Broken Arrow murders
The Broken Arrow murders took place on July 22, 2015, when five members of the Bever family were murdered in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States.
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| Location | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 35°58′10.32″N 95°47′28.08″W |
| Date | July 22, 2015 |
| Target | Parents and siblings |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, mass murder, familicide, pedicide |
| Weapons | Knives |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Robert and Michael Bever |
| Motive | Desire for fame and to outdo historical mass murders |
| Verdict | Robert: Pleaded guilty Michael: Guilty on all counts |
| Convictions | First-degree murder (5 counts), assault with intent to kill |
| Sentence | Robert: Six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole Michael: Five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 28 years |
Daniel Bever (aged 12) called 9-1-1, saving the lives of his sisters Autumn (2) and Crystal (13) by alerting authorities. Crystal, one of the two survivors, identified two of her older brothers, 18-year-old Robert and 16-year-old Michael, as the assailants. The brothers were subsequently arrested and charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault and battery with intent to murder. The perpetrators were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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