Family Found Murdered In Oklahoma Home

The triple murder of a family is being investigated by Oklahoma police after their bodies were discovered inside their home Monday morning, Kfor reported.

Police say that John Hruby, 50, his wife Tinker, 48 and their 17-year-old daughter Katherine were murdered, but aren't released more information regarding how the family died. A 911 call was placed at around 8:50 a.m.

No suspects have been named yet, but a black Jeep was found on the property that authorities say belongs to Tinker and John's son Alan. He is a freshman at the University of Oklahoma and is being held at Stephens County Jail on an unrelated charge, according to the Duncan Banner.

John Hruby was the publisher of a local community newspaper, the Marlow Review, where Tinker also worked.

It has been noted by police that the family did cease their normal activities on Friday. Neither John nor Tinker showed up to work at the newspaper and John Hruby didn't report on the high school football game.

A memorial vigil was held Monday evening at Duncan High School, where Katherine played volleyball.

Duncan High School senior Carly Kirkland said Katherine loved making people laugh and was a great friend to many in the community.

"God has given us all hope that we will all see her again and I'm just so thankful and so blessed to have known a person like her," Kirkland told ABC 7 News.

Friends say Katherine had a big personality, playing volleyball or not, and that her parents are remembered as her biggest supporters.

"That's the only voice I could hear in the stands was Tinker's ... if we ever had a cheerleader in the stands, it was Tinker. It's just a sad day, but a joyful day because one day we'll meet again and I'll see that smile," Duncan Volleyball coach Sandy Mitchell told ABC 7. "I'll hear Tinker's voice, I'll hear Katherine's voice."

On Twitter, classmates fondly rememberd Katherine.

"Rest in Peace, Katherine. School will never be the same without you," a user named Dace Palmer wrote on Monday.

Others used the hastag #PrayersForDuncan and attached messaged to the tweets.

"I can't begin to imagine that this is coming from my hometown," user @itsbradendavis wrote.

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Oklahoma, Murder
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