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Terrance Yeakey (November 9, 1965 – May 8, 1996) was a sergeant in the Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD). He was one of the first responders at the site of the Oklahoma City bombing, rescuing at least four people. He died a year later by what was ruled as a suicide by gunshot, [ 1][ 2] but his manner of death remains disputed.
Joyce Gilchrist (January 11, 1948 – June 14, 2015) [ 1] was an American forensic chemist who was accused of falsifying evidence in order to help prosecutors in Oklahoma. She participated in more than 3,000 criminal cases in 21 years while working for the Oklahoma City Police Department. [ 2][ 3][ 4] Her evidence led in part to 23 people being ...
Firearm. Roger Dale Stafford (November 4, 1951 – July 1, 1995) was a convicted serial killer executed for the 1978 murders of the Lorenz Family and six employees of a Sirloin Stockade restaurant in Oklahoma. [ 1] Stafford never acknowledged his guilt, but Stafford's wife, Verna, implicated him in a total of 34 murders in seven different states.
Gannett. Jordan Gerard and M. Scott Carter, The Oklahoman. July 24, 2024 at 7:03 AM. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is on pace this year to exceed last year's total of 126 inmate deaths ...
Then-Deputy Chief Ron Bacy assists La'Niyah Burris during the Oklahoma City Police Athletic League's "Shop with a Cop" event at Academy in 2023. Bacy was named the department's police chief on Friday.
The city of Edmond, Oklahoma, has agreed to a $7.15 million settlement with a man who served 48 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, his attorney announced. Glynn Simmons, now 71 ...
In 1927 Bryce became an Oklahoma State game agent, but resigned, intending to pursue college. Following this and during a shooting competition at Shawnee, Oklahoma, Bryce's marksmanship was noticed by an Oklahoma City Police Department night chief who suggested that he should join his police department, which he did in 1928 at age 22, the youngest detective in the department.
They opened their first store on April 3, 1920, at 1403 East Fifteenth Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with Sylvan serving as president and Alfred as vice president. [7] Within one year, they were operating twenty-one Sun Grocery markets throughout the state. [7] Within three years, they had fifty-five stores. [6]