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OSBI seeks information regarding 1971 cold case

OSBI said Mack Watkins was last seen on Oct. 29, 1971. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is seeking information about a 1971 cold case involving 56-year-old Mack Watkins who was last seen with two hitchhikers. Watkins was found dead along I-40 near a rest area in Sallisaw, Oklahoma the next day, and his pickup truck was also abandoned in Oklahoma City. The male hitchhiker had an Illinois driver's license with a possible birth date of 1944, and was described as having the word "LOVE" tattooed on his left hand and a birth defect. The Cold Case Unit continues to investigate the case.

OSBI seeks information regarding 1971 cold case

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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is seeking information about a 1971 cold case.

OSBI said Mack Watkins was last seen on Oct. 29, 1971.

According to OSBI, 56-year-old Watkins picked up two hitchhikers, an adult male and female, while driving westbound from Little Rock, Arkansas.

The next day, he was found dead along I-40 near a rest area in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. His orange pickup truck was also found abandoned in Oklahoma City.

The male hitchhiker had an Illinois driver's license with a possible birth date of 1944, according to OSBI. He was also described as having the word "LOVE" tattooed on his left hand, and his right hand had a birth defect. The woman had long red hair.

OSBI said the Cold Case Unit continues to investigate this case. Anyone with information should contact them at [email protected] or 1-800-522-8017.


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