TCSO Cold Case Files

Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Project

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In April of 2006, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit began the Cold Case Project. The project involves the systematic review of the 50 unsolved homicides that have occurred in unincorporated Tulsa County since 1971. The Detectives working on the "Cold Cases" have adopted the following Mission Statement:
Our Mission is to Solve Homicides and to Vigorously Pursue, Apprehend and Successfully Prosecute those who Commit *Murder*

In each Homicide case the victim can no longer speak for themselves. We must act as their voice, seeking justice on their behalf. The truth about each case is out there; someone knows who committed Murder. Detectives need your help to solve these cases. If you have any information please contact the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit.
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	Victims	Case #	Case Date	Synopsis
Select	Dena Ann Dean	98-896452	06/07/1998	At approximately 10:00 pm on June 6, 1998, sixteen year old Dena Dean left the Marvin’s Food Store located in the Town West shopping center. Dean was never heard from again. Dean’s vehicle was discovered in the parking lot of the Marvin’s Food Store.	Email Us
Select	Edgar Joe Eddington	97-779661	02/05/1997	Fifty one year old Edgar Eddington was last seen on the morning of February 5, 1997 at his home on North Yale Ave in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His wife returned home that afternoon and discovered his body. Eddington died from blunt force trauma. The house showed signs of a violent struggle. No motive for the murder was established. Eddington was a nationally recognized trainer of “pulling” dogs. Edgar’s case remains unsolved.	Email Us
Select	Lewis Douglas Parnosky	2004-064094	09/12/2004	On Sept. 12, 2004 the body of Lewis Douglas Parnosky was discovered underneath the bridge over Bird Creek located at approximately 8500 East 56th Street North. Parnosky died of a single gunshot wound. Evidence indicates he was killed in another location and his body transported to Bird Creek. Parnosky was known to frequent the Northridge Shopping Center located at 5300 North Peoria in Tulsa. Detectives have received no leads in this case. The case remains unsolved.	Email Us
Select	Lisa Ann Ledbetter	84-H-06	09/25/1984	Twenty four year old Lisa Ledbetter was last seen alive around midnight on Sept. 24, 1984, at Jake and Elwood’s Tavern located in the 5800 block of South Peoria, in Tulsa. Ledbetter’s body was discovered the following morning in a field near 3300 South 29 West ave. Known locally as “Channel 8 hill”. She was stabbed multiple times. Lisa’s case remains unsolved.	Email Us
Select	Russell Lee Roberts	2000-048283	07/14/2000	On July 14, 2000 the body of 45 year old Russell Lee Roberts was discovered inside his home, in the 1500 block of East 56th St. North Tulsa, OK. Roberts died from a gunshot wound he received during a struggle inside the house. Evidence suggests Roberts may have known his killer. Detectives believe the suspect was injured during the struggle. Russell’s case remains unsolved.	Email Us
Select	Frederick Wilson	2008-025304	04/22/2008	Frederick Wilson and his girlfriend were at their residence in west Tulsa County. At approximately midnight two intruders wearing masks entered the residence. During the robbery both victims were bound and before leaving the residence Wilson was shot and killed. The suspects in this case were described as two black males, one wearing brown work boots and the other suspect being soft spoken with braids.	Email Us
Select	Veda Woodson	73-H-3	07/26/1973	On 07-26-1973 at 01:00 AM 38 year old Veda Woodson left her janitorial job at First National bank in Tulsa heading for her residence in Sperry, Ok. At 02:00 AM Woodson’s vehicle, a 1958 Chevrolet was found by Sperry Police at 8800 N. Cincinnati with the lights on and the driver’s door open. Woodson’s purse, keys and other belongings were still in the vehicle. Woodson’s nude body was found in a nearby field at 11:00AM on 07-26-1973. The State Medical Examiners office ruled the manner of Death as Homicide. No suspects were developed in the initial phase of the investigations.	Email Us
Select	Jane Doe	89-H-001	01/02/1989	On 01-02-1989 skeletal remains were discovered by a man walking his dog in the area of 16100 W. Wekiwa Rd. Sand Springs, Ok. Discovered with the remains were one white sandal and remnants of a ladies blouse blue with white polka dots, and white skirt. Also discovered on the left hand were two rings a silver ring with a triangular turquoise design encircling the ring, and a silver ring decorated with braided wire. The medical examiners office determined the victim to be a white or Hispanic female in her 20’s around 5’9 to 6’00 tall. The medical examiners office also determined the manner of death to be a homicide resulting from blunt trauma. Depicted is a skeletal reconstruction of what Jane Doe would have looked like at the time of her death.	Email Us
Select	Bernice Kuhlman	77-H-1	01/15/1977	On Jan. 15, 1977 the nude body of 20 year old Bernice Kuhlman was found in Polecat Creek near the bridge at 10300 S. 33 W. Ave. Kuhlman was last seen by friends the night of Jan. 14, 1977. The State Medical Examiners Office ruled the manner of death as Homicide, cause of death being strangulation. Bernice Kuhlman’s case remains unsolved	Email Us
Select	Tony Williams	2005-085552	12/04/2005	On 12-04-2005 the body of Tony Bernard Williams was discovered in the rear seat of a blue four door older model Chevrolet Caprice parked on the side of the road on East 66th street North and North Cincinnati Ave. in Tulsa County. Williams appeared to have been beaten and shot. Williams was a carpenter working on rental properties in the north Tulsa area. No leads have been developed in this case. Detectives believe Williams may have been killed at another location and his body left at this location.	Email Us

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