{"id":502820,"date":"2022-10-22T09:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T06:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/oklahoma-men-found-dead-in-river-were-chopped-in-half-victims-mother\/"},"modified":"2022-10-22T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T06:30:06","slug":"oklahoma-men-found-dead-in-river-were-chopped-in-half-victims-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oklahoma-men-found-dead-in-river-were-chopped-in-half-victims-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"#Oklahoma men found dead in river were &#8216;chopped in half&#8217;: victim&#8217;s mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3ee20d9d1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f3ee20d9d1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oklahoma-men-found-dead-in-river-were-chopped-in-half-victims-mother\/#%E2%80%9COklahoma_men_found_dead_in_river_were_%E2%80%98chopped_in_half_victims_mother%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Oklahoma men found dead in river were &#8216;chopped in half&#8217;: victim&#8217;s mother&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COklahoma_men_found_dead_in_river_were_%E2%80%98chopped_in_half_victims_mother%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Oklahoma men found dead in river were &#8216;chopped in half&#8217;: victim&#8217;s mother&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The four Oklahoma men whose dismembered bodies were found in a river were severed in half, a mother of one the victims said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son and his friends were first shot multiple times, chopped in half at their waist and then thrown into the Deep Fork River to rot away,\u201d Teresa Stevens, mother of Alex Stevens, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11340759\/Mom-victim-Oklahoma-quadruple-murder-reveals-bodies-cut-half.html\">told the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Stevens, 29, left for a bike ride with Mark Chastain, 32, his brother Billy Chastain, 30 and Mike Sparks, 32 on Oct. 9. The four were then reported missing when they didn\u2019t return home that evening. <\/p>\n<p>Only two of the men left with cell phones, and both went straight to voicemail following their departure.\u00a0Their bodies were found on the surface of Deep Fork River five days later.<\/p>\n<p>Okmulgee police told the grieving mother that the killer or killers had \u201cchopped off one of their arms,\u201d Stevens said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something you read about on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, about what they did to my son and his friends,\u201d said Stevens. \u201cTo chop a body in half is what the drug cartels do to the dead. Whoever did this clearly wanted to send a message.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-864.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Billy Chastain\" class=\"wp-image-24362688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-864.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-864.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-864.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-864.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Billy Chastain was one of the four men who never returned from a bike ride.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Okmulgee Police Department\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-867.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Mike Sparks\" class=\"wp-image-24362685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-867.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-867.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-867.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-867.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Mike Sparks was reported missing later the day he dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Okmulgee Police Department\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The gruesome details of the murder lead Stevens to believe that there was more than one murderer, or least an accomplice to help with the disturbing killings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor one person to kill four grown men, chop their bodies up, and dump them in a river\u2026I just can\u2019t see one person doing all of that,\u201d she said. \u201cWhoever did this had to have help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police named convicted felon Joe Kennedy a person of interest after officers found evidence of a\u00a0\u201cviolent event\u201d\u00a0that occurred at a scrapyard he owned in the Okmulgee area. One of the victims\u2019 phones last pinged in the salvage yard before going dead, police said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-865.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Alex Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-24362687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Alex Stevens ran out of minutes and thus took a bike <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> without his phone.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Okmulgee Police Department\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-866.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Mark Chastain\" class=\"wp-image-24362686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-866.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-866.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-866.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-866.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Mark Stevens and the other men may have left to commit a crime.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Okmulgee Police Department\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stevens said she doesn\u2019t know Kennedy personally, and doesn\u2019t believe her son did either, but isn\u2019t surprised he is potentially involved in the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard about him around town and from what I\u2019ve heard he\u2019s a person of questionable character,\u201d Stevens said.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens was the one to report her son missing Oct. 9 when he didn\u2019t show up to his shift at 11 p.m. that night at a healthcare facility they both work at. The two typically carpool together since Alex doesn\u2019t own a car and it\u2019s out of character for her son to miss work, she said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-863.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Joe Kennedy was taken in by police for questioning.\" class=\"wp-image-24362689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-863.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-863.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-863.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/ok-bikers-chopped-up-863.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Joe Kennedy was taken in by police for questioning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She couldn\u2019t reach him on his cell phone either because he had \u201crun out of minutes,\u201d which is why he didn\u2019t bring it on the bike trip.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe the men had left to commit a crime, though aren\u2019t sure what the foursome had planned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if they were up there at the salvage yard up to no good or drugs were involved, no one deserved to die,\u201d Stevens said.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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