OKLAHOMA CITY -
More than two dozen killers are on the run following
Oklahoma City's 2012 homicide surge. That means one third of last year's
homicides are still unsolved, according to records with Oklahoma City Police.
With the near-record 2012 homicide rate in Oklahoma City,
detectives have more open homicide cases than they are used to.
2/7/2012
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One of
the first of the unsolved high-profile killings of 2012 was that of
10-month-old Lyrik Martin. Next month will mark one year since Lyrik's death.
Still, no arrests have been made. When Lyrik died of internal bleeding and
skull fractures, her death marked homicide number 10 in Oklahoma City.
Five homicides later, the case is still open for a
25-year-old man who was attacked in Bricktown.
3/7/2012
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The gun violence weekend in September that claimed the
lives of five people is still keeping police busy as detectives look for the
person who shot Curtis Nolan.
"I don't remember, going back a long time, that we've
had something like that happen over one weekend," OCPD Msgt. Gary Knight said
at the time.
9/17/2012
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The latest of the unsolved homicide cases of 2012
happened on Dec. 15, marking homicide number 96. Police say the owner of a northeast
side motel was murdered in the front office.
"Just because a case is carried as unsolved does not mean that
investigators are not still looking into that case or not still investigating
it," Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow with Oklahoma City police said.
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Death
By the end of the year, 29 percent of Oklahoma City's
99 homicides were still open. That makes the year 2012 one of the worst for
solving homicides in the last ten years for Oklahoma City police. Only 2005,
2006 and 2008 have a higher percentage of unsolved homicides by year's end.
The following are percentages of unsolved homicides per year.
2012 – 29%
2011 – 23%
2010 – 27%
2009 – 16%
2008 – 37%
2007 – 24%
2006 – 33%
2005 – 33%
2004 – 8%
2003 – 25%
2002 – 14%
Police say without the public's help, it is extremely
difficult to solve the cases. If you have any information that may help police,
call the homicide tip line at 405-297-1200.
The following are 2012 unsolved Oklahoma City homicide
victims:
96 Bipinchandra
Patel
95 Deepak Bhasin
91 Meagin Gravitt
94 Shelia Stanley
79 Daquan
Stephens
24 Charles
Gordon
3 Keenen
Banks
4 Quinyon
Wallace
38 Byron
Smith
48 Tracy
Williams, Jr.
52 Justin
Palazzo
86 Mark
Harrison
62 Curtis
Nolan
65
Francisco Ramirez
66 Freddy
Valle
76 Frances
Madison
72 Phillip
Henry
88
Unidentified
16 Monretta
Olden
10 Lyrik
Martin
15 Daniel
Maxedon
23
Fredricka Marshall
57 Quashea
Durham
77 Orlando
Smith
80 Cody
Davis
82
Christopher Allen
83 Jose
Plancarte
60 Phillip
Washington
59 Ricky Wallice
With the near-record 2012 homicide rate in Oklahoma City, detectives have more open homicide cases than they are used to.
