Search for missing Welch girls' remains in Picher, Okla.

Search for missing Welch girls' remains in Picher, Okla.

MISSING WELCH GIRLS..

BRINGTHE FAMILIES OF LAURIA BIBLEAND ASHLEY FREEMAN ONE STEPCLOSER TO POSSIBLY FINDINGTHEIR BODIES... THE MANACCUSED OF KILLING THEM IN19-99 NOW GIVINGINVESTIGATORS A POSSIBLELOCATION ON WHERE THOSEGIRLS REMAINS ARE HIDDEN....GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOUFOR CHOOSING 2 WORKS FOR YOUAT NOON.

I'M ERIN CONRAD.MORE THAN 20 YEAR HAVE GONEBY SINCE THE GIRLSDISAPPEARED..... IT'S ACASE THAT HAS HAUNTED GREENCOUNTRY SINCE THEN....OUR TWO WORKS FOR YOU GITZELPUENTE IS LIVE AT THE SEARCHIN PICHER, OKLAHOMA GITZEL,WHERE IS THE SEARCH LOCATEDAND WHAT LED INVESTIGATORSTHERE?WE'RE AT THE CORNER OF ETHELAND SEVENTH STREET..

ABOUT AQUARTER MILE FROM HIGHWAY69.

THIS IS WHERE THEDEFENDANT TOLD INVESTIGATORSTHE HUMAN REMAINS COULD BEBURIED.SEVERAL SEARCH TEAMS FROMMULTIPLE AGENCIES, INCLUDINGTHE O-S- B-I, STARTEDDIGGING AROUND NINE THISMORNING.THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKINGAT A 10 BY 8 FEET AREA TOPOSSIBLY EXCAVATEAN OLD ROOT CELLAR.

MAPSPROVIDED BY INCOG SHOW THISDESERTED AREA USED TO BEFULL OF HOMES IN 1999.

THEDEFENDANT..

RONNIE BUSICK..PINPOINTED A LOCATION HEREWHERE HE TOLD INVESTIGATORSHE OVERHEARD ONE OF THESUSPECTS..

WHO IS NOW DEAD..THAT HE HAD TO FILL IN AROOT CELLAR SHORTLY AFTERTHE TIME OF THE CRIMES.AFTER BUSICK PLED GUILTYLAST MONTH..

HE HAS BEENCOOPERATING WITHINVESTIGATORS..

AND THIS ISTHE BEST INFORMATION THEY'VERECEIVED SO FAR.16:09:27- 44 "I believe he'strying, to what degree Idon't know, but he diddirect us out here.

Webrought him out here toverify the location and asyou can tell it doesn't looklike anything it did in1999."INVESTIGATORS SAY IT'S INBUSICK'S BEST INTERESTS TOTELL THE TRUTH..

AND HELPFIND THE GIRLS..

LAURIABIBLE AND ASHLEY FREEMAN.BIBLE'S FAMILY MEMBERS AREAT THE SITE OF THE SEARCHTODAY..

IN HOPES THEY CANGET SOME KIND OF CLOSUREAFTER 21 YEARS OFSEARCHING..

AND NO ANSWERS.IF NOTHING IS FOUND IN THESEARCH TODAY..

D-AINVESTIGATORS TELLUS THEY HAVE OTHER POSSIBLELOCATIONS, INCLUDING MINESHAFTS, WHERE THEY WILL BESEARCHING NEXT.

BUSICK'SSENTENCING IS SCHEDULED FORAUGUST 31ST.REPORTING IN PICHER,OKLAHOMA, GP, 2WKFY.NEW AT NEW..

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