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7 bodies are discovered at the home of a sex offender¹ on his scheduled court date

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A community in eastern Oklahoma is grieving after seven people were found dead at the home of a registered sex offender. The county district attorney says they're still piecing together what happened.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Seven people, five of them teenagers, were found dead at a home in rural eastern Oklahoma Monday. The community of Henryetta is trying to understand what happened. Elizabeth Caldwell from member station KWGS in Tulsa has more.

ELIZABETH CALDWELL, BYLINE³: For people around Henryetta, it started with an Amber⁴ Alert. Two teenagers were missing in Okmulgee County and could be in danger. It got worse. Fourteen-year-old Ivy⁵ Webster and 16-year-old Brittany Brewer⁶ were found dead with five other people. Pastor⁷ Ryan Wells, who led a prayer vigil at Henryetta High School in the wake of the deaths, said the loss is unimaginable.

RYAN WELLS: It would be a tragedy. It was - it is a tragedy with one individual, but it is catastrophic when you have seven individuals - five - from what I understand, five students that are just from this school.

CALDWELL: Included in the Amber Alert were details about a 39-year-old man named Jesse McFadden. He was about to stand trial on child pornography charges. McFadden's body was also found on the property. A woman told the Associated Press her 35-year-old daughter, Holly⁸ Guess, was among the dead and so were her three grandchildren, 17-year-old Rylee, 15-year-old Michael and 13-year-old Tiffany. Records show Guess and McFadden had applied⁹ for a marriage license¹⁰ last year. Wells said the community is waiting for answers.

WELLS: You know, I think everything is just so raw at the moment and really, I think, still gathering¹¹ information. There's still a lot to be uncovered, it sounds like.

CALDWELL: The Okmulgee sheriff's office was the first on the scene, but the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation¹² has stepped in too. McFadden was released from prison in 2020 after serving more than 15 years for rape¹³. Gerald Davidson with the OSBI said he has no information on why a registered sex offender under suspicion for child pornography would be around minors¹⁴.

GERALD DAVIDSON: OK, I cannot answer that question. I don't know anything about what you were just speaking of and, of course, that's - that would probably be the district attorney or someone else to answer that particular question, not me.

CALDWELL: The Okmulgee County district attorney didn't return a request for more information. Davidson said law enforcement is still piecing together exactly what happened.

DAVIDSON: Well, the next step is it's an ongoing¹⁵ investigation

CALDWELL: To cope with the tragedy and to deal with the details still to come, students at Henryetta High School will be able to seek counseling on campus. Officials say the medical examiner's report is expected soon and should have more information about just how the seven people died.

For NPR News, I'm Elizabeth Caldwell in Henryetta, Okla.

1 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

5 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

6 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

7 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

8 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

9 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

10 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

11 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

12 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

13 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

14 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。