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Wednesday Jun 17 | McAlester News

Molester's sentence leads to cries of injustice

Kathryn Cole considered it harmless horseplay when her granddaughter, who had just turned 5, reached over and touched her breast during a dinner at her home last September.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

KJRH

Fundraiser held to raise reward money in Weleetka murders

The two girls were shot multiple times while walking on a rural road last year. Area residents bid on dozens of items while purchasing five dollar food plates.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

News9 Oklahoma City

Tulsa Volunteers Help Rebuild Downtown Weleetka

About two dozen volunteers from a Tulsa company traveled to Weleetka to help revitalize the downtown that was damaged by fire.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Fundraiser To Benefit Murdered Weleetka Girls

Weleetka residents are hoping to raise some serious cash on Sunday. The murders of 13-year-old Taylor Paschal-Placker and 11-year-old Skyla Jade Whitaker have hit the tight-knit community hard.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

KOKI

Remembering Skyla & Taylor

Family and friends join together to remember the girls who were gunned down on a rural road exactly one year ago today.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Crime would have been shocking anywhere, but seems impossible in this small town

AM 740 and FM 102.3 News/Talk KRMG's Steve Berg reports most people, including officials, think the killer of two Weleetka girls last year is someone who actually lives in the area.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Weleetka Double Murder Anniversary

Law enforcement officials pleaded Monday for the public's help in finding the killer or killers of two Weleetka girls on the anniversary of the shootings.

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News9 Oklahoma City

Closure After Murder Hard to Find, Mother Says

"I do believe that if you allow yourself to cry to grieve over it, then you don't carry this weight," Zingman said.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Tulsa World

Weleetka bands together after tragedies

Residents will gather at the high school Monday for a service of community healing, recalling the lives of two young girls who were murdered near here on June 8 last year.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

News9 Oklahoma City

1 Year Passes After Weleetka Double Murder

Monday will mark a year after the murders of two young Weleetka girls which left the community shocked and scared.

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TulsaWorld.com - Community

Coming Sunday: The Weleetka tragedy one year later

It has been a year since the shooting deaths of two young girls in a small town south of Tulsa, an unsolved crime which shocked the area and the nation.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

News9 Oklahoma City

OSBI to Discuss Girls' Murder in Weleetka

State investigators are planning to discuss publicly the unsolved murders of two young girls who were found shot to death nearly a year ago along a dirt road in rural Okfuskee County.

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Sun Mar 22, 2009

Tulsa World

Townsfolk fight fire effects

Weleetka residents refuse to give up their revenue and retail services in the wake of a devastating blaze.

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Fri Mar 13, 2009

2 Works For You

Restaurant owner plans to rebuild after fire

An investigator from the state Fire Marshal's office interviewed witnesses today in Weleetka.

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Wed Mar 11, 2009

Tulsa World

Mayor hopes for help after town's fire

Friday's fire left downtown looking as if a bomb went off, Mayor Jimpsey Micco said.

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Tue Mar 10, 2009

AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

Fire burns most of city block in Weleetka

A fire burned down about two-thirds of a city block here, one of several that broke out across Oklahoma Friday.

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Mon Mar 09, 2009

KOKI

Fire Burns Weleetka City Block

Firefighters are searching for the cause of a fire that destroyed an entire city block in Weleetka.

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Sun Mar 08, 2009

KTUL-TV Tulsa

Five Businesses Destroyed In Downtown Weleetka Fire

A fire in a flower shop in downtown Weleetka turned into a raging inferno that consumed at least five businesses, including a famous restaurant.

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KOKI

Major Fire in City of Weleetka

You can check out pictures by clicking the slideshow link to the right. 12:54 - Crews from Holdenville, Wetumka, Okemah, and Henryetta are on the scene.

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Sat Mar 07, 2009

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Weleetka Burning

More than a city block of Weleetka is on fire. A police dispatcher says crews from all over are fighting the flames.

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