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| Broken Arrow police scour social media for clues to family stabbings motive | Broken Arrow police scour social media for clues to family stabbings motive |
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| Police in Oklahoma say they have turned to social media posts for clues about the motive of a teenager accused in the stabbing deaths of his parents and three siblings during a late-night attack that left bodies strewn through the family’s home. | Police in Oklahoma say they have turned to social media posts for clues about the motive of a teenager accused in the stabbing deaths of his parents and three siblings during a late-night attack that left bodies strewn through the family’s home. |
| Related: Teen sons apprehended after six family members stabbed in Oklahoma home | Related: Teen sons apprehended after six family members stabbed in Oklahoma home |
| A booking document filed by police in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow accuses Robert Bever, 18, of five counts of first-degree murder and a count of aggravated assault in the attack on Wednesday night. | A booking document filed by police in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow accuses Robert Bever, 18, of five counts of first-degree murder and a count of aggravated assault in the attack on Wednesday night. |
| Bever’s 16-year-old brother was also being held. Because he is a juvenile, officers have not released his name or announced charges against him. Corporal Leon Calhoun of Broken Arrow police said both brothers were cooperating with the investigation. | Bever’s 16-year-old brother was also being held. Because he is a juvenile, officers have not released his name or announced charges against him. Corporal Leon Calhoun of Broken Arrow police said both brothers were cooperating with the investigation. |
| Calhoun said on Friday that the agency was still looking for a motive and was searching social media accounts that they believe belong to Bever. Those include accounts on community site Pinterest and Facebook. | |
| On Pinterest, Bever showed an interest in Star Wars, the rock group Linkin Park and sports cars. A Facebook post lists him as a recent graduate of Citizens’ high school, which describes itself as providing “a home-school curriculum” for people hoping to earn a college degree. | On Pinterest, Bever showed an interest in Star Wars, the rock group Linkin Park and sports cars. A Facebook post lists him as a recent graduate of Citizens’ high school, which describes itself as providing “a home-school curriculum” for people hoping to earn a college degree. |
| The dead include his parents, David Bever, 52, and April Bever, 44. The Oklahoma state medical examiner’s office on Friday also identified the three dead siblings as Daniel Bever, 12; Christopher Bever, seven; and Victoria Bever, five. An unidentified 13-year-old sister was in serious but stable condition in a hospital and an unnamed two-year-old sister was not harmed and was placed in state custody. | The dead include his parents, David Bever, 52, and April Bever, 44. The Oklahoma state medical examiner’s office on Friday also identified the three dead siblings as Daniel Bever, 12; Christopher Bever, seven; and Victoria Bever, five. An unidentified 13-year-old sister was in serious but stable condition in a hospital and an unnamed two-year-old sister was not harmed and was placed in state custody. |
| By many neighbours’ accounts, the Bevers kept out of sight and to themselves – the kids played alone in the backyard, walked down neighbourhood streets bunched together and their parents did not socialise much. That appeared to carry over to the father’s work. | By many neighbours’ accounts, the Bevers kept out of sight and to themselves – the kids played alone in the backyard, walked down neighbourhood streets bunched together and their parents did not socialise much. That appeared to carry over to the father’s work. |
| David Bever’s former co-workers in the IT department at Samson Resources described him as a quiet man who kept to himself. | David Bever’s former co-workers in the IT department at Samson Resources described him as a quiet man who kept to himself. |
| “He was a nice guy, but we weren’t close,” said Lisa Wolfe, Bever’s supervisor at Samson. “I hired him. He worked for us for several years as a contractor. He was a good worker and a nice guy. He didn’t get involved in any office politics, and those are the kind of people I like to work with. | “He was a nice guy, but we weren’t close,” said Lisa Wolfe, Bever’s supervisor at Samson. “I hired him. He worked for us for several years as a contractor. He was a good worker and a nice guy. He didn’t get involved in any office politics, and those are the kind of people I like to work with. |
| “He liked to do his work and focus on that. He didn’t socialise a lot with the folks he worked with,” Wolfe said. | “He liked to do his work and focus on that. He didn’t socialise a lot with the folks he worked with,” Wolfe said. |
| Documents filed to support the teenager’s arrest said a caller from the home was able to tell police “their brother was attacking their family”. Police had said on Thursday that the 911 call was silent. Calhoun said the agency would release audio on Monday. | Documents filed to support the teenager’s arrest said a caller from the home was able to tell police “their brother was attacking their family”. Police had said on Thursday that the 911 call was silent. Calhoun said the agency would release audio on Monday. |
| After officers arrived at the home, they “could hear a faint voice from inside asking for help” and found the 13-year-old bleeding from multiple stab wounds, the affidavit said. | |
| The young girl was still alive and made statements to the officers that “her brothers” were responsible for the attack, it said. | The young girl was still alive and made statements to the officers that “her brothers” were responsible for the attack, it said. |
| Fresh footprints in the backyard led officers to a wooded area, where they found the brothers. | Fresh footprints in the backyard led officers to a wooded area, where they found the brothers. |
| A neighbour of the family, Matt Jacobsen, on Friday described the 16-year-old as a follower, not a leader, and “nerdy”, given his interest in computers and technology. Others in the subdivision noted the family seemed isolated to the point that they appeared to avoid community events. | A neighbour of the family, Matt Jacobsen, on Friday described the 16-year-old as a follower, not a leader, and “nerdy”, given his interest in computers and technology. Others in the subdivision noted the family seemed isolated to the point that they appeared to avoid community events. |
| David Bever’s sister, Tamela Massey of Seminole, Florida, said her family is dealing with grief following the death of her brother and members of his family and that they do not know what may have triggered the tragedy. “We have no idea,” she said. | David Bever’s sister, Tamela Massey of Seminole, Florida, said her family is dealing with grief following the death of her brother and members of his family and that they do not know what may have triggered the tragedy. “We have no idea,” she said. |
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