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Oklahoma Murderer Denied Appeal In Razor Attack On Lawyer

Oklahoma Murderer Denied Appeal In Razor Attack On Lawyer

An Oklahoma man serving three life prison terms in the murders of two girls and his fiancee has lost an appeal of his conviction on a separate assault charge.

Polygraph Tests Help In Oklahoma Criminal Investigations

Polygraph Tests Help In Oklahoma Criminal Investigations

News 9 One of Oklahoma's most notorious murder cases was solved thanks in part to a polygraph test.

Kevin Sweat's First Murder Trial Moved To Creek County

Kevin Sweat's First Murder Trial Moved To Creek County

News On 6 A judge has ruled for a change of venue in a Okfuskee County murder case. Kevin Sweat's trial is scheduled to begin June 10.

Not Guilty Plea Entered For Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls In 2008

Not Guilty Plea Entered For Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls In 2008

News On 6 Sweat is accused in the June 2008 shooting deaths of 13-year-old Taylor Placker and 11-year-old Skyla Whitaker.

Man Charged In Murder Of Weleetka Girls Appears In Court

Man Charged In Murder Of Weleetka Girls Appears In Court

News 9 Nearly five years after the bodies of 11-year-old Skyla Whitaker and 13-year-old Taylor Placker were found near an Okfuskee County dirt road, the man accused of their cold-hearted murders was back in court.

Trial Of Murder Suspect Kevin Sweat Continued To July

Trial Of Murder Suspect Kevin Sweat Continued To July

Dee Duren Kevin Sweat was scheduled to be arraigned in Okfuskee County Court Tuesday in the death of his girlfriend, Ashley Taylor.

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Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls Due In Court Tuesday On Separate Charge

Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls Due In Court Tuesday On Separate Charge

News 9 An Okmulgee man accused of killing two Weleetka girls faces a preliminary hearing in the death of his girlfriend.

Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls Due In Court Tuesday On Separate Charge

Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls Due In Court Tuesday On Separate Charge

News 9 An Okmulgee man accused of killing two Weleetka girls faces a preliminary hearing in the death of his girlfriend.

Man Charged In Weleetka Girls' Murders To Appear In Court Monday

Man Charged In Weleetka Girls' Murders To Appear In Court Monday

News 9 The man accused of killing two young girls in Weleetka almost four years ago is scheduled to be in court Monday.

Man Charged In Weleetka Girls' Murders To Appear In Court Monday

Man Charged In Weleetka Girls' Murders To Appear In Court Monday

News 9 The man accused of killing two young girls in Weleetka almost four years ago is scheduled to be in court Monday.

Hearing Delayed For Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls

Hearing Delayed For Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls

News 9 A judge has delayed a hearing in Okfuskee County District Court for a man accused of fatally shooting two young girls in eastern Oklahoma.

Hearing Delayed For Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls

Hearing Delayed For Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls

News 9 A judge has delayed a hearing in Okfuskee County District Court for a man accused of fatally shooting two young girls in eastern Oklahoma.

Top Stories of 2011 On News9.com

Top Stories of 2011 On News9.com

News 9 The top stories of 2011 based on the number of clicks each received on News9.com included weather-related stories, Jerome Ersland's conviction, and the man who spent five days on a cell tower in Tulsa.

Top Stories of 2011 On News9.com

Top Stories of 2011 On News9.com

News 9 The top stories of 2011 based on the number of clicks each received on News9.com included weather-related stories, Jerome Ersland's conviction, and the man who spent five days on a cell tower in Tulsa.

Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls To Appear In Court Tuesday

Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls To Appear In Court Tuesday

News 9 The man charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two young Weleetka girls is scheduled to make his first courtroom appearance Tuesday afternoon.

Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls To Appear In Court Tuesday

Man Accused Of Killing Weleetka Girls To Appear In Court Tuesday

News 9 The man charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two young Weleetka girls is scheduled to make his first courtroom appearance Tuesday afternoon.

Reward Offered For Gun Used In Weleetka Murders

Reward Offered For Gun Used In Weleetka Murders

News 9 Although investigators have brought charges in the 2008 murders of two young Weleetka girls, they are still hoping the public can help them track down a weapon used in the deaths.

Reward Offered For Gun Used In Weleetka Murders

Reward Offered For Gun Used In Weleetka Murders

News 9 Although investigators have brought charges in the 2008 murders of two young Weleetka girls, they are still hoping the public can help them track down a weapon used in the deaths.

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Family, Friends React To Charges In Weleetka Murder Case

Family, Friends React To Charges In Weleetka Murder Case

News 9 Time has taken its toll on the Weleetka roadside memorial. Even though it's been 3 years since Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Placker were gunned down on a dirt road, their families never gave up hope someone would be charged in the girls' deaths.

Family, Friends React To Charges In Weleetka Murder Case

Family, Friends React To Charges In Weleetka Murder Case

News 9 Time has taken its toll on the Weleetka roadside memorial. Even though it's been 3 years since Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Placker were gunned down on a dirt road, their families never gave up hope someone would be charged in the girls' deaths.

Suspect In Weleetka Girls' Murders Says He Shot 'Two Monsters'

Suspect In Weleetka Girls' Murders Says He Shot 'Two Monsters'

News 9 Court documents allege suspect Kevin Sweat, 25, encountered two Weleetka girls on a rural road and opened fire.

Suspect In Weleetka Girls' Murders Says He Shot 'Two Monsters'

Suspect In Weleetka Girls' Murders Says He Shot 'Two Monsters'

News 9 Court documents allege suspect Kevin Sweat, 25, encountered two Weleetka girls on a rural road and opened fire.

OSBI Calls News Conference In Weleetka Murders

OSBI Calls News Conference In Weleetka Murders

News 9 Law enforcement officials are holding a news conference on the Weleetka murders at 2 p.m. Friday.

OSBI Calls News Conference In Weleetka Murders

OSBI Calls News Conference In Weleetka Murders

News 9 Law enforcement officials are holding a news conference on the Weleetka murders at 2 p.m. Friday.

OSBI Searches For Breaks In Weleetka Murder Case

OSBI Searches For Breaks In Weleetka Murder Case

News 9 Investigators search for a break in a mysterious unsolved murder. Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Placker were gunned down in 2008 on a Weleetka road.

OSBI Searches For Breaks In Weleetka Murder Case

OSBI Searches For Breaks In Weleetka Murder Case

News 9 Investigators search for a break in a mysterious unsolved murder. Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Placker were gunned down in 2008 on a Weleetka road.

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Weleetka Girls' Murders

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Weleetka Girls' Murders

News 9 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says despite speculation surrounding an Oklahoma man accused of killing his fiancé, there is no suspect in the 3-year-old murders of two young Weleetka girls.

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Weleetka Girls' Murders

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Weleetka Girls' Murders

News 9 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says despite speculation surrounding an Oklahoma man accused of killing his fiancé, there is no suspect in the 3-year-old murders of two young Weleetka girls.

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Murders Of Weleetka Girls

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Murders Of Weleetka Girls

News 9 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says despite speculation surrounding an Oklahoma man accused of killing his fiancé, there is no suspect in the 3-year-old murders of two young Weleetka girls.

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Murders Of Weleetka Girls

OSBI Says No Suspects Named In Murders Of Weleetka Girls

News 9 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says despite speculation surrounding an Oklahoma man accused of killing his fiancé, there is no suspect in the 3-year-old murders of two young Weleetka girls.

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Oklahoma Hospitals report 112 fire-related injuries

Oklahoma Hospitals report 112 fire-related injuries

Destini Pittman The Oklahoma Department of Health says 112 injuries related to the wildfires have been reported by area hospitals.

Oklahoma Hospitals report 112 fire-related injuries

Oklahoma Hospitals report 112 fire-related injuries

Destini Pittman The Oklahoma Department of Health says 112 injuries related to the wildfires have been reported by area hospitals.

FEMA: Fire Management Assistance Grants secured for 13 counties

FEMA: Fire Management Assistance Grants secured for 13 counties

Victor Pozadas FEMA has authorized fire management assistance grants for 13 counties across the state of Oklahoma

FEMA: Fire Management Assistance Grants secured for 13 counties

FEMA: Fire Management Assistance Grants secured for 13 counties

Victor Pozadas FEMA has authorized fire management assistance grants for 13 counties across the state of Oklahoma

Town of Terlton seeks donations

Town of Terlton seeks donations

Destini Pittman The town of Terlton is seeking donations following the destruction due to Friday's wildfires.

Town of Terlton seeks donations

Town of Terlton seeks donations

Destini Pittman The town of Terlton is seeking donations following the destruction due to Friday's wildfires.

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Oklahoma Hospitals report 112 fire-related injuries

Oklahoma Hospitals report 112 fire-related injuries

Destini Pittman The Oklahoma Department of Health says 112 injuries related to the wildfires have been reported by area hospitals.

FEMA: Fire Management Assistance Grants secured for 13 counties

FEMA: Fire Management Assistance Grants secured for 13 counties

Victor Pozadas FEMA has authorized fire management assistance grants for 13 counties across the state of Oklahoma

Town of Terlton seeks donations

Town of Terlton seeks donations

Destini Pittman The town of Terlton is seeking donations following the destruction due to Friday's wildfires.

State of Emergency issued for Mannford

State of Emergency issued for Mannford

Destini Pittman The Mayor of the City of Mannford, Clay Abercrombie, has declared a state of emergency for Mannford following devastation due to Friday's fires.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop B releases numbers in wildfire response

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop B releases numbers in wildfire response

Victor Pozadas Oklahoma Highway Patrol publishes their response on the many traffic and fire incidents for Friday's wildfires

LIVE UPDATES: Oklahoma fire recovery begins in northeastern OK

LIVE UPDATES: Oklahoma fire recovery begins in northeastern OK

Carrie Winchel Wildfires in Oklahoma devastated parts of the state Friday, fueled by strong winds. Follow live updates for recovery efforts.

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