Bethany Police Identify Man, Woman Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Two people who were found dead in a Bethany home have been identified, police said.

Tuesday, August 6th 2019, 11:12 am

By: News 9

Bethany Police Identify Man, Woman Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Two people who were found dead in a Bethany home have been identified, police said.

Lela Ellison, 55, and Bobby Wayne Craig, 57, were found dead Monday morning inside a Bethany home.

About 9:30 a.m., police were called to the 6700 block of NW 27th Street in reference to a welfare check. The landlord told police he saw a dead man inside the residence.

Police found a man and a woman inside a bedroom.

Investigators think Ellison died from a gunshot wound and Craig died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and the incident happened sometime on Sunday.

Police said they were called to the residence in the past in connection with domestic and mental health-related incidents.

If you or anyone you know is suffering from domestic violence or sexual assault is asked to to call Oklahoma Safe-Line at 1-800-522-7233.

","published":"2019-08-06T16:12:59.000Z","updated":"2019-08-06T16:12:07.000Z","summary":"Two people who were found dead in a Bethany home have been identified, police said.","affiliate":{"_id":"5cc353fe1c9d440000d3b70f","callSign":"kwtv","origin":"https://www.news9.com"},"contentClass":"news","createdAt":"2020-01-31T18:35:47.944Z","updatedAt":"2025-05-29T09:38:29.478Z","__v":23,"breakingNews":[],"entities":[{"_id":"6244be686880e45323a75416","text":"Lela Ellison","type":"PERSON","__v":0},{"_id":"6244be686880e45323a7543e","text":"Bobby Wayne Craig","type":"PERSON","__v":0},{"_id":"62421a0b6880e45323a19a75","text":"Bethany","type":"LOCATION","__v":0}],"hasBeenCheckedForEntities":true,"openInNewWindow":false,"rendered":71,"peerReviewer":"5c7850eac1778925af4208da","peerReviewedOn":"2025-04-05T20:12:26.524Z","wordCount":300,"show":true,"link":"/story/5e347383527dcf49dad704e2/bethany-police-identify-man-woman-killed-in-apparent-murdersuicide","hasSchedule":false,"id":"5e347383527dcf49dad704e2"};