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DA criticizes OSBI over Carol Daniels inquiry
BY RON JACKSON
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Published: December 6, 2009
Oklahoman
ANADARKO — Concerns are mounting over the investigation into the death of pastor Carol Daniels.
Caddo County District Attorney Bret Burns and
Charles Etta Dunlap — the pastor’s mother — spoke publicly for the first time last week about the direction of the case. The overriding theme is one of deep concern.
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Anyone with information about the Aug. 23 slaying of the Rev. Carol Daniels is asked to call OSBI at (800) 522-8017. A $10,000 reward is offered for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
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No arrest has been made, and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown said there is no primary suspect and leads have all but dried up.
"I’m concerned about the progress of the investigation,” Burns said. "We have all placed our trust in the OSBI to catch the killer or killers.”
Burns added one other thought — one that Caddo County residents have often shared while reflecting on the grisly Aug. 23 slaying. "I live here,” said Burns, an Anadarko native who lives in nearby Amber. "This is my community.”
Dunlap said she is baffled by OSBI’s silence.
"I’m concerned with the progress of the investigation because I haven’t heard anything,” she said. "They (OSBI agents) talked to us in the beginning, but we haven’t heard from anyone since then. Yes, I’m concerned. They seem to be solving all these other cases.”
The Oklahoman’s request to interview OSBI Director A. DeWade Langley was denied by Brown, who said it is her job to speak to the media. She defended her agency’s handling of the case.
"The media has stymied the investigation by releasing all the information it has,” Brown said. "It’s hard for us to bring someone in for questioning. The answers to the questions are all out there.”
Police found Daniels’ mutilated and nude body in what appeared to be a "crucifix position” behind the altar of her tiny Christ Holy Sanctified Church. The initial autopsy report, which OSBI officials fought to withhold, was released through an Open Records request, revealing the pastor’s hair had been set on fire and her head nearly cut off.
Daniels, 61, drove to Anadarko from her Oklahoma City home to preach to whoever walked into her empty church.
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