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Wendy Camp, Cynthia Britto, and Lisa Kregear

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Real Names: Wendy Lorraine Camp, Cynthia M. Britto, and Lisa Renee Kregear
Nicknames: Bunny (Cynthia), Renee (Lisa)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Date: May 29, 1992

Bio[]

Occupation: Housewife (Wendy)
Date of Birth: (Camp) March 1, 1969, (Britto) January 17, 1986, (Kregear) October 18, 1968
Height: (Camp) 5'8", (Britto) 3'0", (Kregear) 5'4"
Weight: (Camp) 180 lbs., (Britto) 60 lbs., (Kregear) 130 lbs.
Marital Status: (Camp) Married, (Britto) Single, (Kregear) Single
Characteristics: (Britto) Brown eyes and hair, (Kregear) Blue eyes and blonde hair, (Camp) Brown eyes and brown hair

Case[]

Details: Wendy Camp married Christopher Britto (of Sri Lanka or Kuwait) and they had a daughter named Cynthia. However, their marriage later ended in divorce. In spring 1987, she met Chad Noe. They worked together at an ice cream parlor in Edmond, Oklahoma, and soon began dating. They were married after she became pregnant with their son, Jonathan. Shortly after, she went into a coma and remained unconscious for weeks. Her affliction was later determined to be multiple sclerosis.
Chad was apparently unable or unwilling to deal with her physical difficulties. One week after Wendy went into the coma, he told her mother, Jackie, that he had divorced her and was seeking full custody of Jonathan. During this time, her sister, Kimberly Aisha Hshmi, was caring for her. However, she was unable to care for Jonathan as she was a newlywed, pregnant, and moving to New York for her husband's work.
Wendy's parents approached Chad's mother, Beverly, and asked her to temporarily provide care for Jonathan, which she had agreed to do previously. She then secretly sought and won full custody of him due to Chad having had multiple children out of wedlock, many with underaged girls. At the time, he was also heavily into drugs; Wendy's family believes that he had given some to her while she was pregnant with Jonathan, which had then brought on the coma.

At the time, Wendy, as well as her entire family, were unaware of what had taken place. She remained in a coma a little over sixteen months. She slowly improved and met Leon Camp. They were married in 1990. During this time, she requested and received weekend visitation with Jonathan. For a month, things went smoothly. Soon after, Beverly began refusing to let her see Jonathan, claiming Leon was molesting him during the visits.
Upon arrival for one visit with Jonathan, Wendy was shocked to see that the house was vacant, yet no new address had ever been given to the court, nor had she been told Beverly had moved. Another court-ordered visit was scheduled to take place the next week. When Wendy arrived, she was told that Beverly must have forgotten it was her weekend since she had taken Jonathan out of state to Six Flags Over Texas. This behavior soon escalated to claims that he was being abused or molested even though Beverly herself was present for each and every visit.
Wendy was beyond frustrated and pointed out numerous times that no one, neither her or any relative, had ever signed over parental rights to Beverly or Chad, yet the court seemed to turn a blind eye to this fact. The court-appointed therapist, Ginger Leto, determined that the molestation claims had no foundation and cleared Wendy and Leon. Medical tests found no evidence of Jonathan being sexually abused.
Visitation was allowed to continue while Chad and Beverly were cited for contempt. They continued to refuse to comply with the visitation order. Beverly later took Jonathan and went into hiding, prompting Wendy's father, Edwin Knox Taylor, to become a gun-licensed private detective. Her family had previously hired one but soon money ran out. It is not clear if Beverly was found or turned herself in, yet she did surface, and the court ordered her to let Wendy see Jonathan. However, the court did not demand her to return him to Wendy, a fact that mystifies her entire family to this day.
On May 29, 1992, Beverly asked Chad to call Wendy and invite them to come for a visit. He called and spoke to her. Due to her medical condition, she was unable to drive. Chad replied that Beverly would pick her up and take her home. Later that day, she and Leon were ready to go, yet Beverly refused to let him come along, saying he would fight with Chad. He felt this was strange but agreed Wendy could go provided his sister, Lisa Renee Kregear, went with her. Cynthia wanted to go as well to see Jonathan. Beverly seemed extremely agitated and had reluctantly allowed Lisa and Cynthia to go. 
The 115-mile drive from the Camps' house in Oklahoma City to Chad's in Shamrock took just over two hours. When they arrived at 1:45pm, Wendy called her mother and told her that they were at a restaurant, waiting for Chad to arrive. When he showed up, they went to his house where Wendy, Cynthia, and Lisa spent several hours with Jonathan.
At 4:15pm, Wendy, Cynthia, and Lisa left in Beverly's car. Her mother, Ida, also accompanied them. Before leaving Shamrock, Wendy called her mother and told her they’d be home soon. They spoke briefly, as Beverly claimed that she was in a hurry; this was the last time she heard from Wendy. Phone company records verified that she called him at 4:42pm. However, everything that happened after this call is up for debate.

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Beverly's apparent plan was to drive Wendy, Cynthia, and Lisa to Oklahoma City and then meet Chad at a restaurant in Cushing between 7 and 8pm. According to her and Ida, Wendy argued with them during the trip. Ida claimed that she did not want to "put up" with Wendy anymore, so she asked Beverly to drop her off at her house. She claimed that she was dropped off around 5:15pm. After that, according to Beverly, the bickering continued during the next half hour. Tired of Wendy, Beverly allegedly pulled into a Wal-Mart parking lot in Chandler, 45 miles from Oklahoma City, and ordered Wendy, Cynthia, and Lisa out of the car. They were never seen or heard from again.
By that evening, Leon became worried when they had not returned, so he called Wendy’s parents and her parents called the police. Investigators searched a five-county area but came up with no evidence. Naturally, Beverly, Ida, and Chad fell under suspicion. Investigators looked into Beverly's alleged time frame. She claimed that they had left Shamrock at 4:30pm. She also claimed that she met Chad at a restaurant in Cushing at 7pm. Investigators determined that it would be physically impossible for her to get to the restaurant at that time. The trip would have taken more than three hours. Also, she drove on a two-lane highway that was a slower and longer route.
Wendy's family is certain that something happened to them. They believe that she would have called Leon or one of her relatives from a pay phone at the Wal-Mart. Jackie is convinced that they were murdered that night and that Beverly, Chad, and Ida were all involved.
Suspects: Chad, Beverly, and Ida remain people of interest. Two locals reported that Chad boasted of his responsibility for the deaths of both women, after which he disposed of them in a way in which they would never be found. However, without additional and more concrete evidence, the police are unable to proceed with a case against him.
Ida and her other daughter, Deborah, previously were accused of killing Deborah's husband, John Rausin. He was found shot and stabbed to death in his car on June 12, 1980. Ida and Deborah were charged with his murder in 1983, but the charges against them were later dropped.
Extra Notes:

  • This case first aired on October 20, 1993.
  • The information above was provided with the help of Wendy's family.
  • Beverly declined to be interviewed for the segment.

Results: Solved. Ida and Beverly were later arrested and charged with arson. They allegedly committed the crime to collect insurance money. In 2007, both were convicted and served time in prison. In September 2011, Ida died of cancer at the age of eighty-two. She was never officially charged in this case.
On April 16, 2013, the remains of Wendy, Cynthia, and Lisa were found buried eight feet down in an unmarked grave in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. A Ruger revolver (which appeared to be a .357) and a knife were also located next to them. DNA collected from Kimberly confirmed the identities of Wendy and Cynthia. DNA evidence also confirmed the identity of Lisa. A coroner declared they were victims of homicide: Wendy died from gunshot and sharp force injuries; Cynthia died from "homicidal violence of unspecified means"; and Lisa died from gunshot wounds to the torso. Cynthia's remains still had duct tape attached to them.
Ida's son and Beverly's brother, Grover Prewitt, was arrested on half a million-dollar bail that was reduced to $50,000. He allegedly led police to the remains, which were buried in a hole under a septic tank on property owned by the Prewitts. Around the time of the disappearances, Ida told him to dig the hole. She later told him to fill it because "there's bodies in there". He was charged with accessory to first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty, and a judge later dismissed his case. He died on January 25, 2017. Prior to his death, he made statements that Ida and Beverly had murdered Wendy, Cynthia, and Lisa.
On March 28, 2014, Beverly was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder in association with this case. On January 20, 2015, she pleaded no contest to helping in carrying out the murders. As a part of her plea bargain, she was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and fifteen years' probation. She was released on January 7, 2020; she passed away on October 13, 2023.
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