Cassidy Ritchie and the damaged SUV where police say they found her body underneath clothes in the back (Tulsa Police Department)
The search for a 39-year-old mother in Oklahoma who went missing less than a month after getting married came to a tragic end over the weekend, when police found her body hidden beneath clothing in the back seat of her heavily-damaged SUV, authorities announced.
According to a news release from the Tulsa Police Department, officers found Cassidy Ritchie dead in the back of her 2006 Chrysler Pacifica on Sunday morning.
Authorities said that Ritchie had last been seen alive on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2023. She was reported missing by family members after they had not heard from her and were unable to reach her for several days.
Police on Thursday, Jan. 25 put out a “ missing and endangered” alert for Ritchie in which they described her light blue SUV and noted that she “has been involved in a domestic disturbance.”
The vehicle was discovered abandoned on the highway the following day in what appeared to be suspicious circumstances, police said .