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Convicted sex offender fatally shot 6 people in Oklahoma, then himself, police say

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Authorities began a search after convicted sex offender Jesse McFadden failed to appear at his long-delayed jury trial in Muskogee County on Monday.

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  1. CBS News

    Convicted sex offender fatally shot 6 people in Oklahoma, then himself, police say (opens CBS News)

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    Authorities began a search after convicted sex offender Jesse McFadden failed to appear at his long-delayed jury trial in Muskogee County on Monday.

  2. Local Memphis

    Sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official says (opens Local Memphis)

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    The bodies were found on the property where Jesse McFadden lived near Henryetta, a town of about 6,000 about 90 miles east of Oklahoma City.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    Oklahoma sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed himself, official says (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said Wednesday that the victims all sustained between one and three wounds to the head. He said that Jesse McFadden, 39, shot himself.

  4. Fox7 Austin

    Oklahoma sex offender fatally shot 6 people, then killed himself, police say (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Authorities identified the man as Jesse McFadden, who was serving a 20-year prison sentence for rape. Officers found the bodies of McFadden, his wife, her son and daughters, and two other teens visiting the family.

  5. CNN

    Oklahoma sex offender fatally shot his wife, her 3 kids and 2 teen girls before killing himself, police say (opens CNN)

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    A convicted sex offender this week fatally shot his wife and her three children in their Oklahoma home -- as well as two teenage girls who there were for a sleepover -- before killing himself, police said Wednesday, accounting for the bodies' discovery days earlier.

  6. New York Post

    Oklahoma sex offender Jesse McFadden shot 6 others in the head before killing himself: police (opens New York Post)

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    McFadden had spent 16 years in prison for 2003 rape conviction and was scheduled to appear in court for his trial Monday on charges of soliciting child porn.

  7. Triblive

    Oklahoma sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official says (opens Triblive)

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    An Oklahoma sex offender who was released from prison early shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free in the first place. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said that the

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Oklahoma sex offender fatally shot 6, including children, then killed himself, official says (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Jesse McFadden shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free as his trial on new sex charges loomed.

  9. Fox News

    Oklahoma sex offender killed 6 people – including his wife and her children – them himself, police say (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Oklahoma police say Jesse McFadden, a convicted sex offender, shot and killed his wife, her three children, and two teens before turning the gun on himself.

  10. New York Post

    Oklahoma sex offender Jesse McFadden ‘staged’ crime scene before killing himself: police (opens New York Post)

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    The body of Jesse McFadden was found alongside six others on Monday.

  11. AL.com

    Oklahoma sex offender released from prison early killed wife, her 3 kids, their 2 teen friends, himself (opens AL.com)

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    The bodies were moved from where they were originally killed and the scene “staged” before Jesse McFadden killed himself.

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