Day 5 Of Search For Possible Mass Graves Starts

Day five of the mass grave search is happening Monday at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery. It's also the last day you can catch crews before they move to their next location.

Monday, October 14th 2019, 6:56 am

By: Shannon Rousseau

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Day 5 Of Search For Possible Mass Graves Starts

Day five of the mass grave search is happening Monday at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery. It's also the last day you can catch crews before they move to their next location.

Crews are expected to wrap up work at the Oaklawn Cemetery by the end of Monday. After that, they'll move on to Newblock Park.

The public can come and watch Monday's operation, but crews are reminding people to turn off cell phones, so the signal doesn't interfere with their equipment.

Work will begin at 11 a.m. and wrap up at 4 p.m. on Monday.

News On 6 learning how much the search is costing the City of Tulsa.

Officials say they are paying the archaeologists with the University of Oklahoma $56,000 for their services. However, that's the initial quote and could change once the work is complete.

The money OU is paid will go into a research fund. It will be used to help undergraduate students go to a field school in archeology next summer somewhere in Oklahoma.

Shannon Rousseau

Shannon Rousseau joined News On 6 in 2019 as an anchor and reporter. She comes to Oklahoma from KTTC in Rochester, Minn. where she spent three years as the weekend anchor, producer and reporter. During her time in the north, Shannon survived three winter

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