'He's Bragging': Family claims Chickasha triple murderer is on social media, harassing victim's family from inside prison

A convicted murderer recently at the center of a lawsuit involving top state leaders is now allegedly harassing family members of a woman he killed from inside prison.

Lawrence Paul Anderson is currently serving multiple life sentences inside Dick Conner Correctional Facility for killing 3 people, including Andrea Blankenship.

The murders happened in Chickasha in 2021, and since then the family has also been involved in a lawsuit claiming negligence from top state leaders led to Anderson's release from prison before the murders.

Now, days after the lawsuit was dropped, Andrea's daughter Haylee Blankenship says the nightmare continues.

“Could you imagine being a victim of your mom getting dismembered and murdered? And then her murderer is literally on Facebook smiling and laughing and having a party?” Blankenship said.

Blankenship believes Anderson or someone in his cell block has access to a phone inside the prison.

Photos and videos of what appears to be a birthday party for Anderson, who can be seen holding a makeshift cake, were posted to an account under the name “Tony Hayes.”

“They're not doing their job correctly, because why does he have a phone in prison?” Blankenship said.

She also says the same account sent threatening messages to a family member.

“He reached out to someone in the family and was sending death threats saying he's gonna, you know, have people gutted like a hog,” Blankenship said.

In the same message the writer refers to themselves as, quote, "the heart eater."

Blankenship says this references the 2021 murders, where court documents say Anderson confessed to carving out Andrea's heart and attempting to feed it to his relatives.

“He's bragging about being a heart eater and, obviously makes me feel terrible and retraumatized and, miserable,” Blankenship said.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections released this statement to News 9:

“ODOC does not tolerate criminal behavior within our facilities. Our inmates are not allowed to use cellphones and social media. We take swift action and hold them accountable for their actions when we learn of such behavior. If you know of an inmate with a cellphone or social media profile, you can report it anonymously on our website (Oklahoma.gov/doc) or by calling our Community Outreach Unit at 405-425-2607.”

The ODOC also confirmed they are investigating this situation thoroughly.