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Man charged in Oklahoma killings says he'll talk to families

VINITA, Okla. (AP) - A man charged in the 1999 deaths of an Oklahoma couple, their 16-year-old daughter and her friend says he's willing to speak with the families of the victims.

Ronnie Dean Busick was extradited from Kansas to the Craig County jail in Vinita on Wednesday evening. As he arrived, he said he didn't know where the missing teens were but that he'd "talk to the families."

The 66-year-old was charged Sunday with four counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Danny and Kathy Freeman, their daughter Ashley Freeman and her friend Lauria Bible.

Danny and Kathy Freeman were shot in the head and their bodies were left in their burning home. The teens' bodies were never found.

The initial investigation didn't get very far, but authorities say a review in recent years uncovered new evidence, including witness statements linking Busick and two other men to the killings. The other two men have since died.

Authorities say several witnesses said the men killed the Freemans over money owed for drugs.

Jay Bible, right, gets a hug Monday, April 23, 2018 at the press conference announcing an arrest has been made in the 1999 case. Authorities in Oklahoma say 66-year-old Ronnie Dean Busick has been charged with the 1999 deaths of a couple and the abduction of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, who remain missing. (Gary Crow/Tulsa World via AP) The Associated Press
Jay and Lorene Bible, parents of Laurie Bible, speak at the press conference announcing the arrest has been made in the 1999 case. Authorities in Oklahoma say 66-year-old Ronnie Dean Busick has been charged with the 1999 deaths of a couple and the abduction of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, who remain missing. (Gary Crow/Tulsa World via AP) The Associated Press
In this photo provided by the Harvey County Kansas Sheriff's Office, Ronnie Busick is pictured in a booking photo in Newton, Kansas. Craig County, Oklahoma District Attorney Matt Ballard has said Busick is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of first-degree arson in the 1999 deaths of a couple in Welch, Okla., and the abduction of two teenage girls who remain missing. (Harvey County Kansas Sheriff's Office via AP) The Associated Press
Craig County Sheriff Heath Winfrey speaks at the press conference about the Bible Freeman case in Vinita, Okla. Authorities in Oklahoma say 66-year-old Ronnie Dean Busick has been charged with the 1999 deaths of a couple and the abduction of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, who remain missing. (Gary Crow/Tulsa World via AP) The Associated Press
Jay and Lorene Bible, parents of Laurie Bible, speak at the press conference announcing the arrest has been made in the 1999 case. Authorities in Oklahoma say 66-year-old Ronnie Dean Busick has been charged with the 1999 deaths of a couple and the abduction of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, who remain missing. (Gary Crow/Tulsa World via AP) The Associated Press
Jay and Lorene Bible, parents of Laurie Bible, speak at the press conference announcing the arrest has been made in the 1999 case. Authorities in Oklahoma say 66-year-old Ronnie Dean Busick has been charged with the 1999 deaths of a couple and the abduction of two teenage girls who remain missing. (Gary Crow/Tulsa World via AP) The Associated Press
Ronnie Dean Busick arrives at the Craig County Jail in Vinita, Okla., on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Busick was charged Monday with four counts of first-degree murder in the killing of Danny and Kathy Freeman of Craig County, and the disappearance of teenagers Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman. Oklahoma officials say two other suspects have died. (Sheila Stogsdill /Tulsa World via AP) The Associated Press
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