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Charles W. Sasser
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The Ranch Lady
Western artist Dallas Mayer is a self-described ranch lady with the requisite horse, boots, 10-gallon hat and Oklahoma twang that comes with a life lived...
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Young Brothers on a Quest
Determined to greet former President Theodore Roosevelt upon his return from an African safari in 1910, two young brothers from tiny Frederick straddled their horses...
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Flying Through Time
It is always the 1940s at Frederick Municipal Airport on the plains of southwestern Oklahoma, and America is at war. A C-47 Skytrain, called...
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Pick a Motive
Editor’s Note: The story below was originally published Sept. 28, 2011. Craig County District Attorney Matt Ballard announced April 23, 2018, that three suspects had...
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Gangland Oklahoma
Oklahoma City police say the Nov. 14 slayings of a 26-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were the outcome of “two gang sets having problems...
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Homicidal Monsters Lurk
Killings most foul are committed on average every four to five days in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. About 90 percent of all homicides are resolved,...
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Marsy’s Law
In 2014, a Muskogee police officer violated a legal protective order obtained by his estranged wife, Misti Martin-Sullins, rammed her car off the road, kidnapped...
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Picking Up The Pieces
High-profile child abuse cases have placed Oklahoma’s Department of Human Services under increased scrutiny, but the core issues go far beyond any one agency.
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Cold Case Oklahoma
Oklahoma Magazine revisits five of the state’s most high-profile unsolved murders.