DOC: Amber Hilberling dies of suspected suicide
Amber Hilberling, a Tulsa woman whose high-profile murder conviction drew national attention, was found dead of a suspected suicide in her prison cell Monday, DOC officials confirmed early Tuesday.
Ziva Branstetter Dylan Goforth October 25, 2016
Amber Hilberling, a Tulsa woman whose high-profile murder conviction drew national attention, was found dead of a suspected suicide in her prison cell Monday, DOC officials confirmed early Tuesday.
Cary Aspinwall September 24, 2015
Is death row inmate Benjamin Cole a brain-damaged schizophrenic or simply a devoutly religious man who has accepted his fate? Defense attorneys for Cole and the state of Oklahoma are at odds over his Oct. 7 execution date.
Cary Aspinwall August 29, 2015
Benjamin Cole believes that his role is to bring glory to the Lord’s name and now he thinks that the 2002 murder of his infant daughter was part of that prophecy, his attorneys say.
Attorneys representing the state and the warden of Cole’s prison argue he’s simply a devoutly religious man who is lucid enough to be aware of his upcoming execution date.
Cary Aspinwall August 11, 2015
Richard Glossip has been speaking out about his conviction and upcoming execution for months. But what does his accomplice have to say about the case? Cary shares the story behind her story.
For the Frontier RJ Young August 10, 2015
One lawyer was accused of accepting gifts valued at more than $1.4 million, including a $500,000 home, from his elderly client. Another was overwhelmed with a busy practice and ignored clients’ complaints. What happens when lawyers go bad?
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