Police- Oklahoma man suspected in girl's death had cannibal fantasy

PURCELL, Okla. -- A slain 10-year-old girl's body was found with deep saw marks on her neck, authorities said Saturday, alleging that her killer had planned to dismember her and eat the flesh.

The family of Jamie Rose Bolin was in shock, not only with the news of her slaying but with the fact that the suspect is her downstairs neighbor.

Kevin Ray Underwood, 26, was arrested Friday after investigators found Jamie's body in the closet of a bedroom in his apartment, authorities said.

Tompkins and McClain County District Attorney Tim Kuykendall released the gruesome details about the final moments of Jamie's life and what they alleged were Underwood's plans for her body, but they would not say whether Underwood had confessed to the slaying.

Kuykendall said Underwood said he began fantasizing about eating someone a year ago.

A preliminary autopsy report said the girl died from blunt force trauma to the head and asphyxiation.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents seized a decorative dagger, a hack saw, duct tape, meat tenderizer, barbecue skewers, a duffel bag, the cutting board, a computer, and a videotape about a serial killer, Tompkins said.

Underwood was being held Saturday in the McClain County Jail, a jail official said. The district attorney said he planned to file first-degree murder charges against Underwood on Monday and would seek the death penalty.

"This does not appear to be a spur-of-the-moment crime of opportunity but a well-thought-out, premeditated act with months of planning," Kuykendall said.

Tompkins said Underwood had no apparent criminal record. It was not immediately known whether Underwood had a lawyer.

Fox said the family is distraught, especially the child's father, who remained under sedation.

"His whole life revolved around Jamie," Fox said. "He didn't go out and party. He didn't drink or smoke. This has probably destroyed him."