Stephens Co. murder conviction reversed

OKLAHOMA CITY – Citing the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence a Stephens County man received six years ago.

Murder charge filed against Marlow puppy mill operator

MARLOW – A Stephens County woman accused of second-degree murder and 113 counts of animal cruelty reportedly killed a friend with a pickup, rolled her into a tarp and placed the victim in a metal shipping container, court records show. On Feb.

Man given life term for kidnapping, murder

OKLAHOMA CITY – A man with a history of violence against women was sentenced Monday to life in federal prison for carjacking and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend, killing her in Indian Country, then torching her house.