Weleetka Murders

$160K reward given extension in Weleetka girls’ deaths Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Add a comment WELEETKA — Authorities on Tuesday announced a 90-day extension of the $160,000 reward in connection with the unsolved 2008 shooting deaths of two girls near Weleetka. Oklahoma State Bureau of...

Reward of $160,000 renewed in Weleetka slayings Tue, Oct 27, 2009 WELEETKA — Authorities on Tuesday announced a 90-day extension of the $160,000 reward in connection with the unsolved 2008 shooting deaths of two girls near Weleetka. Oklahoma State Bureau...

Reward in Weleetka slaying spurs rise in calls Thu, Aug 6, 2009 WELEETKA — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has received a large number of "not-so-valuable” tips since a reward was increased in the case of last summer’s shooting...

Weleetka reward hits $160K Thu, Jul 30, 2009 OKEMAH — A reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for last year’s killings of two young girls near Weleetka soared to $160,000 on Thursday. The reward was...

Reward raised to $160,000 in Weleetka case Thu, Jul 30, 2009 OKEMAH — State officials this morning announced an increase to the reward offered for information in the 2008 slaying deaths of two girls near Weleetka. The Oklahoma State Bureau of...

OSBI pleads for leads in Weleetka case Tue, Jun 9, 2009 OKEMAH — A year after two Graham schoolgirls were savagely gunned down alongside a secluded country road, an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman said the agency is only...

Authorities are one piece of information away from arrest in slaying of Weleetka girls, OSBI says Mon, Jun 8, 2009 OKEMAH -- On the one year anniversary of the deaths of two girls near Weleetka that remains unsolved, a law enforcement spokeswoman pleaded for help to break the case. "We are one piece of...

New clues come in Weleetka slayings Mon, Jun 8, 2009 | Add a comment Investigators have discovered DNA evidence tied to the shooting deaths last year near Weleetka of Taylor Placker, 13, and Skyla Whitaker, 11. Details are expected to be released at a Monday news...

Weleetka murders DNA evidence will not be topic of Monday press conference Sun, Jun 7, 2009 OKEMAH – A press conference Monday will not delve into the DNA evidence in the shooting deaths of two girls last summer. The girls’ families, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and...

OSBI to discuss Weleetka girls' murder Wed, Jun 3, 2009 TULSA — State investigators are planning to discuss publicly the unsolved murders of two young girls who were found shot to death nearly a year ago along a dirt road in rural Okfuskee County....

Fire leaves future uncertain for Weleetka Tue, Mar 10, 2009 WELEETKA — Friday’s fire left downtown Weleetka looking like a bomb went off, Mayor Jimpsey Micco said. There are mounds of charred brick, metal and debris covering an entire block of...

At vigil, Weleetka slayings get new attention Mon, Feb 16, 2009 WELEETKA — Nearly 100 people gathered around a memorial to two young girls and prayed that the "cloud of evil” over the community is lifted by the capture of the killers. More...

2008 produced quotes worth remembering in Oklahoma Thu, Jan 1, 2009 | Add a comment Some things said in 2008 in Oklahoma bear repeating. Here are a few of them: “I have Stipes coming out of my ears, and I can't seem to get any of them to trial.” U.S....

Has Weleetka case gone ‘cold?’ Sun, Nov 16, 2008 WEELETKA — Last week, CNN’s Nancy Grace profiled the murders of two Weeletka-area school girls as a "cold case,” but investigators insist the case is nowhere near cold and...

Billboard seeks hint in Weleetka slayings
Investigators hope reminder will draw witnesses forward. Thu, Sep 25, 2008 HENRYETTA — Construction of a billboard featuring reward information in the slaying of two Weleetka girls will begin today, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. Oklahoma...

District is 'corrupt,' grand jury suggests Fri, Sep 5, 2008 A "culture of corruption” continues to taint the Kiamichi Technology Center School District despite indictments and lengthy investigations, a state grand jury said in a report issued Friday. The...

Witnesses conclude Weleetka testimony Thu, Sep 4, 2008 A woman and her boyfriend were arrested Thursday in Okmulgee and taken in clanging shackles to Oklahoma City to testify to what they knew about the fatal shooting of two girls. Windy Espinosa, 34,...

2 more witnesses appear before grand jury in Weleetka shootings Thu, Sep 4, 2008 A man and woman believed to be witnesses in the in the fatal shootings of two Weleetka girls arrived at the Oklahoma County Courthouse at 11:30 a.m. Wearing shackles, the pair was escorted...

Weleetka witnesses face grand jury Thu, Sep 4, 2008 © Copyright 2008, The Oklahoman Three men who have come under suspicion in the fatal shootings near Weleetka testified Wednesday before a state grand jury. Two other witnesses failed to appear....

Grand jury grills three men in Weleetka killings Wed, Sep 3, 2008 Copyright, 2008 The Oklahoman Three men who have come under suspicion in the fatal shootings near Weleetka testified Wednesday before a state grand jury. Two other witnesses failed to...