Deadly SW Oklahoma City house fire now being investigated as homicide

A house fire that claimed the life of a woman in southwest Oklahoma City is now being investigated as a homicide, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.

On July 24, Oklahoma City firefighters responded to a fire at a home on SW 76th Street. After putting out the flames, believed to have started in the garage, they discovered the body of 45-year-old Kellie Slaughter inside the residence.

According to police, officers had responded to multiple domestic-related calls at the residence in the months leading up to the fire, three since March, with the most recent occurring just two days before Kellie’s death…

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