Marie & family; I'm thankful you finally have confirmation that he did this to your beloved dad. I pray they will lock his butt up for as many years as he has left. What a scum bag to do this to such a loved man and your family. I'm crying tears of joy that you're one step away from trying to heal from your wounds. ~Hugs
Arrest Made in LeFlore County Cold Case
Raymond Larry Nichols, 60, of Cameron, Okla., was arrested on a first degree murder charge in the death of 62-year-old Joe Neff... He owns the strip pit where Joes body was found...
OSBI investigators interviewed Joes friends and family members who told them Joes ex-wife was demanding money but he refused. Neff told the witnesses that if anything were to happen to him, his ex-wife and her brother should be considered suspects.
Records at a local pawn shop showed Nichols common-law wife purchased a 9mm handgun in 2001. When OSBI agents interviewed her she admitted to giving it to Nichols.
Last month, OSBI agents requested the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Dive Team search the strip pit where Neffs body was found. Underwater metal detectors found a Ruger 9mm handgun under layers of silt, according to the OSBI.
The serial number on the gun checked back to the same Ruger 9 mm sold to Nichols common-law wife. An OSBI criminalist in the Firearms Unit identified the gun had in fact fired the bullet removed from Neffs neck during the autopsy.
