Woman found dead in Oklahoma trash can identified as teenage suspect’s adoptive mother
By Meghan Mosley & Addison Kliewer
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LOGAN COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The woman found dead in a Logan County trash can Wednesday has been identified as the adoptive mother of the teenagers accused of killing her.
The body of Spring Weems was found in a trash can outside a home near Bryant and Simmons Road along Treviso Trail, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
A teenager, who has not been identified because he is a juvenile, was booked into a Canadian County detention center on a first-degree murder complaint in connection to Weems’ death. While the crime happened in Logan County, he was taken to Canadian County because that is the closest juvenile corrections center, according to OSBI.
OSBI said that authorities were called to the scene after a welfare check was requested. They said they did not know who called 911.
When deputies arrived, they found two teenagers inside the home. They also located Weems’ body in a trash can along the side of the street, and she had injuries consistent with homicide.
“One of the parties involved made a statement saying, ‘Mom is in the trash can,'” Logan County Undersheriff Troy Dykes said on Wednesday.
Deputies could not say what those injuries were or what type of weapon was used.
The only people living in the home were Weems and the two teenagers. She was the sole caretaker of the children, according to OSBI.
OSBI said the teenager who was arrested was the only person believed to be connected to the murder.
Investigators said they are still in the process of interviewing neighbors.
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