El Reno, Oklahoma- A woman and her four children were found dead inside their apartment. The Authorities are looking for her boyfriend as a suspect. On Monday, a police officer went to Summer Garas’s apartment to check on the welfare of her and her four small children ranging in ages from 3-7 years of age. Daughters Kristen Rust 7, Autumn Rust 6, Enynn Garas 3 and son Teagin Rust 4. Spokeswoman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Jessica Brown stated that the five were not shot and that a weapon was not necessarily used. More details won’t be released until Wednesday or later.
A spokeswoman for the Medical Examiners Office only confirmed they were homicides . The slain woman’s boyfriend is a suspect, Brown said. They are searching for Summer’s missing vehicle, a 89′ white Ford Thunderbird. The slain womans boyfriend Joshua Steven Durcho was caught on camera at a truck stop in Clinton, Oklahoma, 60 miles west of where the bodies were found. He purchased a soda around 9:30pm. There have been numerous sightings of Durcho across the state.
Criminal records show that Durcho has a past that includes, car theft, possession of Marijuana which he did 4 years for in prison from 2003-2007. Spending most of his adult life in and out of jail.
The children’s grandmother Crystal Franklin said, “I’m just numb, just not knowing what to think, the kids were just wonderful. Summer rarely ever locked her door and helped neighbors when in need. Summer never met an enemy, she didn’t have an enemy, she just loved everybody”. Crystals husband James, the grandfather of the children said, “That was wrong, there is nothing that can justify killing a mother and four kids, just turn your self in. I have to deal with this the rest of my life. I loved all of them and they loved me.”
The murders happened at the apartment complex. A neighbors daughter Brandy Higgens said that her mother heard a loud noise before the authorities arrived. Many neighbors heard the noise. There are only good words regarding the people killed from everyone around them. The suspect Joshua Steven Durcho is being sought after and is considered dangerous.
















5 users commented in " Manhunt for Suspect After Woman and Her 4 Children Found Dead. "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackwhat is wrong with people anymore what could have this woman and especially her kids have done to deserve this, the guy shoulda killed himself instead what a looser!
I read about this yesterday & it breaks my heart to know someone could kill 4 lives. What is wrong with that man? It breaks my heart.. argh.
A sad deal that innocent children have to pay for an adults’ irresponsibility; mother was 25,had four kids by three fathers,and had moved new ‘boyfriend’(the murder suspect) in.
True, and that goes back to the fact that no one wants to take responsibility. *Three dads? Do these women never learn by experience? Make the children first priority. Work hard and take care of them, and there are federal assistance programs available for single moms. #1, Stay away from bars. Bars are no place to meet someone. What’s the deal nowadays - they decide they have a great deal in common, excess baggage, an overdrawn checking account, a beer and a cigarette.
How sad of a story. Tragic. I will never understand why these coward killing parents just don’t end their own life instead of taking the life of their precious children!
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