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Courtney Browen

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Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

Lorene and Jay were shocked that the authorities had overlooked this, which had them thinking, if they didn't even locate the family's dog in the rubble, what else had they missed? Now from here, Jay and Lorene decided to go to that front bedroom where Kathy's body had been located. They began sifting through the rubble by hand.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

they could easily see where the waterbed had exploded, as the area around it was less burned than the rest of the house. But as the two looked closer, they made another shocking discovery. At the foot of the waterbed, underneath some debris, they found more bones. and they weren't Kathy's bones. In fact, after a little digging, they found an entire body.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

they could easily see where the waterbed had exploded, as the area around it was less burned than the rest of the house. But as the two looked closer, they made another shocking discovery. At the foot of the waterbed, underneath some debris, they found more bones. and they weren't Kathy's bones. In fact, after a little digging, they found an entire body.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

they could easily see where the waterbed had exploded, as the area around it was less burned than the rest of the house. But as the two looked closer, they made another shocking discovery. At the foot of the waterbed, underneath some debris, they found more bones. and they weren't Kathy's bones. In fact, after a little digging, they found an entire body.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

Now, Lorene would later say that the body had no face, but it was obvious that it belonged to an adult male. The burst waterbed had also conserved parts of his lower jaw, and horrifically, Lorene and Jay said it looked like hamburger meat. But at that moment, they knew that they had found the body of Danny Freeman.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

Now, Lorene would later say that the body had no face, but it was obvious that it belonged to an adult male. The burst waterbed had also conserved parts of his lower jaw, and horrifically, Lorene and Jay said it looked like hamburger meat. But at that moment, they knew that they had found the body of Danny Freeman.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

Now, Lorene would later say that the body had no face, but it was obvious that it belonged to an adult male. The burst waterbed had also conserved parts of his lower jaw, and horrifically, Lorene and Jay said it looked like hamburger meat. But at that moment, they knew that they had found the body of Danny Freeman.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

There were still remnants of the clothes he had been wearing, which was a pair of gray sweatpants, a white t-shirt, and a flannel shirt. And as Lorene and Jay were looking at him, they couldn't believe their eyes. How on earth had investigators missed an entire body within the home?

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

There were still remnants of the clothes he had been wearing, which was a pair of gray sweatpants, a white t-shirt, and a flannel shirt. And as Lorene and Jay were looking at him, they couldn't believe their eyes. How on earth had investigators missed an entire body within the home?

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

There were still remnants of the clothes he had been wearing, which was a pair of gray sweatpants, a white t-shirt, and a flannel shirt. And as Lorene and Jay were looking at him, they couldn't believe their eyes. How on earth had investigators missed an entire body within the home?

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

But this discovery really put tension between the Bible family and investigators. I mean, how can you even trust a department that made such a huge mistake? Not only had they barely even searched for the girls, but they shut the entire crime scene down after walking over a dead body all day. So what else had they missed? Now, soon enough, Deputy Troy Messick made his way to the scene.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

But this discovery really put tension between the Bible family and investigators. I mean, how can you even trust a department that made such a huge mistake? Not only had they barely even searched for the girls, but they shut the entire crime scene down after walking over a dead body all day. So what else had they missed? Now, soon enough, Deputy Troy Messick made his way to the scene.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

But this discovery really put tension between the Bible family and investigators. I mean, how can you even trust a department that made such a huge mistake? Not only had they barely even searched for the girls, but they shut the entire crime scene down after walking over a dead body all day. So what else had they missed? Now, soon enough, Deputy Troy Messick made his way to the scene.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

Lorene would later say that she watched as the deputy pulled out his radio and said, quote, That thing that I came to check on, the answer is yes. Deputy Messick then apologized to both Jay and Lorene and stated that he needed to re-secure the crime scene.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

Lorene would later say that she watched as the deputy pulled out his radio and said, quote, That thing that I came to check on, the answer is yes. Deputy Messick then apologized to both Jay and Lorene and stated that he needed to re-secure the crime scene.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

Lorene would later say that she watched as the deputy pulled out his radio and said, quote, That thing that I came to check on, the answer is yes. Deputy Messick then apologized to both Jay and Lorene and stated that he needed to re-secure the crime scene.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

From there, he went back to his cruiser, pulled out a roll of yellow crime scene tape, and started rolling it around the perimeter of the trailer once again. He then told Lorene and Jay that they needed to leave because it was now an active crime scene, but Lorene refused.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

From there, he went back to his cruiser, pulled out a roll of yellow crime scene tape, and started rolling it around the perimeter of the trailer once again. He then told Lorene and Jay that they needed to leave because it was now an active crime scene, but Lorene refused.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

From there, he went back to his cruiser, pulled out a roll of yellow crime scene tape, and started rolling it around the perimeter of the trailer once again. He then told Lorene and Jay that they needed to leave because it was now an active crime scene, but Lorene refused.

Murder In America
EP. 196: OKLAHOMA - The Murders Of Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman: A Disturbing Mystery In The Heartland

She didn't trust that investigators were going to do their jobs and she wanted to help look through the rubble for her daughter. But as you can imagine from this point forward, the Bibles had zero trust with the authorities handling the case.