Linda Jeffcoat Davenport, 72, was found dead in her Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, home on November 14, 2021, after a family member requested a welfare check when they could not reach her for several days. Officers found the house unsecured and discovered Davenport’s body with traumatic injuries consistent with a homicide. Early reports described brutal beatings; a later medical examiner report stated she had been shot numerous times.

A widow who lived alone and described by neighbors as quiet and reclusive, Davenport was a retired tax accountant. Her violent death stood out in a suburb that averages about two homicides a year. The Broken Arrow Police Department has not announced any arrests and calls the case unsolved; investigators report the inquiry has stalled for lack of new evidence. Her daughter, Leigh Watts, continues to press for answers.

If anyone knew Linda, saw unusual activity near 81st and Aspen in mid-November 2021, or has information that could help, please come forward to the Broken Arrow Police Department.