Our Creative Director, Cary Aspinwall, says farewell to a city she loves before heading to a new adventure in Dallas. And her crazy crew at The Frontier is among the things she will miss the most.
We talk about the brutal violence in Dallas, as well as other police involved shootings. Also discussed are the G.T Bynum election and our story of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol refusing to release certain protocols after a fatal crash.
Cary talks about the 49 Bells Project and five more lives lost to violence in a week filled with it. Also, a look at some coverage for those who want to read more about what happened.
“We kept waiting for something bad to happen.” Instead, Councilor G.T. Bynum pulled off a landslide victory in this week’s mayoral primary against incumbent Mayor Dewey Bartlett.
Across town, I was trying to explain to Tulsa businesswoman Sharon King Davis what we were about to be doing. “We’re going to do a Facetime that will be broadcast live on Facebook? I didn’t know you could do that,” Davis said.
Frankly, I’m not sure we knew we could either.
“He would repeatedly run up huge credit card debts, which he never had any intention of paying,” his ex-wife told the court. “The only time he was ever remorseful is when he was in trouble with the law.”
Michael Morris’ attorney appears to argue those defrauded had it coming for not doing due diligence: “One could argue the financial institutions did not do their homework, and Mr. Morris was able to take advantage of their business practices.”
Darius Robinson died April 5 after jailers at the Caddo County Detention Center said he tried to escape his cell. An autopsy report shows that he was strangled, and the death was ruled a homicide.
