OK OK - Carina Saunders, 19, Oklahoma City, 28 Sept 2011

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Investigators in a small Oklahoma City suburb have asked the FBI to help them identify possible suspects in the death of a 19-year-old woman whose dismembered body was found in a duffel bag, the deputy chief of police said Tuesday

Bethany Deputy Chief John Reid said investigators have asked the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit to develop a profile of possible suspects in the death of Carina Saunders, whose beheaded body was found stuffed in a duffel bag behind a grocery store on Oct. 13.
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Reid said police are tracking down new leads but he declined to discuss details. He said there is no known motive for the slaying and that investigators believe Saunders had no job or permanent residence.

"That's what makes this so tough," he said.

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ShadyLadySleuth said:

Just one observation on the FBI doing a profile on this case. This seems to be routine in many murder investigations these days. But how successful is it? The story relates other ongoing investigations on other cases then says no suspects in those cases so far. I am losing my confidence in profiling period. Does anyone else here have any opinions on this?

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Bethany Police say they still do not have any persons of interest in the homicide investigation of Carina Saunders. Investigators held a press conference Friday and said they also do not have any solid leads despite interviewing more than 50 people.
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Officers said people are making up stories and calling 911. Bethany PD encourage people only with legitimate information about the case to call police.

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[BPD Detective Angelo] Orefice said Saunders, a 2010 graduate of Mustang High School, was known to use methamphetamine, marijuana and Ecstasy. Police have been unable to determine whether she had a job or where she was living at the time of her death.

“She ran with a rough crowd,” Deputy Police Chief John Reid said. “She hung around a lot of different people. And that's what makes this case so hard. We're dealing with people who don't want to have anything to do with the police.”
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“It's the worst thing I've ever seen,” Orefice said. “People are nervous.”
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But [BPD Detective Austin] Warfield said he believes Saunders' slaying is an isolated case committed by people she knew who shared her lifestyle.

“I don't think that anybody else is in danger,” he said.
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wfgodot said:

Bethany police say Cody Perez is no longer a person of interest in woman's slaying

more at Daily Oklahoman link above

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mysteriew said:

Why is LE suddenly disparaging the victim? They are talking about the drug use, the rough company, the homelessness. While drug use may be mentioned in a case, the talk about the rough company, seems a little more than what you see in most murder cases.

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Kelsey Bransby, of Oklahoma City, was found lying on the floor of an apartment in the 3000 block of SW 89 after police were sent to the residence.

She had trauma to her body, but police did not elaborate on the nature of her injuries. Bransby was taken to a hospital where she died over the weekend, police said.

According to Bransby's Facebook page, she graduated from Mustang High School in 2010, which would put her in the same graduating class with Carina Saunders, the 19-year-old whose dismembered body was found in a duffle bag Oct. 13 in Bethany.
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wfgodot said:

Hmmm........

Police investigate death of Oklahoma City woman (Daily Oklahoman)

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The teenager had recently graduated from Vo-Tech through Deer Creek Schools. But had spent much of her childhood at Mustang schools, the same school Carina Saunders graduated from.

In fact, the two would have been in the same graduating class. But no word on whether the two knew each other.

http://bit.ly/unB9zH
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A 19-year-old woman found critically injured inside an apartment Thursday died from a gunshot wound to the face, the state medical examiner said Tuesday.

Kelsey Bransby, of Oklahoma City, was found inside a friend's apartment in the 3000 block of SW 89.
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Bransby would have been a member of the same Mustang High School graduating class as Carina Saunders, whose dismembered body was found in a duffel bag near a Bethany grocery store Oct. 13.
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BlithePlum said:

I think until the killer is caught every new murder of a young girl in the OKC area is going to keep the community on edge and wondering if there is a possible serial killer at work here.

Another missing girl was found dead. It was confirmed that it was the body of Alina Fitzpatrick today.

Body Found Identified As Missing OKC Teenager

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BETHANY — A drug deal gone bad may lead to the first big break in the case of a woman who was found dismembered in a duffle bag behind a grocery store in October, court records show.

According to a search warrant return filed Nov. 23 in Oklahoma County District Court, Bethany police found a cellphone belonging to an accused drug dealer who they believe is involved in the killing of Carina Saunders, 19.

Jimmy Lee Massey, 33, is charged with trafficking in illegal drugs and a variety of other drug charges. An affidavit for a search warrant to obtain an old cellphone of Massey's indicates Massey has told investigators he has information about Saunders' death.

“It has also been determined that Massey has some involvement in not only the selling of large quantities of drugs, but by his own statements during interview and interrogation has considerable information in regards to the homicide and dismemberment of Carina Saunders,” the affidavit states. “It is believed that there will be information on the phone in the form of (text) messages.”
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