Police in Oklahoma Say Motive Unclear in 5 Fatal Stabbings

Police in Oklahoma say they have turned to social media posts for clues about the motive of a teenager accused in the stabbing deaths of his parents and three siblings during a late-night attack that left bodies strewn through the family’s home
Police in Oklahoma Say Motive Unclear in 5 Fatal Stabbings
An investigator walks past a tarp covering a body in the front yard of a house in Broken Arrow, Okla., Thursday, July 23, 2015. AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
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BROKEN ARROW, Okla.—Police in Oklahoma say they have turned to social media posts for clues about the motive of a teenager accused in the stabbing deaths of his parents and three siblings during a late-night attack that left bodies strewn through the family’s home.

A booking document filed by police in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow accuses Robert Bever, 18, of five counts of first-degree murder and a count of aggravated assault in the attack Wednesday night.

Bever’s 16-year-old brother also was being held. Because he is a juvenile, officers have not released his name or announced charges against him. Broken Arrow Police Cpl. Leon Calhoun said both brothers were cooperating with the investigation.