Oklahoma slaying investigated as anti-gay hate crime
OKLAHOMA CITY—A 62-year-old man whose body was found in a McClain County, Okla., ditch earlier this month may have been the victim of a hate crime, according to investigators.
Police have not named a suspect in the death of Steven Domer, who was last seen alive near several gay bars. But police have searched the home of a McClain County man who authorities have said belongs to a white supremacist gang.
Domer was last seen leaving what an investigator called a “gay neighborhood” of northwest Oklahoma City on Oct. 26.
A witness told investigators he and Domer approached two men in an area where several gay bars are located. The man Domer was with said he left because he felt “uncomfortable with the situation.”
Domer’s body was found Nov. 4 dumped in a ditch. His body was bound with duct tape, and a wire hanger was wrapped around his neck, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit filed by Lahue was used to obtain a search warrant in McClain County for the home of Darrell Madden.
A cooperating witness led investigators to a page on MySpace.com that the witness said Madden created. That MySpace page promotes a white supremacy gang.
A blog entry, dated Oct. 28, on the MySpace page reads: “Well if you only (k)new the things we have done these past few days it would blow your...mind!!!.”