An Oklahoma dentist charged with the murder of his mistress’s child has been accused of arranging to have the mother murdered before she could testify against him. Bert Franklin, 36, was charged with the beating death of 19-month-old Lincoln Von Henry Lewis in July 2016, KTUL reports. Franklin is accused of slamming the child’s head …
Police arrested an Oklahoma mother Thursday after allegedly finding her three young children living in filth. KWTV reported that an anonymous tip led officers to check on Cynthia Parker, 32, and her three children, ages 10, 9 and, 5. Responding officers said both the inside and outside of the Oklahoma City home was in deplorable condition. …
An Oklahoma couple who kept their four children in filth and starved their 9-month-old twin girls until they each weighed nine pounds was sentenced to 130 years in prison on Monday. Tulsa World reported that Aislyn Miller, 24, and Kevin Fowler, 25, were sentenced a month after being convicted for what local police called the “worst case of …
An Oklahoma man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase that lasted nearly three hours—and streamed it on Facebook Live. KFOR reports that Brenton Hager, 25, is accused of driving a stolen car and leading officers from multiple departments through the Oklahoma City area. Hager took police through neighborhoods and farm fields during the Friday …
An Oklahoma woman was sentenced to a 10-year probated sentence for carrying on an incestuous relationship with her biological mother, whom she married last year. As New York Daily News reported, 26-year-old Misty Spann pleaded guilty to the crime this week in Stephens County District Court. She was given 10 years probation in a sentenced …
A nurse was reportedly banned from working at the Oklahoma County Jail for conducting an exorcism on a problem inmate who later died. Detention officers allegedly heard Linda Herlong Jackson, 67, say, “I revoke you demons,” as the inmate, Amanda Lynette Freeman, 32, (pictured) screamed and flailed around on February 10. Another witness claimed to have heard …
Two viral videos that reportedly showed an assault on an Oklahoma woman as she held her 6-month-old son have led to an arrest. According to KSLA, a teenage girl was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with the October 18 attack. The victim, Janie McCoy, told the station that she and her son were invited to a …
A 13-year-old Oklahoma boy is accused of fatally shooting a 10-year-old boy with a crossbow Saturday evening. Lincoln County police told KOKH Monday that the unnamed teen was arrested in connection with the death of Austin Almanza. Police said they were called to the home following a report of two juveniles being injured with a crossbow. Almanza …
An Oklahoma jury recommended a mother and father each be sentenced to 130 years after they were convicted of the “worst case of child abuse” a local police officer said he had ever seen, according to People. The couple’s 9-month-old twin girls reportedly weighed approximately eight pounds each when they were examined at a hospital …
A Tulsa, Oklahoma, woman whose 8-month-old son drowned in a dirty mop bucket will spend 15 years behind bars KOTV reported that Heather Freeman, 26, will also serve 10 years probation in connection with the death of Jaxon Annuschat. Annuschat was found face down in the mop bucket on March 6 and died the following day. Freeman allegedly told …
A Seminole, Oklahoma, couple was found guilty of killing their 9-year-old foster son—despite the fact that his body was never found. The Ada News reported that James Rex Clark, 67, and Rebecca Faith Clark, 61, were convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder-child abuse and four counts of child abuse by injury, in connection with the death of Levi …
A toddler’s birthday party was interrupted Sunday when an adult attendee was stabbed in the back with a knife being used to cut the cake, KOKH reported. Police say witnesses recalled seeing a dispute between the male victim and 40-year-old Alenea Bright during a party being held for a 1-year-old child in Oklahoma City. Bright …
