A violent spree across central Oklahoma ended the life of 70-year-old Jackie Peliti on the night of December 17, 2024. Authorities say the suspect, later identified as 42-year-old Richard Dewayne Chambers, had allegedly killed 62-year-old Annie Brown earlier that day in Midwest City, taken her car, and then traveled toward Pottawatomie and Pontotoc counties before the vehicle ran out of gas.

Around 9 p.m. Chambers reportedly went door-to-door near Ada asking for fuel and was directed to Jackie and Robert Peliti. Pontotoc County deputies were called to the Peliti home on County Road 1512 in Allen about 11:30 p.m. They found both Jackie and her 84-year-old husband shot; Jackie was pronounced dead at the scene and Robert was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

A multi-county manhunt ended with Chambers being located and arrested after he was found hiding in a barn near Non at about 8:15 a.m. on December 19. Chambers is being held on suspicion of three murders. Does anyone have information about Jackie’s life in Allen or the neighborhood that night?