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.