A TWISTED BEND IN THE RIVER A Story of Murder in a Small Town PART II Excitement doesn’t last long in Eminence, before long time starts to slow and the quiet peace that is the norm settles in. It was the 3rd day of March, and B.B. Shedd...
A TWISTED BEND IN THE RIVER: A Story of Murder in a Small Town Part I There is a place in this world where the rivers run clear and cool, fed by natural springs. Where the air is sweet and clean. It has maintained its state as God...
I couldn’t believe she was on the line. I grabbed the phone receiver and smashed it to my ear, “Brandy?!”, I said too loudly into the phone. The soft voice on the other end confirmed it was indeed her. Tempering my excitement, the best I...
PART 2- Trial It was the afternoon of Tuesday September 18, 2018. Blake and I were meeting to discuss our final strategy before trial would begin the following morning. It was closing in on the six o’clock hour and we were winding down and fixing to...
Last Friday the District Court granted the State’s motion to continue the trial of Tony Watkins to November. Tony Watkins was arrested and charged with the murder of Harve Rodden in May of this year. What makes this particular case interesting is that Harve Rodden...
How a Washer Found its Way Into a Courtroom Today there is not a structure of any kind that stands at 205 S. 6th Street in McAlester. Only an empty dirt pad, with patches of scraggly grass, marks the location where the building once stood. It...
Congratulations, and maybe we should make that "Case(s) Dismissed", for Carl Dulaney and Melissa Goelz. Melissa's case was dismissed last Wednesday, and this morning Mr. Dulaney's case was dismissed. Both Goelz and Dulaney were accused of sex crimes, and both have always maintained their innocence,...
1st DEGREE MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED But Tony Watkins remains in jail Brecken appeared today with our client, Tony Watkins. Tony was facing a charge of First Degree Murder (Malice Aforethought), or in the alternative Felony First Degree Murder. The State of Oklahoma, represented by District Attorney, Chuck...
HE SAID…EARL SAID The Story of the Trial of Charles Crenshaw “Mr. Markland, I want to ask you about this statement you made to Deputy Taylor.” “Okay.” “You said you were ‘gonna send Charlie to hell.’ Do you remember saying that?” “I can’t send anybody to hell.” “Well you claimed you...
On February 18, 2018 Author and Activist, Dr. Regina Nelson was traveling through Southeastern Oklahoma with two companions, Michael Browning and Bryan Laufenberg. While exiting onto the Indian Nation Turnpike in Pittsburg County, Dr. Nelson's vehicle was targeted by Oklahoma Highway Patrol, due to her...