I tell Judy, They found her! What happens is you have blood seepage into the lung., Recording of Ken: I think he came out of that car and Frank had to shoot him a couple times, I dont think he intended to shoot anybody, he just wanted, you know, to do his thing. So theres checks and balances to make sure the stuff isnt happening. There was a carnival coming to town and classes were ending soon, so students were hosting parties. Investigators located in the basement a 3 feet by 4 feet container heavily wrapped in high density plastic, packing tape, and rope stored under the stairs of the basement. And then relayed to me that that rifle actually belonged to his wife so he wasnt lying. The three were found dead at a home in northeast Oklahoma City. 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. He was part of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. K: But investigators did find .22 caliber weapons in the house, however they were technically owned by Gilleys father. Henslee never did get his promotion to be the director of the OSBI. The police department brought in dozens of suspects, potential witnesses, family members and friends to interview. He said his assault charges and even the call from the Amarillo TV station were retaliation for a contentious sheriff election in Amarillo in 1968, among other things, and that he was being used as a, quote, political football.. But as 1970 wore on, other facts started showing up that were strange, Jacobson told us, describing them as being too many coincidences to not be connected. In the coming months, detectives tailed Gilley as he went to work at his various odd jobs. The case is almost 50 years old and remains unsolved. Recording of Ken: Frank stood on the porch and he said, Well Rangers can come in, but you guys from Oklahoma cant come in. And the Ranger said, You dont have any choice Frank, these guys are with us and were all coming in. Frank said, I dont have any .22 caliber weapons, I never owned one, I wouldnt have one. Maybe the war protesters from earlier that week had started rioting. And about 10 or 15 minutes later, we looked up and dont know how long this guy had been standing there, but we looked up and there was a man standing there and he had a badge and he showed it to us. 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. 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. Recording of Brake: They asked, Were you acquainted with Frank Gilley when he was employed by the Norman Police Department? David and Sheryl were each shot at least 10 times, and Davids car had multiple bullet holes through the rear of the car and the trunk. So he opens the trunk and he stands there with the rifle and just starts emptying the rifle into them. K: By this point, it had been over a year since the murders and the small group of dedicated investigators had spent hundreds of hours on the case. And even though the gun turned over by Gilleys landlord wasnt the murder weapon, it gave Pearo a path to officially reopen the case. But there was not one piece of evidence the jury would go in and say Evidence A says Frank Gilley killed those kids on that night. It just wasnt there, I cant quarrel with the jury even though I hated to see it turn out the way it did.. A monthslong extradition fight began, ending in May 1991 with Gilley being brought to the Cleveland County jail. Recording of Linda: I thought whoopie, OK good, fine, you know? It sits in a quiet neighborhood. WebGet full property details, plus crime rates, environmental hazards, natural disaster risks and more at HomeDisclosure.com 145441690. He was going to drive to Amarillo, Texas, and kill him. 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. Why? He was only on the force for three years, mostly focused on this one case. A daughter of an ex-wife said Gilley told her he had killed someone and kept a diary of old cases with pictures of dead bodies. K: Next time on Uncovered: The Lovers Lane 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. 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.. 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. According to articles, testimonies and interviews, Henslee was worried. On Tuesday, May 5, the University of Oklahoma Student Association gathered hundreds of students to protest not only the war, but the actions of law enforcement in Ohio. The highest number of murders were reported on Joshua Bookout. Keep in mind that they had been at a fraternity party at the SAE house. Recording of Foster: Back then a lot more of that stuff what went on. K: From interviews, news articles and court documents, we were able to piece together an outline of that night. Then Mr. Gilley said are you accusing me of stealing your $10? 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. 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. We still do polygraph examinations. Sarah Jensen, a spokeswoman for the Norman Police Department, said the investigation is active and ongoing. The jurors came back Monday, Nov. 11 with a verdict. It was private enough for young couples to park their cars and be intimate. Recording of Pearo: And he told us where hed gotten it. Recording of Solorzano: Theres definitely more rules in place documented. 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. K: Gilley rushed home to a frenzy of officers. When Gilley started work for the Norman police, he was described by other officers as just having shown up one day. 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. Police traveled to the 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. Months went by without a response or a jury. My mom, of course, is there, and I was there with her. Henslee said he thought Gilley was the target of a hate plot and a smear campaign. Shortly afterward, he heard gunshots. (The US average is 35.4) NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category. He told Jacobson he needed to shift his focus elsewhere, but Jacobson was already convinced Gilley was the main suspect. (The US average is 22.7) Norman property crime is 40.9. And then we sort of told him Weve got some good news and bad news. After President Richard Nixon announced plans to invade Cambodia, riots, protests and demonstrations broke out all over the country. He said yes Do you know if Gilley owned or had in his possession any .22 caliber weapons? K: The caliber of the weapon that killed Dave and Sheryl. Im Kayla Branch. 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. Recording of Ken: Im thrilled that somebody is still interested enough in it to try to put something together, thats why I didnt hesitate to meet with yall. When you read Davids autopsy report, you find massive right hemoral thorax. David came to OU as a student from Amarillo, Texas, in 1966. So we got Ken involved and he became really instrumental in being able to help us out with kind of what happened back in the beginning, how the case got convoluted into this big cover up thing by the then chief of police.. 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. It may have been almost 50 years since the murders, but Linda said it rarely feels that long. WebNorman Cleveland County Oklahoma Arrests, Warrants & Most Wanted. 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: Youre listening to Uncovered: The Lovers Lane Murders. You know they were sort of at least at peace, at least a little bit. Im Kayla Branch and Ill be your host as we hear stories and first-hand accounts from those involved with the case. The medical examiner said Byron On the following Wednesday and Thursday, funerals were held. WebThe following are some of the more dangerous Most Wanted individuals in Cleveland County, the state of Oklahoma and the United States. 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. Recording of Brake: Well the second one, the guys at the Norman Police Department really wanted to solve the darn thing. They took the weapons and tried to match them with some of the shell casings from the crime scene, but the tests came back without a ballistics match, Jacobson said. The case becomes exceedingly complicated and twisted from here on out, so be prepared. If you see them, do not try and apprehend them yourself as they are most likely armed and dangerous. Soon after he testified, the jury began deliberations. 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. K: Mike Brake, the reporter who covered the case in its earlier days, said the same thing. What we think happened is Sloan and Benham were up on the lovers lane and Gilley approached them, probably came up to David Sloan, his side of the car, and said Im the sheriff of Cleveland County, probably made David get out and talk to him. Five days later, a few miles west of OUs campus, shots were fired again, ending the lives of two college students. Alex Murdaugh speaks with his attorney during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. He was detained briefly and released. Then here we can and were visiting it again, making the news again. They didnt know anyone new was being hired. By early morning Sunday, Sheryls dad had driven to Norman to speak with police and report her missing. Recording of Pearo: Ken never gave up on the case. State police officers came to assist. The last known report was on April 16, 2018, investigators said. As the night hours of May 9 wear on, Sheryls dadbecomes worried. This one kind of absorbs you. Here, Linda Adams, the sister of Sheryl Benham, is describing the first time she had come in contact with Frank Gilley, the man she believes killed her sister and her date, David Sloan, 21 years earlier. 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 theyre almost all headshots at that point. Now he is not working at this time. The phrase good ol boys was repeated to me several times. Per page 1; 2; 3 > Christopher Sanders. On Nov. 21, 1990, officers were able to search Gilleys residence. I think he was but was not dying or dead, maybe not even dying. K: Almost two days later, their belongings were found dropped in and around Daves car, a 1966 Pontiac GTO. Any kind of doubt that he could create was important to him. I dont think she was shot at that point. They began to feel the full weight of frustration that only a couple of guys were truly working together to bring down a case held back by politics. Grady. 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. The two stayed there for an unknown amount of time. But I was. Im writing this in hopes that some of the people receiving this letter can provide answers, he typed. Pearo also testified, noting that almost all the evidence from the crime scene had disappeared, except one bullet casing. 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. An officer who cut into the plastic detected an odor that they could identify with a decomposing human corpse.. But Jacobson, never did let go of the case. 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. It was the first night of Girl Scout camp when 3 young girls were killed and sexually molested. Henslee backed him, saying Gilley wasnt the kind of man to commit any serious crimes, definitely not murder. K: Many of the individuals named in our investigation died within 10 or 15 years of the case going to trial. 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. Gilley said he was not guilty. Two of Gilleys ex-wives testified, saying he never mentioned to them his work in Norman as a police officer, though they knew of his work in Amarillo. He called us one night and said Franks agreed to take a polygraph and were going to do it in Lubbock. They believe the incident started before Gilleys NPD shift started around midnight Saturday. So he passed the polygraph. There would have been music, talking, some drinking, maybe dancing. The calls got further apart, but somebody would always call and would say what do you think about this thing, did you look at this, and all that. When Davids mom arrived at the Benham house later that Sunday, Linda decided she was going to leave for Norman to see if she could help find Sheryl. Witnesses were dying, people were moving or losing track of them. 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. It was another disappointing end again.. Police were spread thin. Yes, he had a badge in a black badge holder that was for the sheriffs office.. K: We heard this again from Brake, who had a copy of the official police reports Ken filed the day they found the bodies. Investigators were also dealing with the biases of the Norman community. Sheryls family started thinking of possibilities of what could have happened. He told Rick that it would cost us a $20 fine each or he would have to take us down As he was leaning up against the car, he asked me, and this was one of the first things he said, eh asked me if Rick and I had ever gone all the way together or something like that. 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. Some guy said that to me and I kinda went off on him a little bit.. Recording of Linda: I thought, Ive seen you. And inside the trunk were the bodies of David and Sheryl, shot and mutilated. Recording of Pearo: We went down and we talked to a judge in Dallas. K: Articles about the murders were all over the central Oklahoma news, and Linda said her family was asked to do multiple interviews those next few days. During the May 14 search of Sanchezs home, authorities made contact with Sanchez near his garage. K: Back to that Tuesday in 1970: the OU protest ended peacefully, but police and residents were on edge for the rest of the week. Well start back up with thoughts from Linda Adams, Sheryls older sister. Ten-Mile Flats is the official name of the area that was home to many of Normans secluded roads, which were commonly known as Lovers Lanes. Sloans ex-girlfriend, who helped find the car after Ben Benham reported his daughter missing, told the jury she drove to the lovers lane area and happened upon the car, but left and reported it to police when she realized there was blood in the front seat and she smelled what she described in news articles as the smell of death. The medical examiner explained in detail how Dave and Sheryl died, both shot over 10 times, including bullets fired directly into each of their eyes. While Sandoval lived with Sanchez and his wife, there were multiple reports filed with law enforcement and state agencies, investigators said. The family was polite and helpful after the murders, but wanted more than anything to just move on. The Norman Police Department said it didnt hold any officials records back that far that we could use to verify specific details. I had an awful time letting go of it. NOTES: GRADY CO Oklahoma City, OK It was a much smaller department then, often only a few police officers would be out patrolling the city at a time. When he arrived, he was arrested. Instead call the Cleveland County Sheriff at 405-701-7700. 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. Munoz told investigators he last saw Sanchez in May of 2020 when Sanchez was trying to get into the house uninvited, according to the search warrant affidavit. Police identified the murder suspect as Isis McMullen. Recording of Ken: As far as physical evidence, evidence is required to sustain a murder conviction, we didnt have any. Episode 1 explores how The Daily came across the story of the two murdered teenagers, David Sloan and Sheryl Benham. WebForty years ago this month, Oklahoma suffered one of its most horrific murder scenes near the small town of Locust Grove. They said he had no family, no visitors, I hope he didnt. Its just that willingness to listen and to take action on those things.. They just couldnt get past the death penalty portion., Recording of Brake: I think there were people on that jury who said I believe he did it but I can not send him to the electric chair When NPD first contacted me back then and said they were going to try and revitalize the case and they started running through all the material again, I remember sitting down there in the homicide office down in Norman with the file sitting on the desk between us saying Its great what you guys are doing but I dont think you can nail him. Crime at 6400 BLOCK OF 36TH AVENUE NW on 02/19/2023 1:20 PM. Investigators believed they reached a tipping point in March of 1971 when they persuaded the district attorney to bring Gilley in on charges of impersonating an officer in connection with the statements given to police by the various teen couples. But he signed off on the search warrant.. He might have fired most of the ammunition from it already and he doesnt have the firepower to kill them both. K: Along with the drive NPD felt to clear its name, the clock was ticking. K: Next time on Uncovered: The Lovers Lane Murders. The state Medical Examiners Office confirmed the body as that of Sandoval. WebNORMAN, Okla. Police have identified the two people killed in a double-homicide in Norman. Episode 1 A tight knit group. I can talk about it now, I can., Recording of Kayla: Why do you think that is? Sanchez and his wife lived at the Ann Branden Boulevard apartment until October 2018, according to investigators. NORMAN Investigators arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were found at Lake Thunderbird last Monday. I dont anymore. The car was riddled with bullet holes. Bill Maher funeral home. Recording of Ken: Its my opinion that there were a lot of folks working against us. That happens all the time at OU. Recording of Foster: One, we have basic requirements of age. The Hippie Era was still blazing, but now, the kids coming of age had become increasingly politically active. Tornado hits Norman damaging the electric system and causing power cuts. A few days after he came here, to the state crime bureau for a polygraph test. 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. The initial investigation putters out after obstruction from local law enforcement agencies. There is no other perpetrator that makes any sense at all, none., Recording of Ken: When you get in a situation like that, you never really think youre going to die. Hes reading a statement from a boy in Amarillo who witnessed a crucial altercation involving Frank Gilley. Investigators said Sandoval at one time was placed in Griffin Memorial Hospital for mental health treatment, and on Feb. 17, 2018 she filed a report with Norman police stating Sanchez and his wife were abusing her. K: They lived in a house off of Northwest 46th Street, a main road in Oklahoma City. And if he did know, what did he think when investigators were first tipped off by an Amarillo reporter to look into Gilley as a possible suspect in the murders of Sheryl and Dave? The violent crime rate in Norman is 289.4 per 100,000 people. Many, if not most should be considered armed and dangerous. De Soto PD called him, and said Is this Mr. Gilley? and he said yeah. It was the summer after Woodstock and Americas counterculture was thriving. Except one, a few days later. I mean this guy was a cop and he did this stuff. Web9801 DEERFIELD DR, NORMAN, OK 73026 Get a FREE Property Report for this home. We were very close. 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. Did you ever see Gilley with any type of badge other than the one he had? They left the fraternity house around 11:30 p.m. and went to a place in western Norman known as Lovers Lane. In 1970, Norman was going through a period of growth, but this part of town, out past the main highway and now home to a large residential area with houses and schools, was still just farmland and brush. That's 22.24% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people Police questioned Gilley and Henslee, who both said Gilley had never owned a .22 caliber weapon, the type of gun used in the murders. But the DA at that time was adamant that the case was going to go to trial with what we had because, you know, the case wasnt improving. Recording of Pearo: So we went to De Soto, went in his house, we found a gun safe in his house that we couldnt get in to Frank was at work, so we got a locksmith to come out and get us in the safe. Thats where Dave would have walked when he came to pick Sheryl up for their date Saturday night. WebThis horrific crime happened on June 13, 1977 at Camp Scott in Mayes County. They had broken up a few months before, but Jacobson said he just wasnt the type to commit a murder. But one officer leaves just four days after the murders. The Norman Police Department begins investigations into the crime and receives tips on who might have been involved with the killings. Henslee said he had fired Gilley a few days after the murders because of the tip that Gilley liked to harass couples on lovers lanes, but also said he had never seen any physical evidence to this day that ties Gilley to the crime., Recording of Ken: One of the comments Henslee made was that he didnt have enough power to influence a murder investigation. And even though these statements were coming in after the murders of Sheryl and David, police were including pictures of Gilley. Linda and Sheryls parents, Ben and Sue Benham, moved around for Bens different jobs until settling their family in Oklahoma City for good. Certain convictions you cant have to get hired at a police department. Born on Dec. 28, 1935, he was in his mid-30s during the early 1970s. K: He kept the Benhams updated on the case. One of them was Butch Green, who had ridden with Frank, who gave the statement that Frank did in fact carry a .22 rifle on duty in the car. 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