Oklahoma GOP Senate Candidate Found Dead In State Park The body of a missing Republican Oklahoma State Senate candidate was found inside a truck in a rural area, prompting his family to say their world had been turned “upside down.” Barry Christian, a 54-year-old Trump-supporting candidate for District 38 in western Oklahoma, was discovered dead Thursday after disappearing two days earlier, according to a campaign statement. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed that Christian’s 2024 charcoal gray Ram truck was found just off Highway 30 south of Erick with a body inside, according to KOCO.

The truck was found near a ravine by the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area. Due to the location of the vehicle, officials are unable to remove the body, which is delaying identification, according to reports.

The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation did not immediately comment on the case, though police a local news report referred to the location where Christian’s body was found as “a crime scene.”

Christian was reported missing Tuesday after he failed to appear for a scheduled meeting. According to the Harmon County Sheriff’s Office, he was last seen driving his Ram truck.