In Oklahoma City, the ongoing search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has led to the discovery of a third set of remains with a gunshot wound at a cemetery in Tulsa, according to state officials.
This set of remains is one of three recently unearthed during the latest excavation efforts. The discovery took place in an area believed to be the burial site for 18 Black men who lost their lives during the massacre, as announced by Oklahoma State archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck on social media last Friday.
“We have exhumed him, he is in the forensic lab and undergoing analysis,” Stackelbeck stated from the site at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa.
This find comes nearly a month after another set of remains, which were previously uncovered during the search, were identified as those of World War I veteran C.L. Daniel from Georgia. According to forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield, Daniel’s remains did not show signs of a gunshot wound, but the fragmented condition of his bones made it difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of death.
