Unidentified Homicide Victims.The Pittsburg Pittsburg (pĭts`bərg). 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 47,564), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on the edge of the San Francisco Bay area, at the junction of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers; laid out 1849, inc. 1903. County Sheriff's Office in McAlester, Oklahoma McAlester is a city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 17,783 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pittsburg CountyGR6. It is currently the largest city in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, followed by Durant. , seeks information regarding the identities of a male and female found in April 1995, approximately 10 miles north of McAlester, Oklahoma, along the outer road adjacent to U.S. Highway 69. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] The Crime Scene Members of the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office in McAlester, Oklahoma, discovered the two bodies, a male and a female, and estimated that the victims were shot and killed on or around March 18, 1995, 3 weeks prior to their discovery. After being shot, the victims were dragged about 40 feet into the woods and positioned next to each other, head-to-toe. Additionally, the bodies were located approximately 50 yards west of an active Union Pacific Railway track, which runs north and south and about one-half mile from the entrance of Crower Point, a Lake Eufaula Lake Eufala is the name of several lakes in the United States:
The male victim was shot once in the chest and the female victim was shot twice in the chest. Ballistic bal·lis·tic adj. 1. a. Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles. b. Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms. 2. examination on the projectiles retrieved from the victims determined that they were consistent with a .38-caliber or a .357-caliber bullet and displayed rifling characteristics of a Smith and Wesson Wesson may refer to, among other things:
revolver Pistol with a revolving cylinder that provides multishot action. Some early versions, known as pepperboxes, had several barrels, but as early as the 17th century pistols were being made with a revolving chamber to . The male victim's left rear jean pants pocket was cut open, and he wore a watch with a Le Watch leather band. The watch was set 1 hour behind Oklahoma Oklahoma (ōkləhō`mə), state in SW United States. It is bordered by Missouri and Arkansas (E); Texas, partially across the Red R. (S, W); New Mexico, across the narrow edge of the Oklahoma Panhandle (W); and Colorado and Kansas (N). time, which is central standard time. No identifying information was found on the victims or in the area of the crime scene. It is unknown if the victims rode the railway transportation system, were hitchhiking Hitchhiking (also known as lifting, thumbing, hitching, autostop or thumbing up a ride) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking people (usually strangers) for a ride in their automobile to travel a distance that may either be a short or long distance. , or drove an automobile. The victims may have been married; they wore matching wedding bands. Alert to Law Enforcement Law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). should bring this information to the attention of all homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. , crime analysis, missing person, and patrol units. Missing person units should be especially interested in missing persons where a husband and wife are missing or where a young couple may have run off together to get married. Patrol units should be queried to ascertain where they interviewed any runaways or hitchhikers matching the above descriptions prior to April 1, 1995. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Male Clothing
Upper Body: Turquoise (possible) Ocean
(Outerwear) Pacific t-shirt, black long
sleeve jacket
Lower Body: Light blue Levi jeans with
(Outerwear) back belt, size 31 waist--34
length
Upper Body:
(Undergarments)
Lower Body: Dark color bikini shorts
(Undergarments) with geometric design
Jewelry: 14-karat gold wedding band
Watch with a Le Watch
leather band, set 1 hour behind
central standard time
Tattoos: R on back of left forearm
below the elbow
Eyeball with teardrop on back
of right forearm, below the
elbow
Cross on front of left upper
arm (bicep)
Female Clothing
Upper Body: Red Lassen Sportswear
(Outerwear) shirt with one front pocket
Lower Body: Blue jeans, size 10
(Outerwear)
Upper Body: White bra, 38-D
(Undergarments)
Lower Body: Panties, large (not consis-
(Undergarments) tent with the blue jeans
size)
Jewelry: Two-piece wedding band
set with small diamond,
which matches the male's
wedding band
Le Watch with brown
leather band
Other: Only one tooth filling
(Dental)
Any agency with similar solved or unsolved cases should contact Under Sheriff D. G. Stoneshipher of the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office, McAlester, Oklahoma, at 918-423-5858 or Crime Analyst Glen W. Wildey, Jr., of the FBI's Violent Criminal Apprehension The seizure and arrest of a person who is suspected of having committed a crime. A reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in Self-Defense against the potential attack. Program (ViCAP) at 703-632-4166 or at gwildeyj@leo.gov. |
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