07-18-2014, 06:39 PM
CRAIGSLIST COMMUNICATION LEADS POLICE TO DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
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^ The killer: 31-year-old Brady Oestrike (committed suicide)
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^ The victims: Brooke Ann Slocum, 18 and boyfriend Charles Gerard Oppenneer, 25. RIP.
WYOMING, MI -- An 18-year-old pregnant teen had communicated on Craigslist last Saturday with a person police now believe is responsible for killing her, her 25-year-old boyfriend and their unborn child.
Wyoming Police Chief James Carmody said police tracked down 31-year-old Brady Oestrike after examining the computer of victim Brooke Slocum.
Police had been looking for Slocum ever since they found the body of Slocum's boyfriend, 25-year-old Charlie Oppenneer, near Gezon Park on Wednesday afternoon. His car had been abandoned near a wooded area where the body was discovered.
Carmody would not say how Slocum and Oppenneer died.
Oestrike committed suicide after leading police on a chase late Thursday, July 17. A yellow Chevy Cobalt he was driving crashed into a barrier along the on-ramp to U.S. 131 at Burton Street. Police say it appears he died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Police found Slocum's pregnant body in the Oestrike's trunk after the crash.
Carmody said police are trying to figure out a motive for the killings and would not reveal how the couple had been killed.
He said an examination of Slocum's computer showed she had contact with Oestrike just before midnight on Saturday, July 12.
Carmody urged people to be extremely cautious when speaking with people using online sales sites. It's not clear if Slocum and Oestrike had communicated before Saturday's online connection on Craiglist.
Police did not specify what Oestrike and Slocum were connecting about on Craigslist.
Full story: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/i...had_c.html
^ The killer: 31-year-old Brady Oestrike (committed suicide)
^ The victims: Brooke Ann Slocum, 18 and boyfriend Charles Gerard Oppenneer, 25. RIP.
WYOMING, MI -- An 18-year-old pregnant teen had communicated on Craigslist last Saturday with a person police now believe is responsible for killing her, her 25-year-old boyfriend and their unborn child.
Wyoming Police Chief James Carmody said police tracked down 31-year-old Brady Oestrike after examining the computer of victim Brooke Slocum.
Police had been looking for Slocum ever since they found the body of Slocum's boyfriend, 25-year-old Charlie Oppenneer, near Gezon Park on Wednesday afternoon. His car had been abandoned near a wooded area where the body was discovered.
Carmody would not say how Slocum and Oppenneer died.
Oestrike committed suicide after leading police on a chase late Thursday, July 17. A yellow Chevy Cobalt he was driving crashed into a barrier along the on-ramp to U.S. 131 at Burton Street. Police say it appears he died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Police found Slocum's pregnant body in the Oestrike's trunk after the crash.
Carmody said police are trying to figure out a motive for the killings and would not reveal how the couple had been killed.
He said an examination of Slocum's computer showed she had contact with Oestrike just before midnight on Saturday, July 12.
Carmody urged people to be extremely cautious when speaking with people using online sales sites. It's not clear if Slocum and Oestrike had communicated before Saturday's online connection on Craiglist.
Police did not specify what Oestrike and Slocum were connecting about on Craigslist.
Full story: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/i...had_c.html