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Washington man faces second murder charge in death of Edmond resident

By Associated Press
Published: 11/29/2007 4:21 AM
Last Modified: 11/29/2007 4:21 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A Washington man already facing a murder count has been hit with another charge of murder and kidnapping in the death of a gay Edmond resident, whose killing may have been part of a gang initiation.

Oklahoma County prosecutors charged Darrell Lynn Madden on Wednesday for the October slaying of Steven Domer, 62. Madden, 37, also is charged in Carter County with murder in the death of his friend, Bradley Qualls.

Authorities allege Madden is a skinhead and that both were connected to the white supremacist group, United Aryan Brotherhood. According to an affidavit filed with the latest charge, the death of Domer apparently was meant to be the violent act that earned a place in the gang for Qualls, who died about 10 days after Domer's disappearance, police said.

Madden will not face a hate crime charge because sexual orientation is not covered under Oklahoma law, prosecutors said.

Domer, who friends said was gay, was last seen Oct. 26 near a car wash on N.W. 39 Street, a gay neighborhood, according to court papers. A witness said Domer had been talking to two men who matched the description of Madden and Qualls a short time earlier.

Domer's car was found the next day in McClain County, near Madden's home, according to Oklahoma City police Detective Kenneth Whitebird's affidavit.

After investigators learned Domer was a gay man who occasionally picked up other men, they asked McClain County authorities if any gay men lived near where the car was found, the affidavit states. That led them to Madden, whom authorities said was known to be gay.

Madden's roommate told police he heard Madden and another man describing an encounter with someone who "wouldn't even fight back," while a woman Madden had dated in Ardmore said she overheard him and Qualls talk about killing a man, Whitebird wrote.

The information she gave investigators about the man's death was consistent with the way Domer's body was found, the affidavit states.

Madden was hospitalized after being shot by Ardmore police when he allegedly tried to carjack someone after Qualls' body was found. By Associated Press

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Bill Hader, jenks (11/29/2007 5:37:40 PM)

This is why sexual orientation should be covered by hate crime laws. Google Matthew Shepard.

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