AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

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Boy reveals mum as dad’s killer

Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Boy reveals mum as dad’s killer

Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

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Boy reveals mum as dad’s killer

Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

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Boy reveals mum as dad’s killer

Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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Boy reveals mum as dad’s killer

Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail
Amber McMurtrey allegedly stabbed and killed her husband, according to her 8-year-old son. Picture: Oklahoma County Jail

AN eight-year-old boy has identified his mother to police as the person who killed his father, police said.

According to the New York Post, Amber McMurtrey, 34, of Del City, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman initially told police that her husband, Neil Vaughn, was stabbed outside the home, The Oklahoman reported.

When officers arrived at the scene, Vaughn was found in the home's driveway with a stab wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.

Officers said McMurtrey had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when they arrived at the scene.

They also said they smelled marijuana from the home.

Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook
Police say they smelled marijuana inside the home of Amber McMurtrey, pictured. Picture: Facebook

Police officers asked McMurtrey to search inside the home after they saw what appeared to be blood in the living room but she refused.

She was arrested and her son was put in the care of a caseworker, the arrest affidavit stated.

After investigators were issued with a warrant they discovered a blood track from the bedroom to the driveway.

They also discovered drug paraphernalia inside the residence.

Investigators said witnesses told them Mr Vaughn was running before he fell down in the driveway.

They also told investigators they have witnessed McMurtrey assault her husband "multiple times while she was intoxicated".

Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook
Witnesses said that Amber McMurtrey frequently assaulted her husband when she was intoxicated. Picture: Facebook

When police interviewed the son he initially told them he saw a masked person stab his father before fleeing.

However, after his grandmother told him "not to tell any stories" he told investigators his mother stabbed his father and "hid the reindeer knife above the toilet," the arrest affidavit stated.

Police searched the home again and found the knife where the boy said it was.

McMurtrey is currently in custody in the Oklahoma County Jail.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.


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Westpac Little Ripper drone helped save the lives of two teens in trouble at a Lennox Head beach last week.

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LOVINGLY RESTORED: Ballina's Dona and Peter Graham with the former Sydney ferry Myrna. They will sail the vessel (also pictured at left) along the Richmond River during the duck races on Australia Day.

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Get in early for your chance to see Ballina's best view

CHECK OUT THE VIEW: The public has an opportunity to check out the view at Ballina's Marine Rescue tower in an open day to be held on Australia Day. Volunteer Tony Hensley is pictured at work in the tower.

Visit the Marine Rescue tower and help raise money

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