On February 12, 2022, 46-year-old Rayburn Matthew Phillips was fatally shot in the chest at a residence in Lexington, Oklahoma. Cleveland County deputies found Phillips after a 911 call and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his wound.

The investigation led to the arrest of two women, including Phillips’s wife, April Vienna Phillips, and 35-year-old Katherine Frances Henderson. Court filings allege April Phillips was charged with first-degree murder and that she unlawfully and with malice aforethought caused his death by shooting him. Friends described Phillips as a friendly, hardworking owner of a construction company.

A quiet rural neighborhood was left reeling by the arrests and the allegation that someone close to Phillips was involved. If anyone knew Rayburn Phillips, his movements that morning, or has information about the case, please come forward.