(Another article)[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-man-killed-stepfather-with-atomic-wedgie/] detailing the crime:

Police arrested Davis on Tuesday. The affidavit said he “grabbed St. Clair’s underwear and gave him an ‘atomic wedgie.’ Davis allegedly pulled the elastic waistband of St. Clair’s underwear over his head and around his neck.”

Oklahoma Medical Examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliott said the cause of death was asphyxiation and blunt force trauma.

Pottawatomie County Sheriff Deputy Travis Palmer said Davis and St. Clair were drinking beer on the night of Dec. 21 at the older man’s residence when St. Clair began speaking ill about his wife, who is Davis’ mother.

Investigators said St. Clair’s elastic waistband was stretched over his head and that it left ligature marks around his neck. Blood splatter was also found in the kitchen, the living room and on the living room ceiling.

New band name: Atomic Wedgies Kill

I dug a bit deeper after seeing this as I was skeptical about a “wedgie” being the cause of death. And while it’s true asphyxia was the cause of death, it’s much more complicated. From Military.com (Davis was a vet):

“The autopsy revealed that the altercation may have been more than a simple fistfight. The prosecution in the case said St. Clair suffered head wounds that would have killed the man anyway, had he not been strangled by the atomic wedgie. They also allege that Davis staged the crime scene to look like more of an equal brawl.”

I have often thought about killing my step dad with an atomic wedgie too so I get it.