Ongoing: Carina Saunders Killing

Oklahoman columnist Carrie Coppernoll writes that 2011 was a year of heartache, survival and weirdness.

A man wanted as a person of interest in the death of Carina Saunders has been arrested. Francisco Gomez, 31, was arrested Tuesday night and police say “hard work” is finally paying off. He is being held in the Oklahoma County jail.

A man already jailed on drug charges is being held in connection with the death and dismemberment of Carina Saunders, 19.

According to court records, Bethany police believe a man charged recently with drug trafficking may be involved in the killing and dismemberment of a 19-year-old girl whose body was found in a duffle bag behind a grocery store in October.

A 19-year-old died over the weekend from injuries suffered Thursday night.

An update on the Carina Saunders homicide case was given Friday by Bethany, OK, police, who said they have no specific people of interest.

BETHANY, Okla. (AP) — Investigators in Bethany want 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. Deputy Chief John Reid said Tuesday investigators have asked the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit to develop...

The search for a killer in Bethany homicide continues Monday. But police say Cody Perez is no longer a person of interest.

As family and friends remembered the short life of Carina Saunders, investigators on Friday released no new information on the killing of the 19 year old, whose body was found stuffed in duffel bag behind a grocery store in Bethany, OK.

Police are still searching for Cody Perez, 21, who they say is a “person of interest” in the killing of Carina Saunders, 19, whose dismembered body was found last week in a duffel bag in Bethany.

Bethany police identified two men as persons of interest in the death of 19-year-old Carina Saunders, whose dismembered body was found in a duffel bag. One of the men, Kyle Tweed, 21, was interviewed by Bethany police Wednesday afternoon and is no longer a person of interest. The search continues...

Cody Perez, 21, was last seen Oct. 10 after being dropped off at Platt College at Memorial Road and N May Avenue, police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said. His mother, Rachel Laraway, has not seen him since and is asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to come forward.

Carina Saunders' cousin reported receiving threatening text messages that caused her to ask Saunders to leave her home. Cody Perez, missing since Oct. 10, is thought to be connected to the victim. Saunder's mother told police Sept. 28 she was terrified something had happened to her daughter. A...