A LOT OF DETAILS. THIS IS PRETTY WILD. WELL, ABBY, IT WAS ULTIMATELY A TIP THAT LED ENID POLICE TO THIS HOME ALONG EAST ASH AND 12TH STREET. FROM THERE, THAT’S WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THOSE REMAINS. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WAS IN RELATION TO HIS CASE. ENID POLICE GOT A TIP TUESDAY THAT LED THEM TO THIS BACKYARD ALONG 12TH AND ASH AVENUE. RECEIVED A INFORMATION THAT LED THEM TO DISCOVER SOME HUMAN REMAINS THAT WERE IN A STORM CELLAR. THE REMAINS ARE BELIEVED TO BE THOSE OF 27 YEAR OLD COLBY SHEPHERD, WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING IN JANUARY. TWO MEN ALREADY IN GARFIELD COUNTY CUSTODY FOR OTHER CRIMES, ALLEGEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH. THE TWO NOW FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN CONNECTION TO SHEPHERD’S DEATH. THEY SAY THE SUSPECTS THOUGHT SHEPHERD HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE. KENDRA VITELLO IS ANOTHER MISSING PERSON CASE DATING BACK TO 2022. BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY HAVEN’T FOUND EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT SHEPHERD WAS INVOLVED IN HER DISAPPEARANCE. AND ENID PD ALSO TELL ME THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL SUSPECTS IN SHEPHERD’S CASE. BUT GUYS COMING UP TONIGHT AT FIVE, WE’RE GOING TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE MISSING WOMAN. KENDRA BOTELHO’S CASE. REPORTING
3 arrested on murder complaints after remains believed to be missing man found in Enid
The Medical Examiner's Office will confirm the identity of the remains.
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Police arrested three people after human remains were found Tuesday on a property in Enid amid an investigation into a missing persons case. The human remains were found on a property on North 12th Street near East Ash Avenue. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The Enid Police Department said in a news release that detectives believe the remains to be 27-year-old Colby Sheppard, who was reported missing on Jan. 4. The Medical Examiner's Office will confirm the identity of the remains. Police are unsure how the victim died, according to police. Due to information discovered during the investigation and the human remains, two people were booked on first-degree murder complaints.Two of the suspects, who KOCO 5 is not naming because formal charges have not been filed, were already in custody at the Garfield County Detention Facility on unrelated complaints. The third suspect was arrested Wednesday afternoon in downtown Enid. Enid Police Department detectives believe more people may have been involved, and the investigation is ongoing. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppPolice said evidence suggests that Sheppard was killed in retaliation for his rumored involvement in the 2022 disappearance of Kendra Battelo, who is still missing and her case remains active. Detectives, however, have not found evidence supporting this allegation. Top Headlines At least 40 horses dead at Oklahoma ranch in possible faulty feed incident Oklahoma Election Results: OKC hotel tax increase, Guthrie school bond pass; Piedmont propositions fail 'Dukes of Hazzard' star applauds Edmond student for flying American flag from pickup Oklahoma grocery tax cut takes effect Thursday, stores prepare for change Tarantula infected by fungus that inspired zombie TV show
ENID, Okla. — Police arrested three people after human remains were found Tuesday on a property in Enid amid an investigation into a missing persons case.
The human remains were found on a property on North 12th Street near East Ash Avenue.
>> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The Enid Police Department said in a news release that detectives believe the remains to be 27-year-old Colby Sheppard, who was reported missing on Jan. 4. The Medical Examiner's Office will confirm the identity of the remains.
Police are unsure how the victim died, according to police.
Due to information discovered during the investigation and the human remains, two people were booked on first-degree murder complaints.
Two of the suspects, who KOCO 5 is not naming because formal charges have not been filed, were already in custody at the Garfield County Detention Facility on unrelated complaints. The third suspect was arrested Wednesday afternoon in downtown Enid.
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Enid Police Department detectives believe more people may have been involved, and the investigation is ongoing.
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Police said evidence suggests that Sheppard was killed in retaliation for his rumored involvement in the 2022 disappearance of Kendra Battelo, who is still missing and her case remains active. Detectives, however, have not found evidence supporting this allegation.
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