AUSTIN – A man accused of raping two different women in Texas and Oklahoma in 2021 has been taken into custody after a yearslong investigation, according to law enforcement.
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Hunter Mackey, 27, was arrested by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) for first-degree rape in McLoud, Okla. on Feb. 17.
Texas case
On Oct. 10, 2021, a woman said she was sexually assaulted by a man, now identified as Mackey, in north Texas, according to a release.
Fannin County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the woman had met Mackey through social media. The suspect had reportedly picked her up in a sedan with Oklahoma registration, driven her to a location and sexually assaulted her.
DNA collected during the investigation was submitted to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a national database to check for possible DNA matches between arrestees and unsolved cases nationwide, by the DPS Crime Laboratory in Garland.
Oklahoma case
Two months later, investigators were notified of a possible CODIS match between the Fannin County case and another similar sexual assault case out of Ardmore, Okla., being investigated by the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and the Ardmore Police Department.
DNA samples lead to further investigation
The Texas Rangers began coordinating with law enforcement in Oklahoma to conduct a familial search of the DNA samples from the Ardmore case through DPS’ Crime Laboratory Division. Unfortunately, the familial search yielded no matches, and no arrests were made.
Then, in August 2024, evidence from the Ardmore case was sent for testing and comparison through DPS’ Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program.
Using SAKI grant funds, the sample was sent to BODE Technologies for DNA testing and genealogy research, which ultimately led to the identification of three brothers as potential suspects in September 2025.
Upon further investigation and DNA comparison between the two sexual assault kits collected in the Fannin Co. and Ardmore, Okla. cases, law enforcement identified a positive match: Hunter Mackey.
On Feb. 17, the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) located and arrested Mackey in McLoud, Okla.
He is currently being held in the Pottawatomie County Jail in Oklahoma.