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The Very Suspicious Death of Noah Presgrove Terral, Oklahoma · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Nearly a year following the commencement of the investigation by law enforcement into the passing
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  of nineteen year old Noah Presgrove from Oklahoma, recently disclosed nine to one one
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  calls from two bystanders provide a detailed account of their observations in the early hours
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  of September fourth, when they stumbled upon Noah's unclothed remains. The initial caller,
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  known only as Tyler, expressed uncertainty regarding what he witnessed lying on the
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  side of the road while driving along Highway eighty one near Terrell, Oklahoma,
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  on that labour day morning. He informed the nine one one operator that the
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  object on the roadside might have been a deer, but it appeared to resemble
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  a human body. It just it looked awful, odd, he said.
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  Audio of the two calls, placed just before six am local time, was
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  released in response to a public records request by Murder Files Unsealed. When family
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  and law enforcement arrived later that morning, they discovered Noah's body curled up in
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  a fetal position, only wearing a pair of mismatched slip on shoes. Blood
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  had gathered near his head, and his shorts were lying in the middle of
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  the road. Ten months have passed and it remains a mystery how Noah sustained
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  his injuries or ended up on the side of the highway in such a severely
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  injured state. The police investigation is still ongoing, although authorities mentioned in May
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  that they were not treating the death as a murder. Noah had been at
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  a four day birthday celebration that holiday weekend at a residence close to where his
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  body was located. Noah's brother Dale and Presgrove had previously informed people that investigators
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  had gathered snapchats, videos, and text messages from the attendees of the party.
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  However, the exact sequence of events remains unclear. There are many conflicting
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  accounts of that night. Dalen has said, with so much time passing,
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  it seems that the stories are changing. Other times, it feels that they
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  are reading off of a script. It's hard to trust anyone. Noah's autopsy
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  report, as revealed by people in May, indicated that he succumbed to multiple
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  blunt force injuries, yet the exact cause of these injuries remains inconclusive. Shortly
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  after the initial sighting of Noah by the first individual on September fourth, another
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  man named Tyler Hardy contacted nine one one, reporting that he had spotted a
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  body on the roadside while en route to work. Initially mistaking it for a
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  deer. Hardy expressed his concerns to the dispatcher, stating, I'm pretty sure
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  there's somebody laying dead along the road. They looked naked. I'm staying back.
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  The dispatcher reassured Hardy that a deputy was en route, acknowledging that she
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  was already informed of the situation. Additionally, she referenced another nine one one
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  call that occurred between the two calls made by the individuals named Tyler. This
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  particular call, lasting twenty seconds and filled with static, was obtained by people
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  and was made just moments before Hardy's call. Jefferson County under Sheriff Jimmy Williams
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  informed people that although the call did not have an associated number, he believes
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  Hardy made two separate calls. All right, well, I'm just sitting here
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  blocking the road, Hardy told the dispatcher in the other call, explaining that
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  the body was positioned on the white line close to traffic. Hardy told the
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  dispatcher that he had nearly hit the body and decided to wait until law enforcement
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  arrived to ensure no one else did. It actually looks like there's a piece
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  of clothing maybe laying in the middle of the road, Hardy said, adding
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  I don't want to get too close. Sarah Stewart, a representative from the
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  Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, has stated that the inquiry into Noah's passing is
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  still in progress. She has cited standard procedure as the reason for not disclosing
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  any documents or information related to the case until the investigation is complete. Noah's
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  family has been attempting to acquire the nine one one calls for several months.
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  There were no vehicle parts or debris observed on the scene. The autopsy report
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  says at this time what transpired on how the body was found on the road,
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  having multiple blunt force injuries is unknown. Therefore, the manner of death
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  is deemed undetermined. An extensive skull fracture traversed his head, dividing the middle
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  base of the skull into two parts, along with two minor fractures. Authorities
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  characterized his head as caved in. The major fracture, known as a hinge
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  type, is easily recognizable due to its unique shape. Additionally, Presgrove experienced
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  injury to a muscle on the side of his head responsible for chewing. Roccuero
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  documented that the individual was unclothed except for mismatched shoes. A pair of shorts
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  was discovered a few feet away and was con