About Lauren Miers

Teaching Tragedy

Growing up, Mike McBride heard whispers of the “reign of terror.” A fourth generation Oklahoman, his grandparents lived in Fairfax and owned a five-and-dime store across the street from the Big Hill Trading Co. That name might ring a bell if you’ve read Killers of the Flower Moon. In the nonfiction bestseller, author David Grann details the string of mysterious Osage tribe murders, as well as the then-fledgling FBI’s involvement. While McBride grew up knowing bits and pieces of the …