NORMAN, Okla. (KOKH) Police identified the suspect in a homicide and officer-involved shooting in Norman that happened earlier this month. Recording of Ken: I dont know. Perrine put in dozens of requests, ranging from declaring a mistrial to requesting that words like grotesque not be allowed in the courtroom. So he opens the trunk and he stands there with the rifle and just starts emptying the rifle into them. Recording of Linda: I know justice was not served It was one of the hardest things Ive ever done in my life, cause every day I would drive from Oklahoma City clear to Norman, to the courthouse and you know Kayla, what I heard in that was just even, even proof to me more and more that he did do this.. The initial investigation putters out after obstruction from local law enforcement agencies. Munoz told detectives he moved into the home in 2019, and allowed a friend, Octavio Sanchez, 34, to store items in the basement. Recording of Linda: This was one of the weirdest things ever. Two years later, it seems like charges might be put against Gilley, but nothing is certain. Instead call the Cleveland County Sheriff at 405-701-7700. WebHome / Select Cities / 2023 Comparing Bakersfield, CA vs. Norman, OK 2023 Compare Crime Rates: Bakersfield, CA vs Norman, OK Change Cities : Bakersfield, CA: Norman, OK: United States Violent Crime: 24: 14.7: 22.7 Property Crime: 60: 40.9: 35.4: The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). In the following months, officers deliberated how best to pin Gilley down for the murders. A few days after he came here, to the state crime bureau for a polygraph test. Recording of Ken: As far as physical evidence, evidence is required to sustain a murder conviction, we didnt have any. Way past that 1991 trial. Hes reading a statement from a boy in Amarillo who witnessed a crucial altercation involving Frank Gilley. They believe the incident started before Gilleys NPD shift started around midnight Saturday. Now you dont die right away from a wound in the lung unless there is a major artery hit. 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. Its been 48 years and the case has been closed and reopened, seen two grand juries and one trial. He then cut the body up into a hundred pieces and cooked and ate from them for days. Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to reports of a shooting in the Recording of Linda: I dont know how to explain that. We announced that we were going to go for the death penalty on those cases because of the circumstances. Henslee is quoted saying this in multiple articles and testimonies. 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. 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?. And then, on the last full day of trial, on Friday, Nov. 8, Perrine put Gilley on the stand. The three were found dead at a home in northeast Oklahoma City. 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. Police said the double-murder occurred late Tuesday night in this University of Oklahoma community 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. WebNORMAN, Okla. Police have identified the two people killed in a double-homicide in Norman. Recording of Brake: Some friends told me that the man was Frank Gilley and that he hit me in the head with a flashlight. Gilley said he was not guilty. 112 GREAT OAKS DR, NORMAN, OK 73071 Property Report 145441690 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. Then Mr. Gilley said are you accusing me of stealing your $10? Per page 1; 2; 3 > Christopher Sanders. It was really hard for them when we told them we were reopening the case again because it had been so long and sort of accepted the fact as much as they could. Episode 1 K: Jacobson left the OSBI almost a year later. So when I walked in there, and they say, Can we help you? And Im just here, My sister is missing and Ive just wondered, and they stopped me and go, What is her name? And when I said Sherry Benham, they turned to me and say, You need to go home. Im like, Well my dad-, No, you need to go home, now. Youre probably gonna think, how could anyone be as nave as I was. Two: Why Henslee hadnt focused the investigation closer on Gilley from the beginning? Recording of Brake: This is a contact with the Dave Kelley, who was with the DA office in Potter County, Texas. We talked to more than just that agency to try to uncover those things and those issues such as in this case an issue we had in Amarillo., Recording of Kayla: You mentioned that that was kind of a change. We still do polygraph examinations. When he arrived, he was arrested. As I remember it, they thought he was guilty but after 20 years, you know hes sitting there, Dave and Sheryl had been dead for 20 years. They walked up and down the field, finding a few things more bullets, mostly. The OSBI later identified the NOTES: STEPHENS CO. More Info. The judge for the jury was the former Cleveland County DA who had previously refused to go after Gilley, Jacobson said. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded. So I go, Dad did you find Sherry? With the information from the previous investigation, the gun turning up and interviews with every single original witnesses, except one that died, detectives decided to try and get a warrant to search Gilleys De Soto residence. JOSEPH WAYNE McCOOL Recording of Brake: Wish we could have put the son of a bitch in the electric chair.. The DA at the time, I told him I wanted to file kind of a lesser charge on Gilley, just so hed go to jail, because I thought hed fall to pieces in jail. They covered for one another and allowed scandals and corruption to be swept under the rug. He then jumped up and grabbed the boy by the shoulders, shoved him against the wall and banged the boys head against the wall several times.. But handwritten here, in Ken Jacobsons handwriting, Gilley made a verbal statement on 5-12-70 to this agent that he was personally acquainted with Sloan and had trouble with that wise punk in Amarillo two or three times.. Particularly a lot more nowadays than there was back in the 1970s.. How did you kill them? Splashed along the front pages of newspapers and TV station headlines were two words: not guilty. 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. 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. If you see them, do not try and apprehend them yourself as they are most likely armed and dangerous. WebIn 2019, Oklahoma law enforcement reported 249 murders. She looks like she died almost immediately. And they said Well Mr. Gilley, Im standing here in your living room and it looks like somebody broke into your house.. K: Perrine also focused on technicalities, like Gilley not being read his Miranda Rights at certain points or the lawfulness of using testimony from witnesses who had died before the trial started. Maybe Sheryl had been drugged. An officer who cut into the plastic detected an odor that they could identify with a decomposing human corpse.. And then he said something about Well you couldnt even convict him again or something like that. So got a lot of fire power.. And then he goes on duty and comes back in the police car and finishes them off., Recording of Brake: And you notice there were a couple bullet holes in the fenders of the car. The charges: One count of perjury. 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. The explanation that Gilley was being framed ended up as somewhat of the official stance of the police department. And its important to remember here that Gilley left the Norman police force on May 15. After 20 years, they couldnt see putting a guy to death. The only thing we had to work with was the shell casing that had been ejected, and the firing pin makes a distinct impression on the shell casing, and this one was unusual But we could never match them. He asked me if Id ever had sexual intercourse. Any kind of doubt that he could create was important to him. In episode 2, listen to the the story of Sheryls sister, Linda, on the day her family searched for Sheryl. And they did a good job, far as cleaning it up and everything.. And even though the gun turned over by Gilleys landlord wasnt the murder weapon, it gave Pearo a path to officially reopen the case. Shortly afterward, he heard gunshots. They had broken up a few months before, but Jacobson said he just wasnt the type to commit a murder. Recording of Minty: He just sat there quietly at the defense table the entire time. I think before when it was brought up, I still hurt so bad and my emotions. Sherry and I, yes. The jury went on for a few days, but thats really the end of it. I dont think she was shot at that point. He was working as a recent recruit to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in 1970 and was assigned to the case full time. Busken was abducted from her Norman apartment complex parking lot the morning of Dec. 20, 1996. Margarita Sandoval was 19 years old when family first reported her missing in 2018. And that pool cue was over on the passengers side, on the floor and it was completely wiped clean, didnt have anybodys fingerprints on it., Recording of Brake: So I think Sloan grabbed that pool cue handle and said Ill kick your ass and Gilley shot him with the handgun. This meant that investigators were not only working a difficult case, but also working against bosses and colleagues, politics and public perception. Just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a The Girl Scout Murders of 1977 still remains unsolved to It was another disappointing end again.. Some personal belongings had been strewn around the car, like a bracelet Ken Jacobson, the OSBI investigator from earlier, found and gave back to Sheryls parents. This one kind of absorbs you. But Jacobson, never did let go of the case. The OSBIs Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and State Incident-Based Reporting System (SIBRS) are part of a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort I think he just thought it was embarrassing to have the guy being investigated.. I call, my dad picks up the phone. An article almost 15 years later cites the grand jurys final decision, saying, We have investigated any and all complaints against the district attorney or his office and find them without merit., Recording of Ken: Some people just couldnt believe that a police officer had done something like this and of course I didnt believe it at first. He was only on the force for three years, mostly focused on this one case. Thats when we realized this case was more than a pair of untimely deaths. 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. In the coming months, detectives tailed Gilley as he went to work at his various odd jobs. 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. What really happened? I got to know her parents very well. The two stayed there for an unknown amount of time. He had showed me all of these at one time or another and also offered to loan them to me. Why?, Recording of Brake: I think Gilley was just out there trying to get a glimpse of some boobies and harass some kids like hed done many times before and runs into somebody that knew who he was.. I can talk about it now, I can., Recording of Kayla: Why do you think that is? Recording of Ken: Henslee set it up and at that time, we werent sure if Henslee was for us or against us. The grand jury Sheryls father had requested would finally convene. I think when you ask around about other places or just other people that are in this profession when they talk about getting hired at Norman youll learn that our process is a lot harder and a lot more scrutinizing than a lot of places We still do psychological testing. K: For Ken Jacobson, that was his introduction to the murders of Sheryl Benham and David Sloan. And after almost 50 years, she said the pain is more manageable. 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 then he comes back. Many, if not most should be considered armed and dangerous. But this night ended differently. Recording of Linda: I would just love to look him straight in the face and say What happened? They began surveillance on Gilley, finding out where he lived now, following him to work. According to newspaper articles in the Norman Transcript from that first week, David was set to graduate the upcoming December with a business administration degree and then be commissioned through the Naval ROTC. That's -25.38% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people. Im Kayla Branch and Ill be your host as we hear stories and first-hand accounts from those involved with the case. The boy had been dropped off at a party in late May or early June 1968, and later in the evening he got into a fight until Gilley pulled him off. 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. Recording of Linda: I thought whoopie, OK good, fine, you know? But agents like Ken Jacobson didnt believe that and kept investigating. K: After Ken Jacobson left the OSBI, he eventually started working as security for a company in Dallas. 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. I would just bawl. K: The lost evidence and the hiring of Gilley in the first place played major roles in the Benham-Sloan case, but so did the alleged obstruction by the various law enforcement agencies. Recording of Linda: Early the next morning, my sister had not come home and we knew something was wrong I remember my mother shaking me saying, Linda, Linda. Im like, What? She said, Have you heard from Sherry? Im like, What are you talking about? And I begin to hear all this, She never came home last night. My very first thought was Oh my god, Sherry, are you in trouble now. My dad was gone before daylight driving to Norman. WebNorman man arrested in connection with murder of woman found at Lake Thunderbird; Former Norman car dealer accused of tampering in criminal case; Body recovered at Lake In addition to debris, there are cars with Everyone was referring to the idea that during the time of the murders, the men stuck together no matter what. He moved to Edmond as an administrator for the Edmond Police Department and died in May 1999. It was us that broke into your house and youre under arrest. So he started looking around and he looked at me and he said, Where are you from? and I said Norman, Oklahoma. And he said I thought so.. Maybe altered and those things would be extremely difficult to occur today based on the procedures that are in place.. So theres checks and balances to make sure the stuff isnt happening. He called us one night and said Franks agreed to take a polygraph and were going to do it in Lubbock. Recording of Brake: Henslee, I think, after the murder happened, I think he thought right away Oh this guy might have done it and Im going to look terrible for hiring him, so lets just get him the heck out of town. So Henslee was in cover up mode at that point. If you come across them, do not attempt to apprehend them yourself. K: Sheryls mom died in 1995 and her dad in 2001. Davids keys, wallet and shoes were all missing, too. Recording of Brake: Well the second one, the guys at the Norman Police Department really wanted to solve the darn thing. K: Frank Gilley lived in Texas working odd jobs until he died in March 2002, according to the Amarillo Globe-News. When officers are tipped off to start investigating Frank Gilley as a suspect in the double homicide of David Sloan and Sheryl Benham, the Norman police force splits into two groups working against each other. There was a carnival coming to town and classes were ending soon, so students were hosting parties. With the information from the previous investigation, the gun turning up and interviews with every single original witnesses, except one that died, detectives decided to try and get a warrant to search Gilleys De Soto residence. It was pretty tough. Munoz told investigators he knew nothing about a dead body in the basement and gave them his consent to conduct a search. He told my mother, Then I remembered, I still got you, I still got Linda and I still got Steve. So he drove back home.. On March 8, 1972, the grand jury met for the first time in Cleveland County to listen to witness testimonies and decide if there were any charges that could be filed against Gilley or if there was mishandling they could hold the local law agencies accountable for. They spoke to an ex-girlfriend of Davids, who said they had sometimes went to the Ten-Mile Flats area after dates. Did they find Sherry? Yes. Police traveled to the K: Investigators on the case soon discovered that Gilley had been hired by Henslee without a background check or fingerprints taken, which we were told were normal hiring steps at the time. 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. He had a .22 caliber rifle in his locker at the Norman Police Department and also has several pistols of this caliber in his residence in Norman. Having a conversation with Gilley in reference to his activities when he was a deputy sheriff in Amarillo, he told me of several investigations he had made and also relayed to me that during patrolling for our police department, he asked where any parkers went. Seven: How much Henslee knew but wasnt letting on? Gilley was brought in to the Amarillo police station and had his mug shots taken. Mr. Gilley asked him another question and the boy answered it. The murders are intrinsically tied to the decade they occurred the type of technology available for investigations, the loss of trust in police and the beginnings of harsh public scrutiny into government bodies. Cold Cases, Missing and Unsolved Crimes. The violent crime rate in Norman is 289.4 per 100,000 people. 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. WebBest Places to Live | Compare cost of living, crime, cities, schools and more. K: Henslee talked about why Gilley left the Norman police force, saying he asked Gilley to go because the assault charges would make NPD look bad. A Daily staffer began flipping through pages in our large, dusty archive books. Theyd see Gilleys pictures in the papers, on TV Amarillos not that big of a town. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical This is an 18.6% increase from the previous year. Grady 2 Views. Weve got pictures of them but thats it. Gilleys attorney, Robert Perrine, said most of the evidence was not conclusive. The state Medical Examiners Office confirmed the body as that of Sandoval. When the husband went to court, it was speculated that Gilley was involved, that maybe he had tipped off the husband to the affair. WebExplore recent crime in Norman, OK. SpotCrime crime map shows crime incident data down to neighborhood crime activity including, reports, trends, and alerts. Crime news across America. As a matter of fact, he, even all those years later, he kept track of where Gilley was on the sly, would leave him a little note on his car every once in a while, Gilley wouldnt know where it came from, but were still looking at you, that kind of stuff, a little psychological warfare. I had an awful time letting go of it. One: Why a man with an aggravated assault charge in Texas had been hired as a Norman cop? They arrested a man who was picked up on the side of the road in a different town because someone reported him as having blood on his clothes. Who knows.. The place Dave and Sheryl went was popular, though they probably werent expecting to find any company. She suggested we go to the police station and see if anythings come up. The phrase good ol boys was repeated to me several times. K: This was the same polygraph Henslee had Gilley take shortly after the murders, the test Henslee said proved Gilleys innocence. But again, a guy has knowledge of firearms would pick a .22 to use, you know, all you have to worry about is that firing pin, and if you throw the gun in the river, the evidence is gone. Case Number: 2023-00010701. (The US average is 22.7) Norman property crime is 40.9. WebForty years ago this month, Oklahoma suffered one of its most horrific murder scenes near the small town of Locust Grove. Not only does the department interact with the Norman community on a more regular basis, but the hiring protocols for officers have completely changed. Police questioned Gilley and Henslee, who both said Gilley had never owned a .22 caliber weapon, the type of gun used in the murders. WebNORMAN, OKLAHOMA: The trial of a 45-year-old father, who allegedly molested and killed his daughter and then told the police that the 22-year-old accidentally shot herself, started K: Along with the drive NPD felt to clear its name, the clock was ticking. Im Kayla Branch. But I was. WebCrime rate in Norman, Oklahoma (OK): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map Crime rate in And then relayed to me that that rifle actually belonged to his wife so he wasnt lying. Recording of Brake: Ava Yvonne Boden, this was her statement on Nov. 14, 1970. We think David recognized him from that trial in Amarillo, Recording of Brake: Heres whats interesting about the autopsy report that told me at the time how I think it transpired. Five days later, a few miles west of OUs campus, shots were fired again, ending the lives of two college students. She told them he was home with her, but later recanted her statement, saying she didnt know exactly where he was. It was the first night of Girl Scout camp when 3 young girls were killed and sexually molested. Recording of Foster: One, we have basic requirements of age. K: This was one of the houses Gilley lived in full-time while he was on the Norman police force and on and off for a few months after the murders. The cloudy past of the man suspected for the murders is investigated in episode 3, as well as the beginnings of a cover-up, a retracted alibi and testimony from various couples who were also harassed on Lovers Lanes. Henslee never did get his promotion to be the director of the OSBI. There was every bit of circumstantial case you could have wanted to the point of you have to ask, who else in the world could have done it? 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. Well pick back up the day the bodies were found. Detectives are actively completing a thorough and detailed investigation. Recording of Brake: They asked, Were you acquainted with Frank Gilley when he was employed by the Norman Police Department? Im Kayla Branch, and when we left off in episode one, the murders of David Sloan and Sheryl Benham had just happened after they left a fraternity party in Norman. Property Crime Rates In Norman 3,261 Property Crimes 2,578.3 Property Crimes / 100k People 31.67% Above National Average He said yes Do you know if Gilley owned or had in his possession any .22 caliber weapons? K: That was the voice of Mike Brake, the reporter from the Oklahoma Journal who covered the Sheryl Benham-David Sloan case in the early 70s. Recording of Ken: The reason a .22 was used is because you cant do any type of ballistics on them like you can with larger guns. And now I can talk about it without breaking down and crying. It sits in a quiet neighborhood. 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. Next time on Uncovered: The Lovers Lane Murders: Recording of Linda: It changes your whole entire life., Recording of Ken: First of all, he quit the police department and got out of town, which was brilliant., Recording of Brake: If it really came out that he hired this guy on suspended sentence for beating up prisoners, itd make him look awfully bad., Recording of Linda: Its just such a sad, sad thing, not just because of the murder but because of the way it happened and ended up.. The case is almost 50 years old and remains unsolved. 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. Maybe the war protesters from earlier that week had started rioting. You know, you think youre going to get out of this, youre going to go to class the next day or go to work or whatever you do. K: Youre listening to Uncovered: The Lovers Lane Murders. She talked about Sheryl like this every time we had a phone call. Crime Rate per 100,000 Pop. And the further you get into it, the further you want to get into it. And theres probably a million cases like that This one is really unique in that it involved a police officer and I think that if we had had 100 percent cooperation from the get go, that we could have cleared it., K: It wasnt until 1972 that the case seemed like it might pick back up again. Now, Gilley was living in Amarillo, presumably with his parents, Jacobson told us. Description: DISTURBANCE/DOMESTIC. Well The murders of David Sloan and Sheryl Benham remain unsolved. NORMAN Cory Jay Bodily was killed in 2008. He was married multiple times and had a few children. So I wanted to file impersonating an officer and he would tell these kids he was the sheriff and the DA refused to file. Alex Murdaugh speaks with his attorney during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. 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. I think he started his lovers lane harassment and I think David recognized him. Oklahoma City, OK I hope he died alone and a very painful death. K: 1970. Norman violent crime is 14.7. She was 19. 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. I just dont think its there. Turns out I was right. I dont anymore. There is a picture of him in a 1969 OU yearbook with his racket. The verdict was inevitable in my opinion. K: The defense strategy was one of continual questioning. The stories they told were shrouded in conspiracy theories and different ways the case was mishandled by the Norman Police Department and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. So you can get on our little system and see where something is so if something goes missing and then you would have the person transferring the evidence or the criminal list that has the evidence so something goes missing, it would be pretty easy to go in there and pinpoint. He was found to not be involved with the case at all. Ten years later, his mother, Sharleen Resor, is finally close to experiencing closure. And your first thought is Good! Soon after he testified, the jury began deliberations. Recording of Pearo: This case was in there. The Benhams became close with investigators, especially Ken Jacobson, the lead investigator from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. 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