Police in Oklahoma canceled an Amber Alert after they located two missing teens at the home of a convicted sex offender, 38-year-old Jesse McFadden. Sadly, they were dead. Fourteen-year-old Ivy Webster and 16-year-old Brittany Brewer were reportedly having a sleepover with Tiffany McFadden, Jesse McFadden's stepdaughter, and her mother, Holly McFadden, on April 29. When the girls did not arrive back home, their families reported them missing. The Amber Alert for the teens was issued around 10:30 a.m. Monday morning and was canceled around 4 p.m. that afternoon.
McFadden is a convicted sex offender who spent several years in prison for rape. When police searched his home in rural Henryetta, they discovered seven bodies. They have not been formally identified, but social media posts indicate that in addition to Brewer and Webster, Holly McFadden and her children are also dead. Police are now piecing together what happened in the home that led to the deaths of multiple victims.
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The teen girls wanted to spend time with their friends.
Ivy Webster's mother, Ashleigh Webster, told Fox 23 that her daughter and Brewer spent the night with Tiffany McFadden on Saturday and planned to travel to her family's property in McCallister the next day. The mother recalled that she and her daughter communicated through Snapchat on Saturday evening as normal. She received a text from her daughter on Sunday, saying she would be home by 5 p.m., but no one heard from her again.
Police discovered the victims while serving a search warrant.
Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice addressed the media confirming that investigators found seven bodies in the home but would not identify them, saying that was the job of the medical examiner's office.
Rice also declined to disclose the cause of death. He did affirm the search for Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer had ended. Rice said it was a tragic day in Okmulgee County and that the investigation is continuing.
Jesse McFadden's criminal past includes a rape conviction and charges for sexting a minor and possession of child pornography.
McFadden, also presumed dead, had a lengthy criminal record dating back to 2003. According to court records obtained by Fox 23, he was convicted of rape in 2004 and sentenced to 20 years. He got out of jail in 2020 after serving 16 years of his sentence, but his stint in prison allegedly did not stop him from committing other sex crimes.
While in prison, he was charged with sexting a child and soliciting child pornography. Jesse McFadden's trial for the sexting and pornography charges was set for May 1, the day the bodies were found.
Jesse McFadden didn't make his status as a sex offender known.
Justin Webster, Ivy Webster's father, spoke to Fox 23 while searching for the missing teens. He said he had no idea about Jesse McFadden's past.
"He's a pedophile and people need to know, they need to find him. Lock him up. He should not have been out to do this. He should not have been out. It's our justice system that needs to be harder," the father said.
While the teen girls were in the convicted sex offender's home, Jesse McFadden was allegedly sexting another minor. Fox 23 contacted that victim, who shared messages purportedly from Jesse McFadden.
"I did exactly what I promised I would do when I got out I got a marketing job making great money and was being advanced been there 2 years now and made a great life like I promised I would do with you," he wrote. "Now it's all gone."
And he continued, texting, "I told you I wouldn't go back." A concluding sentence read, "This is all on you for continuing this."
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Some say Jesse McFadden was a con man.
Janette Mayo, Holly McFadden's mother, wrote on Facebook that her daughter did not know about Jesse McFadden's past. She identified her daughter and her children as victims.
"All the posts on Facebook and the new talk about 7 bodies found and mention Ivy and Brittany but no mention of the other four found. Those other 4 were my daughter Holly Guess, and her children, Rylee Elizabeth Allen, Michael James Mayo and, Tiffany Dore Guess," Mayo wrote. "My heart does go out to Ivys and Brittany's families, but they were not his only victims. My daughter loved her children and yes she married the man who killed them but she was fooled by his charm."
Many flocked to Holly McFadden's Facebook page and left comments supporting her family.
"Honestly I can't believe that she knew exactly who he was. He was a con man and they know how to manipulate. I didn't know her but from her posts she loved her children. He probably knew a lot of truths were fixing to be revealed during his trial," one person wrote. "My thoughts and prayers go out to each child's families and to the mother's family as well. It's not easy having to bury a child no matter what age they were. Please keep in mind that the families are going to be reading these comments. They are in enough pain. The only one at fault here is the man who manipulated these 6 people to trust him."
"I believe he fooled her also. I don't think she knew about him. He was good at hiding things," another supporter commented.
Henryetta Public Schools held a candlelight vigil Monday evening to honor the victims.
"At this time we are all grieving over the tragedy of the loss of several of our students. Our hearts are hurting, and we have considered what would be best for our students in the coming days. We will have school, and this will be an extremely difficult day," the district wrote in a statement.
"We want to insure that all students have access to grief counseling & the support of faculty & friends. We will have mental health professionals & faith-based clergy on hand, but we understand if you feel it is more appropriate to keep your student at home. Please continue to keep these families in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you," the statement continued.
