| Broken Arrow murders | |
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 Map of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | |
| Location | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 35°58′10.32″N 95°47′28.08″W / 35.9695333°N 95.7911333°W |
| Date | July 22, 2015 |
| Target | Parents and siblings |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, mass murder, familicide, pedicide |
| Weapons | Knives |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Robert and Michael Bever[1] |
| Motive |
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| Verdict | Robert: Pleaded guilty Michael: Guilty on all counts |
| Convictions | First-degree murder (5 counts), assault with intent to kill |
| Sentence | Robert: Six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole Michael: Five consecutive life sentences without[a] the possibility of parole, plus 28 years |
The Broken Arrow murders, otherwise known as the Bever family massacre, was a familicide and mass stabbing that occurred on July 22, 2015, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The perpetrators, Robert and Michael Bever, murdered their parents and 3 siblings.[2] It was the deadliest crime and mass murder in the city of Broken Arrow, until a murder-suicide in October 2022 which killed 8 people.[3]
Daniel Bever (age 12) called 9-1-1, saving the lives of his sisters Autumn (2) and Crystal (13) by alerting authorities. Crystal, one of the two survivors, identified two of her older brothers, 18-year-old Robert and 16-year-old Michael, as the assailants. The brothers were subsequently arrested and charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault and battery with intent to murder.[1][4][5][6] The perpetrators were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- ^ a b Jones, Vicent; Corey, Samantha (July 25, 2015). "Girl, 13, who survived Broken Arrow stabbings named brothers as assailants in quintuple homicide". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Alexander (July 23, 2015). "Five Found Dead in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Two Teen Relatives Detained". NBC News.
- ^ "Broken Arrow family of 8 shot ahead of fire, according to Medical Examiner". Fox 23. October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Broken Arrow police name suspect in quintuple homicide". fox23.com. July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Clark, Richard (July 31, 2015). "Five Murder Charges Filed Against Brothers In Broken Arrow Family Killings". News On 6. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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