Three Charged in Brutal Torture Death of Missing Arizona Mom

Three Charged in Brutal Torture Death of Missing Arizona Mom

A missing Arkansas mother of three was recently found dead in Oklahoma. Investigators say they believe she was brutally tortured, then murdered and her body left weighed down in a pond.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the horrific death of Tara Strozier, a 40-year-old from Fort Smith, Arkansas, who was last seen alive about 20 miles away across state lines in Cameron, Oklahoma, on July 17, according to the Fort Smith Police Department.

The attractive mom was listed as missing on July 19, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. On July 24, deputies from the LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office spotted her car, a black Volkswagen Jetta, abandoned in a Cameron driveway.

The deputies found no sign of Strozier and expected foul play, according to the OSBI, which was called in to assist. On Thursday, July 29, they found her body.

“Based on the joint investigation, authorities believe Strozier was tortured at an unoccupied mobile home off Neblett Ridge Road in Cameron before being murdered by the pond near Rock Island,” the OSBI said in a statement.

“On July 29, 2021, Davis admitted to killing Strozier while Johnson was present,” the OSBI said. “After she was killed by the pond, they weighed her body down and threw her into the pond.”

Both Davis and Johnson are facing first-degree murder charges. Hutchinson is accused of obstruction of an officer. Davis faces an additional kidnapping charge, according to authorities.

That is all the information available at this time. This is a developing story. Please check back on our True Crime pages for any updates.