Crime & Justice

Cops Say Non-Binary Oklahoma Teen Did Not Die From ‘Trauma’

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Sixteen-year-old Nex Benedict’s autopsy report “will be available at a later date,” according to Owasso police.

A photo of deceased teen Nex Benedict.
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The death of a non-binary high school student in Oklahoma earlier this month after a fight in the girls’ bathroom was not caused by “trauma,” authorities said.

In an investigation update issued late Wednesday afternoon, the Owasso Police Department said Nex Benedict, 16, “did not die as a result of trauma,”...

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