The Throwaways

Alanna Keegan Cooper joins us to discuss the brutal 1989 murder of Diane Gail Shenold. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

On this episode we talk about the kidnapping and murder of Shirley "Sissy" Beaty with author Jax Miller Shirley "Sissy" Armond Beaty went missing from her Oklahoma City home sometime in the early morning hours of June 3, 1975. She was six years old. Around 4 am, Sissy's uncle, Bryan, who lived with Sissy's family that had recently relocated to Oklahoma City, noticed that Sissy had crawled into bed with him. He dozed back off, but when Sissy's mother and sister woke up around 6am, Sissy was nowhere to be found. It became apparent to everyone, including law enforcement that Sissy hadn't simply runaway or wandered off. First, it was the middle of the night when she would have gone missing. Second, Sissy was incredibly shy, timid, and deathly afraid of storms. The night she disappeared had been a stormy one. Another reason for believing the girl had been taken was that she disappeared with only what she had worn to bed, a long t-shirt and her socks, and a blanket. The room that Sissy had been in with her uncle had another bed in it as well, with her older sister and her sister's friend who had been sleeping over sleeping in it. The bedroom they had all been sleeping in had a door that led outside of the home. Authorities checked the door and found that it made no sounds when opened or closed. Sissy's sister would tell authorities that sometime in the night she thought she had heard Sissy calling out, but had written it off as a nightmare and gone back to sleep. A full scale search for Sissy was launched, but no evidence of any sort was found. Several people fell under suspicion right away: Sissy's uncle Bryan, Sissy's father, Sissy's grandfather, and James Sullivan, a friend of uncle Bryan's. Her father and grandfather were cleared in short order. Her uncle would bring suspicion on himself by telling authorities wild stories about what happened to Sissy that would turn out to be false before ultimately being cleared. James Sullivan would be polygraphed, and remain a suspect. On September 25th, 1975, a man out searching for tree seedlings in a cedar grove on SW Pennsylvania Avenue found human remains that would turn out to be that of a female child. Sissy's mother would identify the remains as being her daughter's when the police showed her the scraps of clothing found with the skeletonized remains It's believed strangulation is a possible cause of death, though the state of the remains when discovered made it difficult to determine. Shortly after Sissy's remains were found, authorities charged James Sullivan with Sissy's murder. Charges would be dropped a month later after the case fell apart due to lack of evidence. No one else has ever been publicly named a suspect or ever charged in the kidnapping and murder of Shirley “Sissy” Beaty. Sissy was a sweet and affectionate little girl who loved playing baseball. She was extremely afraid of the dark and of storms. She would not have left the house under any circumstances. As friendly as Sissy was, she was also shy and would not go willingly with strangers. You can find Jax's best selling book, Hell in the Heartland here: Hell in the Heartland: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls: Miller, Jax: 9781984806314: Amazon.com: Books You can learn more about Jax Miller here: Jax Miller | Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

In June 1977 thirty-four year old real estate mogul Johnny Lee Eller would be found shot to death just outside of Grove, Oklahoma. Who killed him remains a mystery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

In this episode of Murder in the Summer we discuss the July 1978 murder of twenty year old Jeana Lynn Bowman --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

33 year old mother Kathryn Wilhoit was found murdered in her Tulsa area apartment on June 1, 1985. Though someone was eventually convicted, it was soon overturned to do junk science. No one else has been arrested in this crime. Join us as we delve into the case of Kathy Wilhoit's murder. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

Thirty-five year old Sylvester Miller was found murdered on a river bank in Sayer, Oklahoma in Judy 1956. What happened to Sylvester still remains a mystery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

Thirty-three year old Judy Ellen Weichert was murdered in the early morning hours of July 28th, 1984. She had been running on a remote Oklahoma City road when she was attacked by an unknown assailant. It is believed that she was sexually assaulted before being stabbed twenty-three times. She was later found by a passer by, whom contacted the authorities- however Judy later died while in surgery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

In this episode, we discuss who we believe might be the Lawton Serial Killer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

This week we continue to bring you our research into the cases of the Lawton Serial Killer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

On this episode we discuss one of the suspects in the Lawton serial killings, as well as a potential victim --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

This episode contains information relating to the 2003 murders of Pamela Woodring and Tanja Hook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

Twenty-nine year old Janice Buono was found murdered in a creek in Comanche County, Oklahoma on February 23, 2002. Who killed her remains a mystery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

Twenty- one year old Mandy Raite went missing in June 2000 before later being found murdered in a creek in Comanche County, Oklahoma. She is the third victim of the still unidentified Lawton Serial Killer --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

Twenty-five year old Cassandra Lee Ramsey went missing in late 1999, her body would be found some five months later just outside of Hastings, Oklahoma. She had been left naked in a creek. Initially, her death was ruled undetermined, however investigators would later come to believe that she was the second victim of the Lawton Serial Killer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

In August of 1999, an unidentified body would be found in Stephens County, Oklahoma. The body would later be identified as being that of 28 year old Jane Chafton. How she ended up in that creek, and who murdered her, still remains a mystery. However, the murder of Jane was only the beginning of a years long nightmare for the western side of Oklahoma. A nightmare that has never been resolved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support

Between 1999 and 2003, at least five women went missing and were found murdered near Lawton, Oklahoma. We begin our story, though, in 1983 with the disappearance of 18 year old Lisa Watkins Farmer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thethrowaways/support