On Valentine’s Day 2023, 41-year-old Charles Robert Griffith was shot and killed at his rural home in Stroud, Oklahoma, at 354860 E. 900 Road in Lincoln County. That afternoon his 15-year-old son, Collin Griffith, placed a 911 call saying he had just shot his father after an argument in which Charles allegedly chased him with a knife and cornered him in a bedroom. Deputies and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents found Charles deceased from two gunshot wounds, one to the chest and one to the head.

Investigators reported some physical evidence at the scene was inconsistent with Collin’s account. An OSBI agent filed a probable cause affidavit alleging first-degree murder and Collin was arrested; his mother, Catherine Griffith, later posted a $50,000 bond and he was released on electronic monitoring. In March 2023 the murder charge was dropped when prosecutors said they could not disprove the teenager’s claim of self-defense. In September 2024 Collin was arrested in Polk County, Florida, on a separate charge alleging he killed his mother, and authorities have said the investigation into Charles Griffith’s death remains ongoing; as of February 2025 the case was still unsolved.

Does anyone have information about Charles Griffith, his time in Lincoln County, or the events on February 14, 2023?