Sanchez, 44, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2006 for killing Juli Busken, a 21-year-old dance student at the University of Oklahoma. Busken had been abducted, raped and shot in the back of the head.
The Frontier has documented dozens of cases of women in the state who were prosecuted even after giving birth to healthy babies.
Oklahoma has been responsible for nearly a quarter of all executions in the country since resuming the death penalty in 2021. Only Texas, which put 10 people to death in that same period, has executed more.
The governor says Oklahoma is flush with cash and can afford to cut taxes without putting core services at risk. We found some false and misleading claims about the state’s finances
There have been nine suicides at the Oklahoma County jail in three years. Another six people with documented mental health issues died of other causes. One woman’s death has helped jumpstart a diversion program.
Rep. Monroe Nichols, D-Tulsa, is one of the more outspoken members of Oklahoma’s Legislature. Now he wants to take his talents to Tulsa’s City Hall where he would become the city’s first Black mayor. The election isn’t for 12 months, but Nichols declared his candidacy early in order to get a head start campaigning, and, …
Jail staff admitted in trial testimony that they knew Terral Ellis, a 26-year old father, was in pain but did nothing to help him even as he screamed for help.
Tulsa Superintendent Deborah Gist is expected to resign in hopes of avoiding a state takeover.
There have been at least 13 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2023.
Oklahoma police have shot at least 48 people so far in 2022. At least 29 of those shootings have been fatal.
We’re tracking how many people are shot by Oklahoma Police Officers.
Rep. Monroe Nichols, D-Tulsa, is one of the more outspoken members of Oklahoma’s Legislature. Now he wants to take his talents to Tulsa’s City Hall where he would become the city’s first Black mayor. The election isn’t for 12 months, but Nichols declared his candidacy early in order to get a head start campaigning, and, …
