Archive for March, 2010

Shemirah Benson Didn’t Learn

According to Tulsa Police, on November 9, 2009 Shemirah Mache Benson was sleeping on a couch with her 7-month-old son Dan Benson when her husband discovered the infant unconscious between his mother and the back of the couch. The boy’s father called 911, however the child had already died of suffocation. On January 6, 2010, [...]

Thomas Haga – Dumping One’s Spouse

If the allegations against Thomas Dale Haga are any indication, Haga may have taken dumping one’s spouse to the ultimate extreme. Even for Oklahoma… Haga, 55, a Pawnee County resident, is in jail charged with a felony count of unlawful removal of a dead body and a misdemeanor count of neglect of burial. And not [...]

Exploding Meth Labs

Exploding meth labs have become as much a part of Oklahoma as hot summers, cold winters, tornadoes and of course intra-state sports rivalries. Few Tulsans are surprised to learn of yet another meth lab explosion as they have become some commonplace. However, when the exploding meth lab is located across the street from a Tulsa [...]

Valentino Verner – Dead At Chicken Hut

Some openly speculate that Tulsa, which recently laid-off about one-sixth of its police force, is well on its way to becoming “the Detroit of the Great Plains” and recent events tend to support that speculation. Case in point – Saturday night, well actually Sunday morning at 3:00 am on February 28, 2010. Between 75 and [...]