In the early morning hours of December 17, 2016, a fire engulfed a home on Northwest 80th Street in Oklahoma City. Firefighters, responding to a 911 call around 5 a.m., discovered a horrific scene inside the burning house. They found the bodies of 41-year-old Julie Mason and her eight-year-old son, Keagon Bruce. While Mason was pronounced dead at the scene, Keagon was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries later that day.
Investigators soon determined that the fire was
not the cause of their deaths. Instead, it was a deliberate act to conceal a brutal double murder. Autopsy results later revealed the horrifying extent of the violence they had endured. Julie Mason had been stabbed more than 30 times and suffered blunt force trauma. Young Keagon's death was attributed to a combination of sharp force trauma, smoke inhalation, and thermal injuries from the fire. He had sustained multiple stab wounds to his head, neck, and upper body, with one wound penetrating his skull and brain.
The investigation into the brutal slayings of mother and son has remained unsolved. Although authorities identified a person of interest—a man suspected in the assault of an elderly woman who lived nearby—no arrests have ever been made in connection with the murders of Keagon Bruce and Julie Mason. The case remains a painful open wound for the community, a chilling mystery yet to be brought to justice.
