MAY 8, 2023
OSBI sends dive teams to Okmulgee County crime scene as questions linger over previous leadership in the mass murder case
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According to Ivy Webster’s attorney, the OSBI had dive teams on the property and boats using sonar devices at at least one of the ponds. Crews left and took down crime scene tape at about 1pm Monday afternoon.
A nearby resident told 2News someone had been unusually digging and expanding this pond about six months ago and worked on it for a month.
The OSBI also brought in an excavator to the scene and the Medical Examiner was on the property as well. This after the OSBI has taken the lead of the case. There has been public confusion over who has been in charge from the initial investigation.
2News was told it was the District 25 Task Force, made up of multiple agencies and the District Attorney's Office.
The Okmulgee County Sheriff held the first press conference last Monday. By Wednesday, all questions were passed to Okmulgee Police Chief.
By Friday, calls were handled by the District Attorney, and by Saturday the OSBI.
Who was leading the case? We went in search for answers.
Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice told 2News Anchor Erin Christy she was part of causing the confusion, but didn’t elaborate and still only referred her to the OSBI. Police Chief Joe Prentice referred us to the District Attorney's Office, where we left a second message. The first message was left on Friday. As of this writing, we have not received a return call.
The OSBI would only say they are investigating.
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The victims family told me inside the house they discovered a ledger with a list of names and ages. The last names on the list were the family and girls killed last week.