K: This is Linda Adams, the older sister of Sheryl Benham. The OSBIs Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and State Incident-Based Reporting System (SIBRS) are part of a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort Five days later, a few miles west of OUs campus, shots were fired again, ending the lives of two college students. Why that change?, Recording of Foster: Its just due to the public pressures on things and us relooking at things and listening to the public go Oh yeah yeah, that does make sense, that would be a lot better. K: Almost two days later, their belongings were found dropped in and around Daves car, a 1966 Pontiac GTO. Pearo retired in 2004 and moved to Florida where he spends time scuba diving. A Norman man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Wellston woman whose remains were found at Lake Thunderbird, the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation reported Wednesday. K: NPD responded to public criticism of its officers over the years, said Major Kevin Foster. They patted each other on the back, good to see you, and all that stuff. We had talked about wanting to devote resources to an investigative piece, and what unfolded left us determined to tell the stories of not only of those who died, but really about those who spent their lives with the case and how police at the local and state level conduct investigations. K: Frank Gilley lived in Texas working odd jobs until he died in March 2002, according to the Amarillo Globe-News. Police questioned Gilley and Henslee, who both said Gilley had never owned a .22 caliber weapon, the type of gun used in the murders. FOX23 spoke with survivors who are just grateful to be alive following Sundays EF-2 tornado that ripped through Norman at around 9:20 p.m. The more I learned about that night, the more I realized it started off just like the fraternity parties today. Maybe Sheryl had been drugged. DNA testing wasnt being used yet, so police had few options. K: This is Dave Pearo, a Norman police officer from 1981 to 2004. Did you ever see Gilley with any type of badge other than the one he had? I think he started his lovers lane harassment and I think David recognized him. When we got upstairs, Mr. Gilley was filling out the paperwork on the Mexican boy and he asked the boy how much money he had and the boy said $10. When we found Lindas phone number and reached out to her, she had reservations about telling her story to another set of reporters, but she became an invaluable source, sharing personal details from a family struck with tragedy. FIND A FACILITY. For Linda, talking openly about her sister is something thats relatively new. He still lives in the area. According to articles, testimonies and interviews, Henslee was worried. WebIn 2019, Oklahoma law enforcement reported 249 murders. And now I can talk about it without breaking down and crying. K: From interviews, news articles and court documents, we were able to piece together an outline of that night. I said my dad has been in Norman all day. We still do polygraph examinations. Then here we can and were visiting it again, making the news again. Recording of Ken: Yeah., Recording of Pearo: We had a cold case file and I would go through old homicide cases, not so much as to try to solve them, but to see how guys worked them in the past and that sort of thing.. K: He told us about finding the old case information from the murders and becoming interested. After 20 years, they couldnt see putting a guy to death. Recording of Linda: Ken Jacobson, I remember that name a lot. K: Eventually, Norman prosecutors declared they would be seeking the death penalty for Gilley due to the period of torture and terror David and Sheryl endured while being locked alive in the trunk. WebThis horrific crime happened on June 13, 1977 at Camp Scott in Mayes County. Crime Rate per 100,000 Pop. 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. Episode 1 The Benhams were traditional. There is a picture of him in a 1969 OU yearbook with his racket. The initial investigation putters out after obstruction from local law enforcement agencies. I think he just thought it was embarrassing to have the guy being investigated.. 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. 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. Recording of Brake: Henslee, basically, hired Gilley on friendship because Henslee had been in law enforcement in Texas where Gilley was.. Police were spread thin. 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. And we think that was sort of a mistake because of what the jurors said in some of their questionnaires. Due to the current status of the case, information is limited at this time, Jensen said. She was just, oh, well-respected, very intelligent, just you know My dad was a very strict father, but he, uh, you just knew what to do and what not to do.. Instead call the Cleveland County Sheriff at 405-701-7700. And then all of a sudden one day, he said he found it. Well we thought that was unusual because Frank lived in Amarillo.. Recording of Ken: As far as physical evidence, evidence is required to sustain a murder conviction, we didnt have any. .. On June 8, 1970, they had driven down to Norman It says Well we were on a dirt road and had pulled up toward the west to where the sun was going down.. Why? Recording of Pearo: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, because they had helped out on the murder investigation as well and theyre the ones that have the labs and everything in the state of Oklahoma, so the evidence was all turned over the the OSBI. Jacobson also testified. My mind was, Where could I go, what couldve happened? She drove me to Norman. Everytime I just about get it out of my head, somebody calls and says weve got a guy that thinks hes got the gun. It was pretty tough. Another unsolved case is that of 2-year-old Riah Thomas. Davids keys, wallet and shoes were all missing, too. Recording of Brake: This is a contact with the Dave Kelley, who was with the DA office in Potter County, Texas. K: Next time on Uncovered: The Lovers Lane Murders. WebNORMAN, Okla. Police have identified the two people killed in a double-homicide in Norman. Recording of Ken: It turns out, there werent that many people working toward the same goal., Recording of Brake: Frank Gilley did it. Dallas in De Soto, Texas, in the early 90s. I know who you are, youre Frank Gilley, Recording of Brake: So what I think happened is they stopped there to make some whoopie, and I think maybe Sherry was already undressed when Gilley approached. View on Google Maps Street View. Your chance of being a victim of violent crime in Norman is 1 in 316 and property crime is 1 in 32. Im Kayla Branch. Said if I went out in the woods and took off all my clothes, he wouldnt take me to jail.. He gets the rifle, which is a high capacity rifle, a .22 rifle might have a magazine of 22 rounds or more. Recording of Linda: This was one of the weirdest things ever. Just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a Every issue theyve had including internal affairs investigations at the current agencies theyre with, talking to officers that they work with those agencies also and friends neighbors and things to see if anything else comes up. Sheryl met David Sloan at Steak and Ale, a restaurant in Oklahoma City where they both worked. 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.. K: In fact, for 20 years, he, the initial investigator and pursuer of justice, kept a single shell casing in an envelope, one he picked up while walking the fields after finding the bodies of Sheryl and Dave. As the night hours of May 9 wear on, Sheryls dadbecomes worried. Other officers also took the stand, saying Gilley kept several guns in his work locker at the police department, one of which was a .22 caliber rifle with a hexagon barrel, the specific caliber of weapon used in the murders. The state Medical Examiners Office confirmed the body as that of Sandoval. Henslee claimed that he had gotten a letter of recommendation from one of Gilleys old bosses, but OSBI agent Ken Jacobson said when case detectives asked him to show them the letter, he couldnt find it. SpotCrime crime details. Before Green died, Gilley had come back to investigators claiming that Green had something to do with the murders of Sheryl and David. Hes reading a statement from a boy in Amarillo who witnessed a crucial altercation involving Frank Gilley. Now this detail, the assault charge, is crucial because case investigators used it to show that Gilley should never have been hired by the Norman Police Department in the first place. Forty years ago, Gregory W. Canatis got into a fight with his father in their Midwest City apartment and killed him with a brand-new butcher knife. She talked about Sheryl like this every time we had a phone call. K: For Ken Jacobson, that was his introduction to the murders of Sheryl Benham and David Sloan. He probably has a .22 pistol. WebNorman Cleveland County Oklahoma Arrests, Warrants & Most Wanted. K: Jacobson, who had been involved with the case from the very morning the bodies were found, was happy another set of investigators would take up where he left off. Henslee is quoted saying this in multiple articles and testimonies. And on March 1, 1991, after roughly a month of testimony and deliberation, the second Cleveland County grand jury looking into Gilley returned an indictment. Thats when we realized this case was more than a pair of untimely deaths. A monthslong extradition fight began, ending in May 1991 with Gilley being brought to the Cleveland County jail. Get to know their families and the rural Norman road that is just the beginning of the unsolved mystery. The final episode explores the trial that took place 20 years after the murders and follows up with current law enforcement administrations on evidence and hiring protocols. Impersonating an officer today can lead to jail time and thousands of dollars in fines, but in 1971 Gilley didnt spend any time in jail. Christopher Sanders. I think he locked them in the trunk after wounding David., Recording of Brake: I think at this point hes just got the little .22 pistol. Recording of Brake: Well the second one, the guys at the Norman Police Department really wanted to solve the darn thing. K: After Ken Jacobson left the OSBI, he eventually started working as security for a company in Dallas. But there were also bullet casings, almost 30 of them, scattered in the dirt and brush. Decades of investigations followed, creating ripples in the Norman community still felt today. He said yes Do you know if Gilley owned or had in his possession any .22 caliber weapons? We were told he had been living in a nursing home. 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. It was the summer after Woodstock and Americas counterculture was thriving. 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. I just dont think its there. Turns out I was right. During the May 14 search of Sanchezs home, authorities made contact with Sanchez near his garage. K: The phone call from the Amarillo TV station eventually prompted some case investigators to seriously look into Gilley. He maintained that his wife at the time of the murders was with him before he started his night shift, though she denied it. Police said the double-murder occurred late Tuesday night in this University of Oklahoma community 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. I told him we hadnt. At the end of episode four, police called Frank Gilley at work and told him to hurry home. Grady 2 Views. 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 we were brought up, we went to church, my dad was a Mason. Yeah we should do that. K: There were clothes, a bloody blanket, hair and the roughly 30 shell casings that were all missing. Not anyone can walk into property custody Everything is labeled and stored and organized at such a different ballgame and so a lot of those concerns about obstruction, evidence, we as an agency have put a lot of safeguards into place to ensure these things are not happening and that there is a trail. They covered for one another and allowed scandals and corruption to be swept under the rug. Its every single step we take in our evidence transfer or testing or anything and is logged in a computer system. When the husband went to court, it was speculated that Gilley was involved, that maybe he had tipped off the husband to the affair. K: A few days in, the couples that identified Gilley in 1970 as the man who harassed them on Lovers Lanes told the grand jury Gilley had mentioned the murders of David and Sheryl to them when he approached their cars. The OSBI later identified the Badge was in a black holder. 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. He had lived in small towns in northern Texas his whole life and spent over a decade in the Amarillo area as a sheriffs deputy for Potter County. Recording of Ken: Well it was open but they didnt do anything on it The agent that was signed to that after I left, I doubt if he did half a dozen interviews. Grady. What truly happened to Dave and Sheryl is still and may always be speculation, but some people believe they have a pretty good guess. Perrine put in dozens of requests, ranging from declaring a mistrial to requesting that words like grotesque not be allowed in the courtroom. JOSEPH WAYNE McCOOL Benham did write the letter on May 11, 1971, exactly one year after the body of his daughter and her date were found in the trunk of Daves car. You know they were sort of at least at peace, at least a little bit. He might have fired most of the ammunition from it already and he doesnt have the firepower to kill them both. Its not that we know everything and that the other side of that is us hearing it but its that the public is coming to us and telling us because in the past, a lot of people didnt, it didnt affect them they didnt care or if it was affecting them they was too afraid to come to the police because theys like Ill just be in more trouble if I try to tell them were doing some wrong. Per page 1; 2; 3 > Christopher Sanders. TWO FOUND DEAD IN TRUNK. Those five words, in large bold font, headlined a story on the bottom right corner of the May 12 front page. NOTES: STEPHENS CO. More Info. And now youve seen me.. NORMAN Cory Jay Bodily was killed in 2008. Did they find Sherry? Yes. On Nov. 21, 1990, officers were able to search Gilleys residence. 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. I think when he came back he stood back and fired a couple rounds in the side of the car to see if they were still in there and alive and he probably heard them oh please you know and he popped the trunk and started killing. And my mother still to this day, Why did she give that to me? Was there a premonition, I dont know, no one will ever know.. De Soto PD called him, and said Is this Mr. Gilley? and he said yeah. On the night of the murders , his car logged only about 30. It was the first night of Girl Scout camp when 3 young girls were killed and sexually molested. I think before when it was brought up, I still hurt so bad and my emotions. Recording of Solorzano: Theres definitely more rules in place documented. Bill Maher funeral home. I can talk about it now, I can., Recording of Kayla: Why do you think that is? But it was one that, it was kind of a taboo subject., Recording of Kayla: Why? K: Gilley was living close to Dallas in De Soto, Texas, in the early 90s. Henslee never did get his promotion to be the director of the OSBI. K: Youre listening to Uncovered: The Lovers Lane Murders. Ended up, I dont know how many days and nights we first worked on that, several, and now 48 years later, its terrible.. Oklahoma is 10.8% cheaper than Norman, Oklahoma. Keep in mind that they had been at a fraternity party at the SAE house. 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.. K: The first full day of the July hearing had testimony from seven witnesses, including Gilleys parents, a former wife and the Norman police chief from the 1970s, Bill Henslee. In episode 2, listen to the the story of Sheryls sister, Linda, on the day her family searched for Sheryl. Recording of Pearo: And he told us where hed gotten it. As he was leaving the barn about 7 a.m., he saw two men standing next to two parked cars. They said he had no family, no visitors, I hope he didnt. 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. Davids mom raised him and her other children on her own, according to Linda. The charges: One count of perjury. WebCrime in Norman, Oklahoma. An officer who cut into the plastic detected an odor that they could identify with a decomposing human corpse.. Jacobson and a few other agents, like Norman detective Floyd Nash, dedicated themselves to finding enough hard proof to convict Gilley. Frank wanted you to know that he was on top of everything and that he was better than these other guys.. He showed us this information he had collected over the years. K: In the search warrant, officers claimed that Gilley likely still had possession of items from the crime scene, like Davids shoes and car keys, a scrapbook of newspaper articles and personal photos of the scene and possibly the murder weapon. The call came from a TV station in Amarillo, Texas, a few days after the murders. 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. Sarah Jensen, a spokeswoman for the Norman Police Department, said the investigation is active and ongoing. Two counts of first-degree murder. The family was polite and helpful after the murders, but wanted more than anything to just move on. 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. So I wanted to file impersonating an officer and he would tell these kids he was the sheriff and the DA refused to file. K: Solorzano said protocols for handling evidence have become much more strict in the last 50 years, every step being documented in a complex computer program. After picking Sheryl up at her Oklahoma City home, the pair drove down to Norman to attend a party at Daves fraternity. 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. 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. WebUPDATE: Two people killed during shooting in Norman residential area, police say possible murder-suicide MAPS 4 planning improvements for OKC parks Local News / Feb 21, 2023 WebMost accurate 2021 crime rates for Norman, OK. I asked him why and he relayed to me that when he was in Amarillo, he went and would bust the parkers up and make them get out of the car and harass them and then let them go. Most of these shots were in the upper body and head. Recording of Brake: He told me that if anyone asked me about a .22 rifle, which he might own, to tell them no. But agents like Ken Jacobson didnt believe that and kept investigating. He was married multiple times and had a few children. When I first heard that, there was a little bit of shock and, as I read further, a little bit of intrigue. Did Henslee know about the assault charge? But amid the chaos, David Sloan and Sheryl Benham were preparing for a date. Recording of Pearo: You could see some of the resentment from people who are now adults still going back to their college days and being really critical on the police. Hundreds of thousands of college students were protesting the Vietnam War. Then the boy said you didnt put down my $10. They stayed at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house for a few hours, hanging out with friends. WebCrime Map. So if you come across something at a department where something may have beentried to be swept under the rug because the department didnt want to look bad, the current chief or sheriff didnt want to look bad for whatever reason you might think that happens. K: Linda told us about her dad, overcome with anger and sadness, jumping in the car one night a few months after the murders to go find Frank Gilley himself. The Girl Scout Murders of 1977 still remains unsolved to Linda, Sheryls older sister by two years, stayed at their family home in Oklahoma City with her mom. Recording of Brake: He contacted somebody here, said theres a guy in your town there who was a bad apple out here, who is known for messing with Lovers Lane couples, and they started checking into him and found out he is on probation and shouldnt have ever been hired by the Norman Police Department in the first place., Recording of Ken: Frank made a couple of comments to me after the bodies were taken out of the car. 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. This was a disappointment, but it paled in comparison to the news detectives received when they went to the OSBI to retrieve the rest of the case evidence. David was shot 11 times and Sheryl 14. 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. She was outgoing and fun and their family was close. Any kind of doubt that he could create was important to 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.. Recording of Brake: Wish we could have put the son of a bitch in the electric chair.. When the OSBI, along with the Norman Police Department and the Cleveland County Sheriffs Office, found the bodies on Monday, May 11, Sheryl and David had been missing for just over 24 hours. The grand jury Sheryls father had requested would finally convene. But this night ended differently. Police traveled to the Most of those who were involved in the case have died, but my team and I were able to track down individuals who remember first-hand what happened all those years ago. I think dad was with him for a long time with what was going on He was so honest and wanted justice done. 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. The jury went on for a few days, but thats really the end of it. Re-reading articles and court documents, its clear he challenged every step of the trial. 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. What more do you want me to say?, Recording of Linda: What all he did to how many people after Sherry and Dave? K: Brake had the actual statements that Jacobson is referring to, from when Butch was questioned by investigators on Nov. 24, 1970. And he answered a crucial question about why the case came into the spotlight again after nearly 20 years since the initial investigation. Joshua Bookout. Allegations of obstruction and cover-ups have plagued the Norman Police Department in the years since the murders, but changes made hope to rectify those concerns. NORMAN Investigators arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were found at Lake Thunderbird last Monday. When it was decided the case would once again be brought to a grand jury in February 1991, the trajectory looked similar to when the murders were first investigated in the 1970s: A team of investigators followed Gilley, arrested him for a related but not directly connected charge and then a grand jury determines whether he could stand trial. Joshua Bookout. Recording of Minty: his job was to cast some kind of doubt on the jurys mind about whether, you know, the validity of those claims. We still do a complete background on these people talking to everybody looking at everything. Recording of Linda: When I walked into that courtroom in Norman and he was sitting right there, and I was, you know, a foot away from him and saw his face, I just *sharp inhale* Oh God.. WebExplore recent crime in Norman, OK. SpotCrime crime map shows crime incident data down to neighborhood crime activity including, reports, trends, and alerts. The verdict was inevitable in my opinion. He had showed me all of these at one time or another and also offered to loan them to me. I dont anymore. He hoped to become director of the OSBI, Jacobson said, and a mark like this on someones record could derail a rising career. Of course Gilley passed the polygraph and we didnt get to talk to him or anything.. 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