My guess , for what it's worth, he caught them they ran he shot. Hence the violent scene next door. Then because they weren't on his property he had some explaining to do. Since he was already serving a deferred sentence he probably shouldn't have firearm so he had to improvise. Dismember, dump torso in river, bury or stash heads and hands separately to slow I'd. Take conveniently long vacation. But if it was a cartel, family may want to run also!
Of course some old v8 motor blocks would have helped slow the search also
In Texas you can shoot to defend property, but in Oklahoma you can (generally) only shoot to defend people (or livestock from other animals). All it takes is a fear on your part of bodily harm (no matter how slight), but if they’re not a threat to you, you’d better not shoot.
Personally, I think if you catch them in the act they should be bought and paid for, but that’s not the way the law reads in Oklahoma.
One things for sure..he was right. What they found, there was enough for all of 'em.
Salvage yard owner needs to invest in some pigs and feed 'em well! 
When I was three, I stole a tootsie roll. We got home and my mom saw that I had it. Drove 40 miles round trip so I could apologize and give it back. It was a good life lesson.
Glad some of you weren’t there to heroically shoot me.
Glad some of you weren’t there to heroically shoot me.
big difference between three and thirty.
That salvage is the guy's livelihood. Why should anyone lose anything to a thief?
Someone steals my truck, that's not just a truck. It's thousands of dollars I worked for, invested my time in. Time I can't get back.
Screw those guys.
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I'm interested to find out the real story. It could be he originally buried them and covered them with scrap and then he dug them back up and dumped them in the river once it was known they were headed to his junk yard - maybe after the police talked to him.
So... Joe was/is a thief as well...
The plot thickens....
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