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Oklahoma Father and Son Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide as Daughter’s Body Is Found

Family faced a $135,000 foreclosure notice on the dilapidated West Roanoke Street home where investigators found three bodies.

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Overview

  • Officers executing a search warrant on Wednesday in Broken Arrow found the bodies of 58-year-old Rodney Shippy, his 10-year-old autistic son Logan and the family dog, and a medical examiner later confirmed a third body as 20-year-old Alyssa Shippy.
  • Out-of-state relatives reported Alyssa missing since November, prompting police to investigate the West Roanoke Street residence.
  • Neighbors and relatives described the home as squalid with no running water and significant trash accumulation.
  • U.S. Bank filed a foreclosure notice in January for $135,000 in unpaid principal against the Shippy residence in Tulsa County District Court.
  • Relatives say Rodney Shippy became increasingly isolated after his wife’s suicide in 2022, highlighting longstanding mental health struggles in the family.