And said something like, You son of a bitch, youre not a real cop, I remember you from Amarillo, you got in trouble up there, Recording of Ken: David had a pool cue, a cut-off pool cue by the drivers door under his seat, and his friends tell us thats the first thing he drug out if there was going to be trouble. Pearo and his fellow investigators would drive to Dallas frequently, watching Gilleys house, following him to work, trying to put together enough evidence to arrest him. The judge for the jury was the former Cleveland County DA who had previously refused to go after Gilley, Jacobson said. Because of his mistrust in the intentions of other officers as the case unfolded through the years, Jacobson held onto it until he presented it in 1990 as the lone remaining piece of evidence. This meant that investigators were not only working a difficult case, but also working against bosses and colleagues, politics and public perception. Recording of Linda: I thought, Ive seen you. According to articles, testimonies and interviews, Henslee was worried. Allegations of obstruction and cover-ups have plagued the Norman Police Department in the years since the murders, but changes made hope to rectify those concerns. About 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City, the Norman Police Department responded Sunday night to storm damage on the south and eastern sides of Norman. Recording of Sarah: And I think even evidence management is like a totally different ball game in the sense of how we now use a locker system. Pearo and Jacobson worked closely at times, and as Pearo found out more about the case, his determination to give Sheryl and David justice mimicked his predecessor. He was found to not be involved with the case at all. The driveway is to the left, the sidewalk running along the length of the house for a few yards before the steps to the front door. Henslee never did get his promotion to be the director of the OSBI. Oklahoma City, OK WebCrime Statistics. Recording of Linda: I would just love to look him straight in the face and say What happened? W. E. Joslin, a worker on the Norman dairy farm owned by Charles Haynes in western Norman, said he arrived at the property, which has a view of the lovers lane where David and Sheryl were killed, at about 3 a.m. to go to work on Mothers Day 1970. Recording of Pearo: Because of the way it was handled back in the 70s and the fact that the main suspect had been a Norman officer. I dont anymore. Recording of Brake: He contacted somebody here, said theres a guy in your town there who was a bad apple out here, who is known for messing with Lovers Lane couples, and they started checking into him and found out he is on probation and shouldnt have ever been hired by the Norman Police Department in the first place., Recording of Ken: Frank made a couple of comments to me after the bodies were taken out of the car. K: Gilley had a clean official record until this incident in 1968. But Jacobson, never did let go of the case. But it was one that, it was kind of a taboo subject., Recording of Kayla: Why? When I googled the names of those involved, dozens of articles popped up, spanning decades. Mike Brake, a police reporter for the Oklahoma Journal in 1970, went out to the crime scene with officers. Police are still investigating the homicides of Elijah Mothershed, his fiancee Carnesha Powell and their daughter Roshawna Stevens. Ten-Mile Flats is the official name of the area that was home to many of Normans secluded roads, which were commonly known as Lovers Lanes. And then we sort of told him Weve got some good news and bad news. Pearo said investigators were discouraged by how the case was previously handled, but when they met up with original case detectives like Ken Jacobson, it was a new opportunity for collaboration. WebCrime Map. Once completed, we will present the case to the District Attorneys office, who will review the case and file the appropriate charges., Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Frank wanted you to know that he was on top of everything and that he was better than these other guys.. Recording of Brake: They asked, Were you acquainted with Frank Gilley when he was employed by the Norman Police Department? K: Slowly, multiple other young couples started to come forward and they told stories like this one, of being out in a lovers lane area and getting harassed by a man claiming to be with the sheriffs department. Recording of Minty: his job was to cast some kind of doubt on the jurys mind about whether, you know, the validity of those claims. Alex Murdaugh speaks with his attorney during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. There was a lot of talk about cover up from the chief of police back then and everything, so the whole thing just had kind of a bad smell to it I guess. Six: Why Gilley was allowed to resign days after the murders? A daughter of an ex-wife said Gilley told her he had killed someone and kept a diary of old cases with pictures of dead bodies. That happens all the time at OU. On Thursday. So I think that helped cloud their decision was the fact they thought he was guilty by a good percentage that he was guilty, probably enough to convict. An old pool cue, broken in half, was in the front seat. Heres a quote about Sher right there: She loved life and lived to make people happy. Dr. Bailey said he told her young friends that detailing her high moral character and firm Christian beliefs, then urged the crowd especially the young to trust in God. Enhanced Cost of Living Calculator Now includes childcare, taxes, health, housing for home owners vs renters, insurance costs and more when you upgrade to premium. He told them that Gilley was their main suspect, but they were struggling to convince other law enforcement officials, like the DAs office or the OSBI, that he could be charged with the murders of Sheryl and David. A Daily staffer began flipping through pages in our large, dusty archive books. Yeah we should do that. Recording of Brake: Wish we could have put the son of a bitch in the electric chair.. In addition to debris, there are cars with K: There was plenty of evidence in the case right after the murders happened that today would have most likely garnered a conviction through DNA testing, said Jordan Solorzano, the public information officer at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Here, Linda Adams, the sister of Sheryl Benham, is describing the first time she had come in contact with Frank Gilley, the man she believes killed her sister and her date, David Sloan, 21 years earlier. K: He told us about finding the old case information from the murders and becoming interested. When the couples started coming to police, investigators put together a line up of photos of officers. Be He might have fired most of the ammunition from it already and he doesnt have the firepower to kill them both. I mean this guy was a cop and he did this stuff. K: Along with the drive NPD felt to clear its name, the clock was ticking. Christopher Sanders. Recording of Brake: This is a contact with the Dave Kelley, who was with the DA office in Potter County, Texas. When we got upstairs, Mr. Gilley was filling out the paperwork on the Mexican boy and he asked the boy how much money he had and the boy said $10. Recording of Minty: He just sat there quietly at the defense table the entire time. And they did a good job, far as cleaning it up and everything.. Its just that willingness to listen and to take action on those things.. On May 14, investigators executed a search warrant at Sanchezs home at 1224 Westlawn Dr. and recovered documents showing he and his wife were receiving Social Security benefits intended for Sandoval. Said hes shoot rabbits with it and stuff. Recording of Ken: Well it was open but they didnt do anything on it The agent that was signed to that after I left, I doubt if he did half a dozen interviews. Today, that house is tall and long, bricked at the bottom. It says after being acquainted with Frank Gilley, it was the opinion of this officer that Gilley is very capable of committing such an act of which he is being investigated by your department. A lot of blood and congestion in the right lung from a wound in the lung. According to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Austin Blake Godwin was booked into the Cleveland County jail early Wednesday, shortly after surrendering himself at the Norman Recording of Ken: Its my opinion that there were a lot of folks working against us. Two days later, testimony began. This was the only physical evidence in the entire case. WebThe following are some of the more dangerous Most Wanted individuals in Cleveland County, the state of Oklahoma and the United States. NOTES: GRADY CO -36.90% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people. K: Linda told us about her dad, overcome with anger and sadness, jumping in the car one night a few months after the murders to go find Frank Gilley himself. He asked me if Id ever had sexual intercourse. .. On June 8, 1970, they had driven down to Norman It says Well we were on a dirt road and had pulled up toward the west to where the sun was going down.. In the coming months, detectives tailed Gilley as he went to work at his various odd jobs. K: This was the same polygraph Henslee had Gilley take shortly after the murders, the test Henslee said proved Gilleys innocence. I think he was but was not dying or dead, maybe not even dying. They began surveillance on Gilley, finding out where he lived now, following him to work. K: From interviews, news articles and court documents, we were able to piece together an outline of that night. What do you think was the change there? K: They lived in a house off of Northwest 46th Street, a main road in Oklahoma City. He has an old binder with newspaper clippings, police reports and photos he took of the crime scene when it was discovered. Munoz told investigators he knew nothing about a dead body in the basement and gave them his consent to conduct a search. So we called him at work. He told Rick that it would cost us a $20 fine each or he would have to take us down As he was leaning up against the car, he asked me, and this was one of the first things he said, eh asked me if Rick and I had ever gone all the way together or something like that. On Nov. 21, 1990, officers were able to search Gilleys residence. Just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a The OSBI later identified the Now you dont die right away from a wound in the lung unless there is a major artery hit. Get to know their families and the rural Norman road that is just the beginning of the unsolved mystery. WebThis horrific crime happened on June 13, 1977 at Camp Scott in Mayes County. ADVERTISEMENT Norman violent crime is 14.7. The family was polite and helpful after the murders, but wanted more than anything to just move on. You know they were sort of at least at peace, at least a little bit. His secretary had said he got mail, so we think he called that old sheriff out there and said write me a letter from Frank and date it back.. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical Cold Cases, Missing and Unsolved Crimes. WebAbout 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City, the Norman Police Department responded Sunday night to storm damage on the south and eastern sides of Norman. Recording of Brake: Ava Yvonne Boden, this was her statement on Nov. 14, 1970. De Soto PD called him, and said Is this Mr. Gilley? and he said yeah. I think he started his lovers lane harassment and I think David recognized him. WebAccording to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norman is 2,867.6 per 100,000 people. A woman who was a clerk for NPD in 1970, said Gilley was in the office around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, within a few hours of the murders, and acted unusual. When he arrived, he was arrested. NORMAN Investigators arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were found at Lake Thunderbird last Monday. I think when he came back he stood back and fired a couple rounds in the side of the car to see if they were still in there and alive and he probably heard them oh please you know and he popped the trunk and started killing. 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At the end of episode two, we first heard the name Frank Gilley as a possible suspect in the murders of Sheryl Benham and David Sloan in early May of 1970. Investigators located in the basement a 3 feet by 4 feet container heavily wrapped in high density plastic, packing tape, and rope stored under the stairs of the basement. So he opens the trunk and he stands there with the rifle and just starts emptying the rifle into them. What we think happened is Sloan and Benham were up on the lovers lane and Gilley approached them, probably came up to David Sloan, his side of the car, and said Im the sheriff of Cleveland County, probably made David get out and talk to him. Maybe the war protesters from earlier that week had started rioting. But the DA at that time was adamant that the case was going to go to trial with what we had because, you know, the case wasnt improving. Whether he actually knew or rather it was just oh my gosh this is embarrassing, I dont know, I think more likely the latter. Way past that 1991 trial. They were from a .22 caliber weapon. The case becomes exceedingly complicated and twisted from here on out, so be prepared. Two decades had gone by and the investigators werent going to gather much more than they already had, Ken Jacobson, the 1970s OSBI investigator, said. JOSEPH WAYNE McCOOL Plus the chief added some automatic disqualifiers to that on drug usage, domestic issues that you may have that will automatically disqualify you from our process. Pearo and his fellow investigators would drive to Dallas frequently, watching Gilleys house, following him to work, trying to put together enough evidence to arrest him. Investigators were also dealing with the biases of the Norman community. The call came from a TV station in Amarillo, Texas, a few days after the murders. But Frank, from the time David got out and it was apparent that he did recognize him, theyre both from Amarillo, I mean, what are the chances of that happening?. Due to the current status of the case, information is limited at this time, Jensen said. After picking Sheryl up at her Oklahoma City home, the pair drove down to Norman to attend a party at Daves fraternity. SpotCrime crime details. Sheryls family started thinking of possibilities of what could have happened. Who knows.. K: Brake and Jacobson had personal theories they shared with me on exactly what happened the night of the murders. He says he found the gun in Aug. of 1970,, Recording of Pearo: but kept it for 20 years and didnt know that there was any significance to the fact that it was a .22 rifle and that it may have belonged to Gilley So we didnt know if this was the gun or not, but it sort of caught Gilley in a lie. The verdict was inevitable in my opinion. Gilley said he was not guilty. He was arrested early May 6, 1977, after being found by a neighbor asleep outside the bloody apartment. They believe the incident started before Gilleys NPD shift started around midnight Saturday. The Benhams were traditional. And now I can talk about it without breaking down and crying. WebUPDATE: Two people killed during shooting in Norman residential area, police say possible murder-suicide MAPS 4 planning improvements for OKC parks Local News / Feb 21, 2023 I did not see the flashlight myself, but as he was shoving me out the door, my head hit the door. WebNorman police shoot suspect who allegedly killed 1, shot another The shooting happened around 6 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of East Comanche. The car was riddled with bullet holes. According to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Austin Blake Godwin was booked into the Cleveland County jail early Wednesday, shortly after surrendering himself at the Norman And now youve seen me.. I spent an awful lot of time on it in 1970, 73 but after that it just.. Recording of Kayla: Puttered out. Recording of Pearo: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, because they had helped out on the murder investigation as well and theyre the ones that have the labs and everything in the state of Oklahoma, so the evidence was all turned over the the OSBI. The daughter of one of his wives said Gilley had answered yes when she asked if hed ever killed anyone, though there is no record of a lawful killing on Gilleys police file. Which, the police chief, if he doesnt have enough power to influence, whos going to?. Police were spread thin. Recording of Brake: Henslee, basically, hired Gilley on friendship because Henslee had been in law enforcement in Texas where Gilley was.. There were press conferences asking for information and a reward fund was set up, raising thousands of dollars to give to anyone who could provide helpful details. I think he locked them in the trunk after wounding David., Recording of Brake: I think at this point hes just got the little .22 pistol. There arent families like that now, I dont think. Recording of Pearo: And he told us where hed gotten it. He showed us this information he had collected over the years. Dave and Sherry deserved something better than what they got and their families Maybe there is something in there we missed.. Recording of Brake: He told me that if anyone asked me about a .22 rifle, which he might own, to tell them no. We were very close. WebNORMAN Police conducting a murder investigation say the decomposed body of a woman with special needs was found inside a container in the basement of a home about The explanation that Gilley was being framed ended up as somewhat of the official stance of the police department. The Norman Police Department said it didnt hold any officials records back that far that we could use to verify specific details. WebAllegations of obstruction and cover-ups have plagued the Norman Police Department in the years since the murders, but changes made hope to rectify those concerns. And if he did know, what did he think when investigators were first tipped off by an Amarillo reporter to look into Gilley as a possible suspect in the murders of Sheryl and Dave? And then, on the last full day of trial, on Friday, Nov. 8, Perrine put Gilley on the stand. I asked him why and he relayed to me that when he was in Amarillo, he went and would bust the parkers up and make them get out of the car and harass them and then let them go. Maybe altered and those things would be extremely difficult to occur today based on the procedures that are in place.. Did they find Sherry? Yes. Munoz told investigators he last saw Sanchez in May of 2020 when Sanchez was trying to get into the house uninvited, according to the search warrant affidavit. Shortly afterward, he heard gunshots. And he answered a crucial question about why the case came into the spotlight again after nearly 20 years since the initial investigation. Gilley was white, 5-foot-8 and close to 180 pounds. Recording of Ken: But we jumped in the car in Oklahoma City and drove out to Lubbock, drove all night. Investigators said Bill Henslee, the Norman police chief at the time, wanted to make sure this case didnt reflect poorly on him or the department. She would drive it to work, drive it to see her friends She loved life, she loves everything that everybody did, and she looked for that in people.. The phrase good ol boys was repeated to me several times. He had lived in small towns in northern Texas his whole life and spent over a decade in the Amarillo area as a sheriffs deputy for Potter County. Officers with assault charges arent usually allowed to continue policing. For Linda, talking openly about her sister is something thats relatively new. Recording of Linda: She also loved her first nephew, my son that was living there with us She was just crazy about him She had, believe it or not, she had a blue Mustang, a baby blue Mustang. It was pretty tough. Two of Gilleys ex-wives testified, saying he never mentioned to them his work in Norman as a police officer, though they knew of his work in Amarillo. Case Number: 2023-00010701. Everytime I just about get it out of my head, somebody calls and says weve got a guy that thinks hes got the gun. Recording of Brake: There was no official record at any check in Texas to indicate that Gilley had ever made contact with Sloan, officially. The articles mention the relationship between Henslee and Gilley, that they had worked numerous cases together when Henslee was a Texas Ranger assigned to Pampa, Texas and Gilley was still in Potter County, about an hour southwest. He spoke of other things he usually did on weekends, like playing card games with friends. But amid the chaos, David Sloan and Sheryl Benham were preparing for a date. K: Eventually, Norman prosecutors declared they would be seeking the death penalty for Gilley due to the period of torture and terror David and Sheryl endured while being locked alive in the trunk. We got out there and the polygrapher is an old Texas Ranger, one of Hensleys buddies. Recording of Linda: He looked at my mom and said, Sue, Im going after him and theyre not going to do anything, and he got his truck and took off and I know he had a rifle. They take that very seriously because they testify to that in court as to who exactly has touched that piece of property, analyzed it, when it left to go to OSBI, when it returned. NORMAN, Okla. An Oklahoma man shot and killed his estranged wife and her divorce lawyer, then took his own life, police reported Wednesday. By early morning Sunday, Sheryls dad had driven to Norman to speak with police and report her missing. It was like, Hey look, that case will probably never go anywhere, so forget that one, you can look at the rest of them. Recording of Solorzano: Theres definitely more rules in place documented. Most of the case takes place in central Oklahoma and Northern Texas, but our story begins five days earlier in Kent, Ohio, on Monday, May 4, 1970. The charges: One count of perjury. K: Ballistics tests had come back negative for guns collected from a search of Gilleys home in November 1990, when officers found a sawed-off shotgun and tried to connect it with the murders of David and Sheryl. It was like, Hey look, that case will probably never go anywhere, so forget that one, you can look at the rest of them. And on March 1, 1991, after roughly a month of testimony and deliberation, the second Cleveland County grand jury looking into Gilley returned an indictment. Recording of Kayla: Can you speak about the relationship between Henslee and Gilley? Recording of Ken: One of the hardest things about something like this is what you know happened but you cant prove it. On the following Wednesday and Thursday, funerals were held. K: 1970. I told him we hadnt. But there were also bullet casings, almost 30 of them, scattered in the dirt and brush. Recording of Linda: When something like this happens, you feel like, What could I do? And the neighbor across the street had gone to OU So I called her and explained that you know Sherry went on this date last night, and she isnt home yet. Were just, you just dont let it go. David and Sheryl were each shot at least 10 times, and Davids car had multiple bullet holes through the rear of the car and the trunk. Recording of Ken: Well, Id been to law enforcement academy at LSU for 90 days and I got back that Sunday, Mothers Day was going to take a couple of days off but was going by the office to get my expenses I was actually in the bank parking lot, I remember where I was, and the chief agent called me on the radio and asked if I would go to Norman to help them with a vehicle theyd recovered in a missing persons case. But this night ended differently. The violent crime rate in Norman is 289.4 per 100,000 people. Not only does the department interact with the Norman community on a more regular basis, but the hiring protocols for officers have completely changed. WebIn April 2004, the Oklahoma Senate, by a vote of 38 to 7, and the Oklahoma House of Representatives, by a vote of 92 to 4, approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.On November 2, 2004, Oklahoma voters approved Oklahoma Question 711, a constitutional amendment which banned same-sex marriage and any "legal incidents The jurors came back Monday, Nov. 11 with a verdict. Recording of Pearo: We went down and we talked to a judge in Dallas. Thousands gathered for a demonstration on the Kent State University campus in Ohio. WebCrime in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahomas Failure to Protect law treats those who enable child abuse the same as actual abusers. NORMAN, Okla. - Special agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation have arrested a man in connection to the murder of a woman who was found at Lake Thunderbird. It sits in a quiet neighborhood. Recording of Ken: Henslee set it up and at that time, we werent sure if Henslee was for us or against us. Recording of Pearo: This case was in there. I didnt really want to, but I thought itll be pretty easy; I live in Midwest City and Ill drive down there and we can process that car in an hour or two. WebOklahoma Bookings. But as 1970 wore on, other facts started showing up that were strange, Jacobson told us, describing them as being too many coincidences to not be connected. Keep in mind that they had been at a fraternity party at the SAE house. Im Kayla Branch and at the end of episode three, investigators had taken testimonies from 14 young adults who came forward claiming Frank Gilley had harassed them while they parked on lovers lanes. Because those guys werent even policemen when this thing happened. WebExplore recent crime in Norman, OK. SpotCrime crime map shows crime incident data down to neighborhood crime activity including, reports, trends, and alerts. Except one, a few days later. Gilley took the test four days after the bodies were found. I think he just thought it was embarrassing to have the guy being investigated.. Eventually, Jacobson told Ben Benham, Sheryls father, to try writing a letter to Oklahomas attorney general and see if a grand jury could be convened, effectively skipping the need for authorization from heads of local agencies and instead giving officers a way to immediately close in on Gilley. A few days after he came here, to the state crime bureau for a polygraph test. He was tall with thick brown hair and a lean build. And about 10 or 15 minutes later, we looked up and dont know how long this guy had been standing there, but we looked up and there was a man standing there and he had a badge and he showed it to us. NORMAN Police conducting a murder investigation say the decomposed body of a woman with special needs was found inside a container in the basement of a home about three years after she went missing. Recording of Pearo: Ken never gave up on the case. 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