What started as a welfare check at a southeast Oklahoma City motel ended with a homicide investigation and a son in handcuffs.
Police say 79-year-old Carolyn Greenleaf was found dead inside a room at the Super Inn off I-35, with extensive and clearly visible trauma when first responders arrived. Her son, 56-year-old Michael Greenleaf, was soon identified as a suspect and is now behind bars as detectives sort through what happened.
According to Oklahoma City Free Press, officers had originally gone to the motel on April 27 for a welfare check. A few days later, on May 1, they arrested Michael Greenleaf and booked him into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on a murder complaint. Investigators say the case is still very much active as they review evidence and continue interviewing witnesses…