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They say you can get almost anything online.

Well, in 2015, Teenage Brothers Robert and Michael Bever tested this theory and found it to be true.

Anything they could dream up was just a click away.

And what they had in mind was truly frightening.

After weeks of preparation, they were nearly ready.

Supplies have been ordered and with one final shipment scheduled to arrive at their family home on July 23rd,

they put their plan into motion around midnight the night before.

Join me now as we delve into what became known as the Broken Arrow Killings.

You'll hear about the Bevers, a reclusive family of nine torn apart in a single fateful day.

And two brothers whose thirst for fame drove them to unspeakable acts.

In the late hours of July 22nd, 2015, a frantic call to 911 is abruptly disconnected.

The rest of the call turns to noise just before the Lingo Stad.

The dispatcher traced the call to the Bever household in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and tried calling the father of the house, David Bever.

When the phone rang, someone actually answered, but whoever was on the other end said nothing.

Police responded quickly by sending a unit to investigate and arrived to find blood on the front porch and drag marks through it.

From the inside of the house, officers heard screaming, so broke down the door and went inside.

One officer who entered called it the bloody scene he'd ever encountered in his career.

He'd been serving for 15 years, but no amount of experience could prepare someone for a sadistic merciless crime like that.

A crime that gave new meaning to the phrase, family tragedy.

If you're not familiar with the name, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma might conjure up images of cowboys, covered wagons, and open parries.

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