Broken Arrow murders
| Broken Arrow murders | |
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Map of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | |
| Location | 35°58′10.32″N 95°47′28.08″W / 35.9695333°N 95.7911333°W Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Date | July 22, 2015 |
| Target | Parents and siblings |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, mass murder, familicide, pedicide |
| Weapons | Knives |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Robert and Michael Bever |
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| Verdict | Robert: Pleaded guilty Michael: Guilty on all counts |
| Convictions | First-degree murder (5 counts), assault with intent to kill |
| Sentence | Robert: Six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole Michael: Five consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole after 225 years, plus 28 years |
The Broken Arrow murders, otherwise known as the Bever family massacre, were a familicide and mass stabbing that occurred on July 22, 2015, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, US. The perpetrators, Robert and Michael Bever, murdered their parents and three siblings, and attempted to murder another sister. It was the deadliest crime and mass murder in the city of Broken Arrow, until a murder-suicide in October 2022 which killed eight people.
Daniel Bever (age 12) called 9-1-1, saving the lives of his sisters Autumn (2) and Crystal (13) by alerting authorities. During the call, the assailants ambushed Daniel in his room and he was subsequently murdered. Crystal, one of the two survivors, identified two of her older brothers, 18-year-old Robert and 16-year-old Michael, as the assailants. The brothers were subsequently arrested and charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault and battery with intent to murder. Robert Bever was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Michael Bever was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 225 years.