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Watch the stories of how eight families were affected by homicide.
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See where the homicides have happened.
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Nicole Marshall has been a Tulsa World reporter since May 1993. As a police reporter for more than 13 years, she has covered the Oklahoma City bombing, hundreds of homicides and countless other crimes for the paper. Among her awards, she has won first place for her work on an investigative project examining how Oklahoma deals with criminal defendants who are found incompetent to stand trial as well as a project that examined state welfare workers' handling of cases involving at least 30 children who later died from abuse and neglect. Email Nicole Marshall |
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Curtis Killman has worked for the World for 13 years. With an expertise in computer-assisted reporting, Killman is an award-winning journalist who covered city government before moving into his role on the World Projects Team. Email Curtis Killman |
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Video journalist James Plumlee joined the newspaper in 2007. After graduating from the University of Tulsa, he strayed from the path laid out by his university experience to work as an Emergency Medical Technician. Plumlee then took a few photography classes and returned to documentary work as a photojournalist. In his off hours, Plumlee is a musician. Email James Plumlee |
This report was compiled using information from the Medical Examiner's Office, the Oklahoma State Health Department, the Tulsa Police Department, court records and obituaries. Numbers may differ slightly from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report and historical year-end totals due to delayed deaths that resulted from violence and Medical Examiner's reports that were still pending at year's end. The World will add cases as they become available.
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Alarming trends seen in killings
In the first six months of this year, 34 homicides have occurred in Tulsa. That's 15 more violent deaths than detectives investigated during the same time last year. Read more |
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Tulsa's homicide rate drops in '08
Neal Sweeney was among the 54 people slain in Tulsa in 2008; 14 cases, including his, are still open. Overall, the number of killings decreased compared with the year before, but the complexity of the cases continues to increase, Sgt. Mike Huff said. Tulsa had 64 killings in 2007. Read more |
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John Kastner prosecution
On June 25, 2008, Lori Kastner was murdered in her home. Initially reported as the result of a botched robbery, further investigation led police to Lori's husband John Kastner. Here, you will find all of the Tulsa World's coverage of John Kastner, an ex-teacher accused of killing his wife. Read more |
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507 slain
A Tulsa World investigation shows the human toll of the more than 500 homicides in the city from 1998 through 2007 and documents the pace of killings during the last decade. Read more |
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In his own words
Homicide Unit Sgt. Mike Huff, who has investigated killings in Tulsa since 1980, shares his insight into homicide investigations in a Q and A with the Tulsa World. Read more |
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In their memory
Families of homicide victims share the variety of ways they keep their memories alive. Read more |
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Homicide hot spots
A map pinpointing the more than 500 homicides in Tulsa from 1998 through 2007 shows areas across the city where many of those deaths were concentrated, but many neighborhoods are working with police to prevent further violence. Read more |
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Tulsa's homicides in 2008
The pace of homicides this year has slowed considerably compared to previous years and police say recent crackdowns seem to be working. Read more
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Helping families cope
In 26 years in the Tulsa Police and Fire Chaplaincy Corps, Danny Lynchard has notified more than 1,000 families of the death of a loved one from homicide and other unexpected causes. Read more
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