Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible disappeared from Welch, Okla. Dec. 29, 1999. FOX23 has been covering the investigation for years and reported in 2018 when an arrest was finally made in the case.

Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman. Photo: Courtesy Lorene Bible Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, both 16, were best friends, inseparable since the two attended kindergarten together in rural Oklahoma.

NEW Lead in Bible-Freeman Missing Persons Case. Wednesday, July 25th 2001, 12:00 am. By: News On 6. There is a new lead in the case of two missing girls from Welch, Oklahoma.

Best friends Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, both 16, vanished in 1999 after Freeman’s family home went up in flames with her parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, inside. The parents had been shot to ...

PICHER, Okla. — This month marks 25 years since Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible went missing. Today, Lauria’s mother began preparing for this grim milestone. Lorene Bible spent the day ...

WELCH, Okla. — On Dec. 29, 1999, Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman got together to celebrate Ashley's birthday at her home in Welch. Neither of them have been seen since that day.

Two more vehicles — spotted close to the time of her daughter’s disappearance 11 years ago — now cruise the thoughts of Lorene Bible.

PICHER, Okla. — A fresh search for the remains of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible got underway at around 9 a.m. today in Picher. Investigators have been digging at several spots on vacant lots ...