Full Notification

At approximately 7:30 this morning, a juvenile male entered the Vinita Police Department and reported he had killed his step mother at their home at 416 N. Thompson. Officers went to the home and found Laura Beth Hendrix, 38, dead inside. The Vinita Police Department requested OSBI investigative and crime scene agents help work the case. Numerous OSBI special agents are at the scene collecting information and evidence. The medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of Hendricks’ death. The juvenile male is in police custody. No arrest has been made at this time.