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Human remains identified as missing Chickasha man, OSBI says

On July 11, the Chickasha Police Department requested the help of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation after skeletal remains were found near East Choctaw Avenue and Genevieve Street

Human remains identified as missing Chickasha man, OSBI says

On July 11, the Chickasha Police Department requested the help of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation after skeletal remains were found near East Choctaw Avenue and Genevieve Street

AND THEY SAY IT WILL STIFLE DEBATE. WELL, NEW TONIGHT, AN HERE AT HOME HUMAN REMAINS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MISSING MAN. RICHARD HOUSTON. LAST WEEK, THE REMAINS WERE FOUND NEAR EAST CHOCTAW AND GENEVIEVE IN CHICKASHA IN HOUSTON, WAS LAST SEEN IN AUGUST 2023. THEN IN SEPTEMBER, OSBI INVESTIGATED HIS DISAPPEARANCE AS SUSPICIOUS. THE STAT
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Human remains identified as missing Chickasha man, OSBI says

On July 11, the Chickasha Police Department requested the help of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation after skeletal remains were found near East Choctaw Avenue and Genevieve Street

Human remains found in Chickasha last week have been identified as a 47-year-old who disappeared last August. On July 11, the Chickasha Police Department requested the help of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation after skeletal remains were found near East Choctaw Avenue and Genevieve Street in Chickasha. The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office identified those remains as Richard Houston, 47. Houston was last seen on Aug. 30, 2023, in Chickasha. On Sept. 22, 2023, the Chickasha Police Department requested OSBI's help investigating his suspicious disappearance. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe medical examiner is working to determine Houston's manner and cause of death. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact OSBI at tips@osbi.ok.gov or 1-800-522-8017. Top Headlines 'Can happen in any neighborhood': Neighbors near home where teenager was shot speak out Amazon Prime Day is live. Here are the best deals we're seeing so far on Day 1 21-year-old female Enid racecar driver makes history and breaks barriers in several ways Get the Facts: Verifying claims made about security at Trump rally Police search for answers after shooting at northwest OKC sleepover leaves 13-year-old girl dead

Human remains found in Chickasha last week have been identified as a 47-year-old who disappeared last August.

On July 11, the Chickasha Police Department requested the help of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation after skeletal remains were found near East Choctaw Avenue and Genevieve Street in Chickasha. The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office identified those remains as Richard Houston, 47.

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Houston was last seen on Aug. 30, 2023, in Chickasha. On Sept. 22, 2023, the Chickasha Police Department requested OSBI's help investigating his suspicious disappearance.

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The medical examiner is working to determine Houston's manner and cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact OSBI at tips@osbi.ok.gov or 1-800-522-8017.


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