Story Collection: Daniel Holtzclaw investigation, conviction of rape, sex crimes
Collection of stories about the investigation and arrest of Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, an Enid native.
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The denial of the written request for the Supreme Court to review the lower court’s ruling means the court of appeals decision stands.
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The petition states the facts of the Daniel Holtzclaw's case and cites a secret hearing, which Holtzclaw's defense was not allowed to attend ...
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Innocence Project founding board member Jason Flom last week released what he called an “amazing and alarming episode” about the case of a former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of raping women while on duty in 2013 and 2014.
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"This marks the first time that Daniel has spoken under oath about his complete and total innocence." — Jenny Holtzclaw, Daniel Holtzclaw's sister
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No one knows what the outcome will be, but every legal effort should be exhausted to make sure justice is done.
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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the conviction and 263-year prison sentence of a former Enid man and Oklahoma City Police Department…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals says it will issue an opinion this week in an appeal filed by a former Oklahoma City police…
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It’s not just the recent history of botched executions and flippant attitudes that exposes Oklahoma’s deeply flawed system of justice.
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The family of former Oklahoma City Police Department officer and Enid native Daniel Holtzclaw said taxpayers should be outraged by Oklahoma Ci…
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Council is planning to vote on whether to approve a $25,000 settlement for an excessive force lawsuit a…
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Supporters of former Oklahoma City Police Department officer and Enid native Daniel Holtzclaw gathered Thursday at the state Capitol for the inaugural Rally for Justice.
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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals granted a motion Friday filed by attorneys for former Oklahoma City Police Department officer Daniel Holtzc…
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ENID, Okla. — Journalist Michelle Malkin won the Film Heals Award at the 12th annual Manhattan Film Festival last month, for her work titled “…
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In 2015, a jury found former Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw guilty of 18 sexual assault counts involving eight women. The now 30-year-old was sentenced to 263 years in prison. As Holtzclaw and his loved ones continue to maintain his innocence, his case has also attracted a cadre of other supporters from law enforcement and exonoree communities.
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ENID, Okla. — Journalist, columnist and No. 1 New York Times best-selling author Michelle Malkin is returning to Enid Saturday for a screening…
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We agree with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordering the unsealing of documents that show a secret hearing was held to decide if pers…
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Oklahoma's attorney general asked the state's highest criminal court in May to seal many of the records linked to Holtzclaw's appeal, a request the court granted without comment.
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He was a good cop in the Oklahoma City Police Department who could not be bribed and was feared by the criminals in whose neighborhood he patrolled.
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Former Oklahoma City police officer and Enid resident Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted in December 2015 on 18 of 36 counts, including four counts of first-degree rape.
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I want to thank you for the articles you ran recently about our local family, the Holtzclaws. They have been suffering in silence for a long t…
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I would like to thank Christianne Garber Chase for her recent letter to the editor concerning the Sunday article about the Holtzclaw case (“Di…
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A screening of the “Michelle Malkin Investigates” broadcast “Daniel in the Den: The Truth About the Holtzclaw Case,” is set for 11 a.m. Saturd…
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I am a staunch supporter/advocate for the innocence of Daniel Holtzclaw, former Plainsmen star football player.
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The defense attorney for a former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of rape and sentenced to 263 years in prison in December 2015 has fil…
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ABC's "20/20" will air Daniel Holtzclaw's first interview since he was sentenced to 263 years in prison after being convicted of rape and othe…
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ABC's "20/20" has postponed an hour-long episode featuring Daniel Holtzclaw's first interview since he was sentenced to 263 years in prison af…
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I am deeply concerned that justice was not served in the trial of Daniel Holtzclaw, the Oklahoma City Police officer sentenced on Jan. 21, 201…
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Two more women have joined a lawsuit alleging that Oklahoma City and its police force failed to monitor a former officer who was recently convicted of sexually assaulting women while on duty.
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Former Oklahoma City Officer and Enid resident Daniel Holtzclaw was sentenced last month to 263 years in prison on 18 separate counts, including first-degree rape.
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A former Oklahoma City police officer was sentenced to 263 years in prison Thursday, about a month after he was convicted of rapes and other o…
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Holtzclaw's attorney, Scott Adams, filed a request for a new trial or evidentiary hearing late Wednesday.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Oklahoma City Police Department officer and former Enid resident Daniel Ken Holtzclaw asked for a new trial Wednesday, …
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"I didn't do anything wrong. So all I can say is, I was innocent and he just picked the wrong lady to stop that night." — grandmother and victim of Daniel Holtzclaw, the former Oklahoma City police officer convicted Thursday of rape and sex assault crimes
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OKLAHOMA CITY — After four days of deliberations, jurors Thursday found a former Oklahoma City police officer guilty of 18 of the 36 charges a…
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"I feel like justice has been served today. It is a comfort to us all." — mother of a 17-year-old raped by former police officer Daniel Holtzclaw
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OKLAHOMA CITY — After four days of deliberations, jurors found a former Oklahoma City officer guilty on 18 charges, including first-degree rape.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — After four days of deliberations, jurors Thursday found a former Oklahoma City police officer guilty of 18 of the 36 charges a…
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Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted on 18 of 36 charges against him, including charges of first-degree rape.
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The jury opened its fourth day of deliberations on Thursday, which is the 29th birthday of former police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, who grew up in Enid and still has family ties in the community.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A jury considering the fate of a former Oklahoma City police officer charged with raping or sexually victimizing 13 women…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Jurors deliberated until after 10 p.m. Tuesday in the case of a former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually abusin…
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Outside the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, about three dozen demonstrators, mostly black women, chanted "36 counts ... we want life" as they circled the building.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s now up to jurors to decide whether a former Oklahoma City cop used his badge and power to prey on 13 women he was sworn t…
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Defense attorneys who have challenged the credibility of the women are currently making their closing arguments Monday afternoon.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — In a rare display of emotion in front of jurors, a former Oklahoma City police officer cried Wednesday as his ex-girlfriend te…
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Daniel Holtzclaw is pictured Wednesday in a courtroom during his trial in Oklahoma City. Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police officer who …
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They were among 13 women who've testified in the sexual assault trial of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, many providing visual cues to the challenges prosecutors face as they concluded their case this week.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The 13th and final accuser in the sex crimes trial against a fired Oklahoma City police officer told jurors Tuesday he raped h…
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The accuser admitted to the officer she had a crack pipe in her purse and said he asked if she had underwear on.
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Daniel Holtzclaw (second from left) is escorted from the courtroom for a lunch break as prosecutors continue their case in the second week of …
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Prosecutors allege Daniel Ken Holtzclaw, who grew up in Enid, raped the woman while he was on duty April 25, 2014. He also is accused of sexually abusing 12 other women between December 2013 and June 2014 while a police officer in OKC.
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Protesters interrupted a fifth accuser in the sex crimes case against a fired Oklahoma City police officer Tuesday. The accuser’s testimony wa…
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Jurors in the sex crimes case against a fired Oklahoma City police officer listened to a 27-minute audio recording Monday of a fourth accuser …
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An accuser in the sex crimes case against a fired Oklahoma City police officer was not allowed to continue testifying Friday for several hours…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A 24-year-old woman described Tuesday how she said a former Oklahoma City police officer sexually assaulted her while she was …
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Oklahoma City police officer denied he sexually assaulted a woman he stopped for a traffic violation, telling detecti…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorneys for a former Oklahoma City police officer spent much of Wednesday trying to discredit his accusers.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Twelve jurors will be asked to decide if a former Oklahoma City police officer was a naive rookie who was assigned to one of t…
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Jury selection was completed by midday Tuesday. Opening statements are expected to start later in the day.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorneys peppered more than two-dozen potential jurors with questions Monday as they sought to form a panel that will determi…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Oklahoma City police officer is scheduled to stand trial on a litany of sexual misconduct allegations beginning next week.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Oklahoma City police officer is scheduled to stand trial on a litany of sexual misconduct allegations beginning today.
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A yearlong Associated Press investigation uncovered about 1,000 officers in six years who lost their licenses to work in law enforcement for rape, other sex crimes or sexual misconduct.
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Fired cop Daniel Holtzclaw, 28, has pleaded not guilty to a host of charges, and his family posted online that “the truth of his innocence will be shown in court.”
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A former Oklahoma City police officer charged with sexually assaulting women while on duty has been ordered to serve 15 days in jail for viola…
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A former Oklahoma City police officer will head to trial Oct. 26 on allegations that he sexually abused nearly a dozen women while on duty.
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Former OKC police officer Daniel Holtzclaw will head to trial Oct. 26 on allegations he sexually abused women while on duty.
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The ongoing shaking beneath our feet was judged the top story of 2014 by News & Eagle staff members.
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Daniel Holtzclaw’s attorney immediately entered a not guilty plea on his client’s behalf following Judge D. Fred Doak’s ruling Tuesday afternoon.
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Prosecutors said Monday investigators found a 17-year-old girl’s DNA inside the uniform pants of an Oklahoma City police officer who is accused of sexually assaulting 13 women during the past year.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Daniel Holtzclaw sat stoically Monday as he faced his accusers for the first time since they came forward claiming the Oklahom…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Evidence against an Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting 13 women while on patrol is scheduled to be ma…
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Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office filed more charges Tuesday against an Oklahoma City police officer and Enid native accused of sexua…
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Prosecutors requested the increase in bond after filing 10 additional charges to a previously filed 16 charges.
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Daniel Holtzclaw, formerly of Enid and an Oklahoma City police officer, is accused of sexually assaulting women he encountered while on patrol…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The president of the Oklahoma NAACP wants the U.S. attorney general to open a hate crimes and civil rights investigation into …
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Conditions of his release on bond include being under full house arrest, wearing a GPS monitoring unit and only traveling to his attorney’s office or court appearances.
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Bond has been lowered for an Oklahoma City police officer and Enid native accused of sexually assaulting women he encountered while on patrol.
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Prosecutors have filed 16 felony charges against an Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting women while on duty.
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It is very refreshing to see a journalist not give in to the bloodlust of the masses when it comes to covering news stories.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The attorney for embattled police officer Daniel Ken Holtzclaw has asked the court to reset his bond to a fraction of the $5 m…
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ENID, Okla — Innocent until proven guilty. It’s a phrase that keeps resonating in my mind in the wake of the startling news that former Enid H…
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Daniel Ken Holtzclaw, 27, was arrested Thursday on nine complaints ranging from rape to indecent exposure.
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Oklahoma City police officer Daniel K. Holtzclaw poses next to his vehicle in this file photo. Holtzclaw, an Enid native, has been arrested on…
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OKC Police Chief Bill Citty makes remarks following Officer Daniel Holtzclaw's arrest on complaints of sexual battery and rape.
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Former Enid High football standout Daniel K. Holtzclaw, 27, was arrested Thursday afternoon on nine complaints of sexual battery and rape.
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Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw stands in front of his vehicle. (Provided Photo)
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I was deeply disturbed by the coverage given in Sunday’s paper to the family of convicted ra…
ENID, Okla. — Holidays are made for spending with family, cooking, baking, playing games and…
