Ongoing: Carina Saunders Killing

OSBI offering $10,000 reward in Carina Saunders case April 03, 2013 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the unsolved dismemberment death of Carina Saunders. Read More

Man implicated in Mustang woman's dismemberment death sentenced on drug charges March 13, 2013 Once charged in the death and dismemberment of Carina Saunders, Jimmy Lee Massey Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison on drug charges. Read More

'Flawed' police work prompts Oklahoma County DA to drop charges in Carina Saunders slaying March 04, 2013 Unsubstantiated accounts of Carina Saunders' slaying led prosecutors to dismiss case against Jimmy Lee Massey Jr. and Luis E. Ruiz. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is now handling the case. Read More

Carina Saunders' homicide case timeline March 04, 2013 Time line in Carina Saunders' homicide timeline Read More

Murder charges dismissed in Carina Saunders homicide case February 25, 2013 The investigation continues in the October 2011 killing and dismemberment of 19-year-old Carina Saunders, of Mustang. Earlier this month, Bethany Police Chief Phil Cole, citing the need for a fresh perspective, asked the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to take over the death investigation. Read More

OSBI taking over investigation of Carina Saunders' slaying February 05, 2013 Seeking a new perspective, the Bethany police are giving the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation information on the investigation on the dismemberment death of Carina Saunders in 2011. Read More

Judge orders man charged in Carina Saunders' slaying to face trial on drug charges December 05, 2012 Jimmy Lee Massey Jr., 33, is accused of participating in the slaying of a 19-year-old Mustang woman whose dismembered body was found in duffel bag. Read More

Hearing set for men charged in Carina Saunders' death September 18, 2012 A hearing is scheduled in Oklahoma County district court for two men accused in the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was dismembered. Read More

Carina Saunders' autopsy report released months after Oklahoma woman's body was found in duffel bag August 15, 2012 The state medical examiner released a copy of Carina Saunders' autopsy report Wednesday, months after the 19-year-old Oklahoma woman was found dismembered in a duffel bag behind a Bethany grocery store. Read More

Two defendants in the Carina Saunders homicide case make appearances in Oklahoma County District Court. July 25, 2012 Jimmy Lee Massey Jr., 33, and Luis Enrique Ruiz appear in Oklahoma County court via video. Both are charged with first-degree murder. Read More

Two men charged in Carina Saunders killing; affidavit details torture July 23, 2012 Oklahoma County district attorney charges two men in death of woman whose dismembered body was found in a duffel bag. Read More

Oklahoma County judge grants extension to keep suspect jailed in Carina Saunders slaying July 17, 2012 An Oklahoma County judge has granted an extension on behalf of Bethany police to keep Luis E. Ruiz, 37, in jail. He is the only suspect in the late 2011 slaying of 19-year-old Carina Saunders, of Mustang. Bethany police say there is new evidence in the case. Prosecutors have until Monday to charge him with a crime... Read More

Bethany police contact woman thought to have video of Carina Saunders' killing July 10, 2012 Bethany, OK, detectives identify a woman thought to have a copy of a video of Carina Saunders' killing, but she didn't show for an interview out of fear. A laptop, zip drives, mobile phones and cameras were recovered from a motel where she was staying. Read More