Convicted rapist Jesse McFadden sent chilling texts to the victim in his child sex abuse trial, warning her that “this is all on you” the night before he and six other people — including two missing teenage girls — were found dead on his property in rural Oklahoma.
McFadden, 39 — who failed to show up to court Monday to stand trial on charges of soliciting sexual conduct with a minor and possession of child pornography — sent a slew of unsettling text messages to the victim in that case Sunday evening, seemingly blaming her for filing charges against him, she told Fox 23.
“I did exactly what I promised I would do when I got out,” McFadden texted the victim. “I got a marketing job making great money and was being advanced been there 2 years now and made a great life like I promised I would do with you.”
“Now it’s all gone, I told you I wouldn’t go back … This is all on you for continuing this,” the texts read.
While behind bars following a 2003 rape conviction, McFadden was accused of using a contraband cellphone to sext a 16-year-old girl in 2017. Despite the charges, he was released in 2020.
On Monday, the bodies of seven people were discovered on McFadden’s property in Henryetta, a small city of about 6,000 about an hour south of Tulsa.
Authorities identified two of the deceased as Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16. The two teens were reported missing when they never returned home Sunday night after spending the weekend with McFadden’s family.
Police have not shared further details about the killings, but a relative of the victims said they were found shot dead in various locations across McFadden’s sprawling property.
Janette Mayo, the mother of McFadden’s wife Holly Guess, said the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to her that McFadden, her daughter, and her grandchildren Rylee Elizabeth Allen, 17, Michael James Mayo, 15, and Tiffany Dore Guess, 13, are also among the deceased.
Janette Mayo, 59, described McFadden as a quiet but controlling manipulator who hid unsavory details of his past.
“He lied to my daughter, and he convinced her it was all just a huge mistake,” Mayo said.
“He was very demure,” Mayo added, noting that the family didn’t know about his criminal history until a few months ago. “He was very standoffish, generally very quiet, but he kept my daughter and the kids basically under lock and key. He had to know where they were at all times, which sent red flags up.”
Police have not released a narrative of the tragic events and the medical examiner has not shared the official IDs of the victims.
Brittany Brewer’s father, Nathan, said his daughter, who had just been chosen as Miss. Henryetta had spent the weekend with McFadden’s family several times in the past without incident.
Meanwhile, Webster’s family was shocked to learn about McFadden’s criminal history.
“He shouldn’t have been out and able to do all this,” Ashleigh Webster told Fox 23 while the search for her daughter was still active.
“He should not have been out and it’s our justice system that needs to be harder,” Justin Webster added.
The Henryetta public school district said that school would remain in session, but the administration understood if parents wanted to keep their children home.
“Our hearts are hurting,” the district wrote on Facebook.