I recently saw on social media a post from the Oklahoma Cold Cases. It was interesting that the community of Bristow and the surrounding areas have had as many missing persons reports as they have had over the years. These persons are still missing to this day. Someone has to know something. The families of these victims need some sort of closure. It is unimaginable to have a loved one disappear without a trace.
Let's start with Cedric Wright. Wright has been missing since Nov. 24, 2001, 24 years. Wright was last seen at some friends house where he allegedly asked to leave his truck while he was out of town for a few days. The residents of the home told police that Wright allegedly got into a white extend-a-cab pickup truck with dark tinted windows. The truck allegedly had two other persons inside. That was the last anyone saw of Wright. He was 24 years old at the time of his disappearance. Wright's left ear is pierced and a faded tatoo of the word CDog with the initials W.S. in very small writing is on his upper right arm.
Tina Brashear, Kellyville, age 38, disappeared on April 1, 2011. She has brown hair, brown eyes and was approximately 210 lbs. Brashear was last seen in Mannford with her boyfriend. The family has had no contact with her since 2011. Brashear has several tatoos. A dragon on her left ankle, a heart/rose on her right lower thigh, a tribal tatoo on the back of her neck, a skull on the right of her back with the names Caleb/Dewayne.
Ronnie Cole, from Bristow, disappeared on Nov. 7, 2020. Cole was last seen at his residence on West Hwy. 16. His trailer house burned down so he had to leave the property. That was the last known sighting of Cole. Cole at the time was 57 years old with graying hair. He is missing his right ring and pinky finger.
Two other missing persons cold cases took place in Creek County, John Dalton, from Mannford, disappeared in 1994, Stephanie Fuller, from Sapulpa, disappeared in 2021 and Gregory Trease, also from Sapulpa, disappeared in 2022.
One murder remains unsolved in Bristow. Betty Kilburn, was murdered in her home on Nov. 21, 1999. There are no known suspects in this case.