BETHANY, OK - Bethany police confirmed that a missing pregnant woman was found Friday morning at a wildlife refuge in northwest Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma state medical examiner said Lauren Barnes, 20, was asphyxiated, and the man accused of killing her allegedly told a friend that he choked her to death. Barnes was found dead on Friday at the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge after a weeklong search.
Eric Phan, 20, who turned himself in on Wednesday night, is accused of killing Barnes, who has been missing since Friday. Bethany police believe this case is a homicide. Phan has not been charged with anything yet, but he is being held at the Oklahoma County Jail. Neither Phan nor his attorney are willing to comment about the case yet.
Police said that Phan and Barnes met at Eldon Lyon Park to discuss issues about Barnes' pregnancy relative to paternity. Phan told police that he doesn't believe he is the father; however, police said that Barnes sent a text message to her sister at 8:40 p.m. Friday saying that she was meeting the baby's father.
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