, Lorene Bible. "There is no doubt that we are going to keep it up, whatever it takes," said Jay Bible, her father. |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2009, 07:32 PM Post #19 |
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http://krmg.com/localnews/2009/12/reward-o...nth-annive.html KRMG Local News Reward Offered on Tenth Anniversary of Welch Murders By Paul Crockett @ December 30, 2009 10:17 AM Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) (Oklahoma City, OK) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is marking a grim anniversary. Ten years ago Danny and Kathy Freeman were found murdered in their home near Welch. Their daughter Ashley and her best friend Lauria Bible have been missing ever since. The home had been set on fire leaving little forensic evidence and since the home was in a remote area, no witnesses have been found. OSBI Spokeswoman Jessica Brown says they are offering up to a $10,000 reward to find and convict the person or persons responsible for the crime. She says relationships often change over time and people that were reluctant to talk ten years ago may come forward today. The OSBI has produced aged progressed photos (pictured) of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible since both would be in their mid 20's if they are still alive. http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_story_364210904.html Published December 30, 2009 09:09 pm - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is putting up its own reward in the unsolved slayings of a Welch couple and the disappearance of their daughter and her friend. The bureau announced the reward on Wednesday, the 10th anniversary of the slayings. State puts up reward in Freeman-Bible case By Jeff Lehr jlehr@joplinglobe.com The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is putting up its own reward in the unsolved slayings of a Welch couple and the disappearance of their daughter and her friend. The bureau announced the reward on Wednesday, the 10th anniversary of the slayings. OSBI spokeswoman Jessica Brown said the state is offering $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the murders of Kathy and Danny Freeman, and the presumed abduction of their daughter, Ashley, and her friend Lauria Bible. “Rewards don’t often work,” Brown said. “However, since we’re talking 10 years here, we’re hoping someone who was close to the suspect at the time of the murders, who may no longer have that close relationship to them and no longer has the need to protect them, may see this reward as an enticement to come forward.” The Freemans were shot to death, and their remote Craig County mobile home was set on fire and destroyed. The girls, who were celebrating Ashley Freeman’s 16th birthday together, disappeared. Authorities believe they might have been killed, too. Their bodies have never been found. Suspected serial killer Jeremy Jones, who is on death row in Alabama for another murder, confessed to the Freeman-Bible killings in 2005. But a search of a site in Kansas, where Jones claimed he disposed of the girls’ bodies, came up empty. His confession, authorities said, remains unverified. Surviving family members of the victims raised a $50,000 reward within a couple of months of the crime, and that offer remains in place, according to family members. Brown said the OSBI reward is a separate offer with its own set of eligibility requirements. She said the agency still receives leads in the case from time to time. She said agents are working one such lead that was received recently. |
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http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/ser...earchLang=en_US Endangered Missing LAURIA BIBLE DOB: Apr 18, 1983 Missing: Dec 30, 1999 Age Now: 28 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'5" (165 cm) Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg) Missing From: WELCH OK United States Age Progressed ASHLEY FREEMAN Companion DOB: Dec 29, 1983 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Lt. Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'7" (170 cm) Weight: 145 lbs (66 kg) Lauria's photo is shown age-progressed to 26 years and Ashley's photo is also shown aged to 26 years. Lauria and Ashley were discovered missing after a fire destroyed the trailer Ashley and her family lived in. The bodies of Ashley's parents were discovered in the trailer but Ashley and Lauria have not been seen since. Lauria has a mole under her nose. Ashley has a scar on her forehead. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig County Sheriff's Office 1-918-256-6466 |
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http://newsok.com/new-information-released...article/3511049 New details released in case of Welch girls missing since 1999 Investigators have released new details in the case of two teenage girls missing since 1999. BY SHEILA STOGSDILL Oklahoman Published: November 4, 2010 WELCH — New information was released Wednesday about vehicles seen in the area where two Craig County teenagers went missing more than a decade ago. A small, dark-colored sedan was seen near a mobile home belonging to Danny and Kathy Freeman, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown said. The Freemans were shot to death. Their bodies were found in their home, which had been set on fire. Authorities think the fire was set to cover up the slayings. The four-door car was seen traveling east on a rural road toward Welch between 5:30 and 6 a.m. on Dec. 30, 1999, Brown said. Best friends Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman disappeared in the early hours that day. Lauria had spent the night at the Freemans' home to help Ashley celebrate her 16th birthday. Brown said authorities received the lead early in the investigation and are now making it public. OSBI investigators were told this year that a dark-colored pickup was seen heading north toward Chetopa, Kan., about the same time, Brown said. Chetopa is 12 miles north of Welch on U.S. 59. "We don't know any specifics about either driver,” Brown said. "I hope it leads somewhere,” said Lorene Bible, Lauria's mother. Bible said she wonders why it took the OSBI 10 years to release the information about the sedan. Brown said the lead had to be determined to be credible before the information could be released to the public. Brown said OSBI has not positively identified any suspects in the case. The fire left investigators little forensic evidence, she said, and the remote location of the mobile home a few miles east of Welch meant there apparently were no witnesses. The fire was reported at 5:50 a.m. The Welch fire chief said the fire probably was set between midnight and 3:30 a.m. On Oct. 18, Ashley Freeman was legally declared dead by a Craig County judge. |
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/...e02bec6bfd.html 'Pot-stirring' gives investigators new leads in cold cases such as missing Welch girls Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2017 12:00 am By Paighten Harkins Tulsa World Every six months Lorene Bible reminds people of a 17-year-old mystery she’ll never forget. She calls it “stirring the pot,” and if she didn’t do it, she wouldn’t be able to live with herself. Bible lost her daughter, Lauria Jaylene Bible, then 16, after a fire destroyed the home of Lauria’s best friend Ashley Renae Freeman on Dec. 30, 1999. Lauria was spending the night for Ashley’s 16th birthday. Although Freeman’s parents’ bodies were located in the Welch home’s charred remains, Ashley and Lauria were nowhere to be found. “For me, I decided early on that I was going to find my child — or I was going to do everything I physically can to do that,” Bible said. So Lorene Bible keeps stirring, hoping one day someone will talk and she’ll find her daughter. As special agent Tammy Ferrari and investigator Gary Stansill know, the more people are talking either in the media or in their personal lives, the more tips come in to law enforcement, and the more likely the missing person will be found. A cold case This biggest factor determining whether a case becomes “cold” is the frequency of tips or leads coming in for investigators to follow, said Ferrari, who for four years has been working the case of the missing Welch girls with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The National Institute of Justice defines cold cases as those whose leads have been exhausted. Ashley and Lauria — now women, if they’re still alive — are among 85 listed missing from Oklahoma on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children list. In 2015, there were 460,699 entries for missing children in the FBI’s National Crime Information Center. However, that number may not be the best indicator of how many children are actually missing, as it counts every report of a missing child, including if the same child runs away multiple times. Many missing children also are never reported to authorities, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. After 17 years, Ashley and Lauria’s case is considered cold, though that status doesn’t necessarily change how law enforcement investigates a case, Ferrari said. After receiving the designation, the biggest difference is investigators may not work on the case daily. For instance, she said, if she’s assigned a recent homicide case, she’ll work to solve that case and follow up on tips or leads from her cold cases as time allows. “It’s not something we try to let sit around. The cold cases are the ones we definitely want to solve,” Ferrari said. She’s noticed that, for whatever reason, when a cold case is rehashed in the media, she begins to receive new tips. The Freeman/Bible case About a year after Lorene Bible began pot-stirring on her Facebook page, both Ferarri and Stansill — an investigator with the District Attorney’s Office for Craig, Mayes and Rogers counties — said Ashley and Lauria’s case is more active than it’s been in years. “I would say that I’m probably more encouraged now than I was at the very beginning of this case,” said Stansill, who’s been working the case since 2011. Over the past year, investigators have done a few interviews, at least one inside a prison. Another interview is planned in the coming months. They’ve also hypnotized a possible witness to get information the person couldn’t consciously recall, Ferarri said. In early 2016, the two investigators searched an abandoned well at a property in Kansas formerly owned by convicted murderer Charlie Kirder. All they found was an old bucket. “When the well thing didn’t pan out, we said, ‘OK. That’s one less thing we have to do. That’s one less thing we have to look for,’ ” Stansill said. Both investigators think there are people who know about the case but are too afraid to come forward, perhaps because they fear retribution. And although the anniversary normally provides investigators with new leads to follow, Bible admitted she doesn’t like the winter. It brings up questions about her daughter’s December disappearance she’d rather not dwell on. “Was she cold? Was she hungry? Did she have enough clothes? Then you even get to the part, you know, what would they have done with her?” Bible said. She wonders the type of person Lauria would have grown up to become. Would she have been married? Would she have kids? What would she be doing right now? As far as Bible sees it, every bit of information — no matter how marginal it may seem — is one piece of a puzzle investigators didn’t have before, and it might be the link that finally brings her and her family closure. “Eventually you can put a puzzle together, and it’s solved,” she said. Both investigators ask anyone with any information about the case to contact them, even if they’ve previously provided a statement. In the past, some people have thought investigators had the information they’d provided but found out the information wasn’t in the right hands, Stansill said. Bible put it this way: “I just ask if there’s somebody out there, that they pick up the phone and they call.” |
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