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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

Later that night, when everyone was sleeping, Tommy said he murdered Danny and Kathy, set the home on fire, and then kidnapped the two girls. After this confession, he even went to Oklahoma to show investigators where he had buried the girls' bodies. But sadly, they were unable to find them.

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

Now, for a while, Lorene and Jay Bible were confident that they finally knew what happened to their daughter. And even though they didn't find their bodies, at least they had some answers. But sadly, even this wasn't true. Eventually, Tommy Sells admitted that he made the entire thing up. He said he was bored and he wanted to go outside.

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

Now, for a while, Lorene and Jay Bible were confident that they finally knew what happened to their daughter. And even though they didn't find their bodies, at least they had some answers. But sadly, even this wasn't true. Eventually, Tommy Sells admitted that he made the entire thing up. He said he was bored and he wanted to go outside.

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

Now, for a while, Lorene and Jay Bible were confident that they finally knew what happened to their daughter. And even though they didn't find their bodies, at least they had some answers. But sadly, even this wasn't true. Eventually, Tommy Sells admitted that he made the entire thing up. He said he was bored and he wanted to go outside.

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

So he led investigators on this entire goose chase for nothing. Tommy Sells would be executed by the state of Texas in 2014.

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

So he led investigators on this entire goose chase for nothing. Tommy Sells would be executed by the state of Texas in 2014.

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

So he led investigators on this entire goose chase for nothing. Tommy Sells would be executed by the state of Texas in 2014.

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

By 2005, it had been over five years since Lorene and J. Bible had seen their daughter. And that entire time, Lorene kept that Christmas tree up. It was something she looked at every single day of her life for five years. a grim reminder of one of the last memories she had with her daughter. Sadly, after years of being up, the tree started to wear down.

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

By 2005, it had been over five years since Lorene and J. Bible had seen their daughter. And that entire time, Lorene kept that Christmas tree up. It was something she looked at every single day of her life for five years. a grim reminder of one of the last memories she had with her daughter. Sadly, after years of being up, the tree started to wear down.

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

By 2005, it had been over five years since Lorene and J. Bible had seen their daughter. And that entire time, Lorene kept that Christmas tree up. It was something she looked at every single day of her life for five years. a grim reminder of one of the last memories she had with her daughter. Sadly, after years of being up, the tree started to wear down.

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

So that year, Lorene finally decided to take it down. And I can't imagine how hard that must have been, but she did keep that porch light on every single night. After half a decade, she and her husband were hit with the reality that they might not ever see Laura again. But keeping that porch light on represented the small glimmer of hope that they still had.

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

So that year, Lorene finally decided to take it down. And I can't imagine how hard that must have been, but she did keep that porch light on every single night. After half a decade, she and her husband were hit with the reality that they might not ever see Laura again. But keeping that porch light on represented the small glimmer of hope that they still had.

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

So that year, Lorene finally decided to take it down. And I can't imagine how hard that must have been, but she did keep that porch light on every single night. After half a decade, she and her husband were hit with the reality that they might not ever see Laura again. But keeping that porch light on represented the small glimmer of hope that they still had.

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

Lorene would later say that after the confession of Jeremy Jones, the OSBI slowed down on their investigation. And for the next few years, there were hardly any tips coming in. It felt as if the entire world was moving on while they were still trapped in this never ending nightmare. By 2010, over 10 years after the girls went missing, the Freeman family declared Ashley Freeman dead.

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

Lorene would later say that after the confession of Jeremy Jones, the OSBI slowed down on their investigation. And for the next few years, there were hardly any tips coming in. It felt as if the entire world was moving on while they were still trapped in this never ending nightmare. By 2010, over 10 years after the girls went missing, the Freeman family declared Ashley Freeman dead.

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

Lorene would later say that after the confession of Jeremy Jones, the OSBI slowed down on their investigation. And for the next few years, there were hardly any tips coming in. It felt as if the entire world was moving on while they were still trapped in this never ending nightmare. By 2010, over 10 years after the girls went missing, the Freeman family declared Ashley Freeman dead.

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

But Lorene and J. Bible weren't ready for that. They were still holding on to hope. In 2016, Lorene created a Facebook page titled Find Laura Bible. And luckily, it seemed to spark some new interest in the case. Little did they know, answers were right around the corner.

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

But Lorene and J. Bible weren't ready for that. They were still holding on to hope. In 2016, Lorene created a Facebook page titled Find Laura Bible. And luckily, it seemed to spark some new interest in the case. Little did they know, answers were right around the corner.

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

But Lorene and J. Bible weren't ready for that. They were still holding on to hope. In 2016, Lorene created a Facebook page titled Find Laura Bible. And luckily, it seemed to spark some new interest in the case. Little did they know, answers were right around the corner.

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

Now, within these documents that were just sitting at the police station for almost 20 years, there were witnesses who claimed that Phil, Ronnie, and David had bragged about their involvement in the Freeman Bible case. One witness even stated that the men had been passing around these Polaroid pictures. In them, there were two girls who had been gagged and duct taped to a chair.