In 1982, a young woman walked up a flight of stairs to her friend’s apartment, and knocked on the door. As she did, she noticed the little window on the door was broken. Worried something was wrong with her friend, the woman knocked again, this time a little louder, while also peering through the broken window to see if she could see anything. There was nothing really to see, but she could hear music playing inside. So after another minute went by and still her friend had not come to the door, the woman tried the door handle and found it was open. With her heart racing, the woman opened her friend’s door and stepped inside. A few seconds later, she would see something so horrible it would send her running back outside to safety.
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Note about content:
We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.
While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines, and while we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.
Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.
HIGH QUALITY:
Official records (including court records, inmate records, obituaries, police reports):
Fritz v. State
https://law.justia.com/cases/oklahoma/court-of-appeals-criminal/1991/11276.html
Gore v. State
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ok-court-of-criminal-appeals/1305299.html
Williamson v. State
https://law.justia.com/cases/oklahoma/court-of-appeals-criminal/1991/11277.html
Inmate record- Glen Gore
https://okoffender.doc.ok.gov/
BOOKS
Grisham, John, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. New York, Doubleday, 2006.
Journey Toward Justice by Dennis Fritz
MAGAZINES
Politico:This is what wrongful conviction does to a family
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/11/wrongful-convictions-family-criminal-justice-222409/
The Atlantic: Innocent Man tells half a story
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/12/netflixs-the-innocent-man-tells-half-a-story/578176/
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB
Details of crime scene presented in murder trial (2006)
https://www.theadanews.com/news/local_news/details-of-crime-scene-presented-in-murder-trial/article_6468ce2f-ab88-59bb-a973-0e29a66935e9.html
Parents of slain Ada woman suffer as fourth trial continues (2006)
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2006/06/18/parents-of-slain-ada-woman-suffer-as-fourth-trial-continues/61875608007/
Escaped Suspect Turns Himself In To Prison Officials (1999)
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1999/04/21/escaped-suspect-turns-himself-in-to-prison-officials/62245520007/
SUBSCRIPTION NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
5/10/87- Pair Charged in Slaying of Ada Woman in 1982
https://www.newspapers.com/image/452429923/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1
5/13/87- Ada Man Pleads Innocent in Death
https://www.newspapers.com/image/452434685/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1
6/9/87- Preliminary Hearing Set in Ada Death
https://www.newspapers.com/image/452461822/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1
11/26/87- Ex-teacher Pleads Innocent in Ada Woman’s ‘82 Death
https://www.newspapers.com/image/452004692/?terms=%22ronald%20keith%20williamson%22&match=1