Seven bodies were discovered on a property in Henryetta, a small town in rural Oklahoma on Monday 1st May 2023.
Law enforcement officials revealed that they were conducting a search for two missing teenagers, Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16, when the bodies were found. Authorities believe that the girls they were searching for were among the dead.
One of the bodies was identified as Jesse McFadden, a registered sex offender and felon who the police said the girls were travelling with.
The causes of death have not been released.
Authorities have not publicly identified the other four bodies found on the property. However, Janette Mayo, 59, of Westville, Oklahoma, spoke to AP News and confirmed that her daughter, Holly Guess, 35, and her grandchildren, Rylee Elizabeth Allen, 17, Michael James Mayo, 15, and Tiffany Dore Guess, 13, were among the victims.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued an endangered missing person advisory for Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer on Monday 1st May 2023. They were reported to have been friends with Holly Guess and had spent the weekend with the family.
Authorities executed a search warrant at McFadden’s home after he failed to attend court on Monday morning. He was due to stand trial for 2017 allegations of soliciting a minor and possession of child pornography.
