(Note: While this case does not involve Broken Arrow directly, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office deputies are still seeking two missing individuals and pertinent tips about this case.)
By John Dobberstein, Editor
Human remains found by hunters in north Tulsa this past weekend have been identified as Jack Grimes, one of three people who’ve been reported missing for over a week, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office says.
Last Tuesday, a Silver Alert was issued for Grimes, 76, when he and 59-year-old Dwayne Selby failed to surface after telling family they were going to a horse show in Fort Worth, Texas, the weekend before.
The next day, Selby’s 80-year-old mother, Glenda “Cookie” Parton of Pryor, became the subject of another Silver Alert after she went to look for her son and disappeared.
The state Medical Examiner’s Office told investigators the remains, which were found largely unrecognizable, had been positively identified, Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado says.
At a news conference Tuesday, Regalado said authorities were searching the area where Grimes’ remains were found for additional victims, and foul play cannot be ruled out in their deaths.
Parton was last seen Oct. 25 while driving her car, which was found abandoned on the side of U.S. 75 near the 56th Street North exit the next day. The car in which Selby and Grimes were supposed to have traveled to Texas together was found early Oct. 28, abandoned deep in Mohawk Park, 5701 E. 36th St. North.
Grimes’ body was found Sunday morning beyond a tree line south of East 59th Place and Yorktown Avenue by hunters who were trying to track a deer.
Although Grimes’ death was ruled a homicide, Regalado declined to release the cause of death. The autopsy investigation and toxicology report are pending, he says.
Regalado asked anyone with information about the individuals — all involved in the horse show business — to reach out to detectives, especially regarding the last time they were seen or any pertinent background.
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“And whether or not somebody in their lives that may have been connected to these individuals might be acting strangely, may have immediately left town during this time,” Regalado added during the conference. “Anything that is out of the ordinary.
“Sometimes those things, although they seem trivial, may be something that breaks open a case.”
Anyone with credible information to share with detectives may do so by calling 918-596-8836 or emailing tips@tcso.org, Regalado said.
Anyone who sees Parton or Selby, who are still considered to be missing persons, they should call 911 immediately, Regalado said.
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