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Friday, 17 May 2024

What's next in the search for missing Welch girls

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What's next in the search for missing Welch girls
What's next in the search for missing Welch girls
What's next in the search for missing Welch girls

MISSING WELCH GIRLS.

THESEARCH TOOK PLACE IN AREMOTE AREA IN PICHER,OKLAHOMA..

WHERE THEDEFENDANT LED INVESTIGATORSTO DIG INTO THE GROUND.

2WORKS FOR YOU'S GITZELPUENTE IS THERE WITH THERESULT... AND WHAT'S NEXT INTHE SEARCH FOR LAURIA BIBLEAND ASHLEY FREEMAN.SEARCH TEAMS SPENT ALMOSTFOUR HOURS LOOKING FOR ANOLD ROOT CELLARUNDERGROUND..

BUT LEFTEMPTY-HANDED.16:03:00- 06 "He wasconfident after showing himdifferent photographs thatthis was the root cellarthat he was referring to."MULTIPLE AGENCIES..INCLUDING THE OSBI..

DUG TWOHOLES IN THE GROUNDTUESDAY MORNING.

THEY WERELED TO THIS REMOTE LOCATIONIN PICHER, OKLAHOMA BY theonly living suspect in thecase - 68-YEAR-OLDRONNIE BUSICK.

IN A PLEADEAL TO REDUCE HISSENTENCE..

HE TOLDINVESTIGATORS HE KNEW WHERETHE HUMAN REMAINS OF LAURIABIBLE AND ASHLEY FREEMANCOULD BE FOUND.

HOWEVER..THE SEARCH TURNED UPNOTHING.

DESPITE THEIREFFORT TO RECOVER THEREMAINS OF THE GIRLS WHOWENT MISSING IN 1999.INVESTIGATORS SAY IT DOESN'TEND HERE.16:07:44- 55 "We've gotanother location to search,it's a mineshaft.

There's acouple of mineshafts.

We'vealready dropped cameras downsome of them."LAURIA BIBLE'S LOVED ONESWERE AT THE SEARCH..

HOPINGTO FINALLY GETCLOSURE AFTER YEARS OFHEARTACHE.BUT THEY'RE NOT GIVING UPHOPE.RONNIE BUSICK IS SCHEDULEDTO BE SENTENCED ON AUGUST31ST.

He faces 15 YEARS INPRISON..

UNLESS HE PROVIDESANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONTHAT COULD LEAD TO THEGIRLS' REMAINS.

REPORTING INPICHER, GITZEL PUENTE, 2WFY.WE HAVE A COMPLETE TIMELINEOF EVENTS ABOUT THIS CASE...

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