Tulsa cops hunting ‘serial defecator’ wearing thong, mask and shower cap who terrorized local businesses

Nypost · Aug 24, 2026 · 317 words · By Chris Nesi

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What happened

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Why it matters

Police are hunting a twisted “serial defecator” who has befouled several businesses in Tulsa, Okla.

Common ground

— often while wearing “only a thong, a cut-open mask and a shower cap.” Cops responded to a shopping center south of the city center around 4:30 a.m.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The owner installed a security camera to catch the deviant, who was wearing “only a thong, a cut-open mask and a shower cap,” spotting him performing the same grotesque act on several occasions, according to police?
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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The owner installed a security camera to catch the deviant, who was wearing “only a thong, a cut-open mask and a shower cap,” spotting him performing the same grotesque act on several occasions, according to police.”

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Multiple sources explicitly describe the suspect's attire as consisting of a thong, a cut-open mask, and a shower cap, as seen on security footage.

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web search NEUTRAL — (KOKH) — Tulsa police say they are investigating a bizarre case, and they are asking for the public's help. Around 4:22 a.m. on Aug. 19, officers with the Tulsa Police Department responded to an ongoi…
https://okcfox.com/news/local/tulsa-police-seek-help-to-iden…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tulsa police are on the lookout for a man caught repeatedly defecating in various businesses.The cameras reportedly captured the man returning to the area. Police said he was wearing only a thong, a c…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/us/news/nightmare-scena…

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web search NEUTRAL — Security camera footage shows a man in a thong, shower cap, and cut-open mask exposing himself outside a shopping center.
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/serial-defecator-loo…

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Claim 2: “The Tulsa Pooper joins the ranks of other illustrious freestyle feces depositors in recent years, such as Colorado’s “Mad Pooper,” the “Parking Lot Pooper” of Ashland, Mass. and of course, New Jersey’s very own “Pooperintendent of Schools.“”

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Web search results confirm the existence of a 'Parking Lot Pooper' in Natick/Ashland area. The 'Mad Pooper' and 'Pooperintendent' are presented as comparative examples in the narrative, and the 'Parking Lot Pooper' is specifically corroborated by search results.

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Claim 3: “In one video the man, wearing glasses and clad in red Crocs, a black cross-body bag, purple latex gloves and a black shower cap exposes himself to the camera before once again doing his business inside a doggie bag.”

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While the general event is corroborated, the specific details about red Crocs, a black cross-body bag, and purple latex gloves are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the general incident is confirmed.

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Claim 4: ““Help us find this guy,” the Tulsa Police Department pleaded on its Facebook page Saturday.”

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While evidence confirms the Tulsa Police Department uses Facebook for appeals and arrests, the specific request for help with this suspect on a Saturday is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though it is highly plausible given the context of the other claims.

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Claim 5: “He’s also wearing a medical face mask that has been cut open and shows nearly his entire face.”

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Multiple sources confirm the suspect wore a medical face mask that had been cut open.

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Claim 6: “Police are hunting a twisted “serial defecator” who has befouled several businesses in Tulsa, Okla.”

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Multiple independent news sources (KOKH and other web search results) confirm that Tulsa police are investigating a 'serial defecator' targeting local businesses.

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Claim 7: “Cops responded to a shopping center south of the city center around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday night after receiving reports that a mostly naked man had repeatedly pooped in a dog waste bag and smeared it on the walls and doors of a business.”

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KOKH and other news reports confirm police responded to a situation involving a nearly naked man defecating at a business around 4:22 a.m. on August 19 (which was a Wednesday).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BOK Tower (named for the Bank of Oklahoma; formerly known as One Williams Center) is a skyscraper in Downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 667 feet (203 m) in height, the 52-story tower was the tallest buildin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tulsa race massacre was a two-day-long terrorist massacre perpetrated by white supremacists that took place in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, between May 31 and June 1, …
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