The mystery surrounding the death of Barry Christian, a Republican candidate for the Oklahoma state Senate, shifted Friday from the politics of a missing candidate to the painstaking work of crime scene investigators trying to answer a more urgent question: what happened inside, or around, the gray Ram truck where his body was found in a remote wildlife area near Erick.
"At this time, the circumstances surrounding Mr. Christian's death remain under investigation," campaign spokeswoman Vivienne Hasenbeck said in a statement. "Authorities have not yet released additional details pending notification of all family members and further examination."
