The Roth Show with Susan Murphy Milano : Fox News Reporter Phil Cross, The Ashley Taylor case Connecting The Dots to Murder 7:00 PM EST

Oklahoma Fox News Reporter Phil Cross has been covering the story on Ashley Taylor a victim of intimate partner homicide, and the Weleetka murders.

First Report: http://okcfox.com/newsroom/special_reports/videos/vid_255.shtml

Second Report:http://okcfox.com/newsroom/special_reports/videos/vid_258.shtml

Michael and Faye Taylor, Father and Stepmother of Ashley Taylor, along with FOX News investigative reporter, Phil Cross will join the show to discuss the latest updates coming from Oklahoma, Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM EST. To Listen Live go to www.therothshow.com

On June 8, 2008 the tiny town of Weleetka, Oklahoma was rocked to it’s core when two young girls, Skyla

Whitaker, 11, and Taylor Placker, 13, best friends, were found shot to death while walking along County Line Rd. The tragic case brought immediate national media attention and an aggressive investigation, OSBI and FBI included. Hundreds of tips and suspects later, the case may be closer to a resolution as agents are honing in on a specific gun purchased at a gun show.

On July 15, 2011, Ashley Celeste Taylor, 23, was reported missing from Okmulgee, OK, a town near Weleetka, supposedly after an argument with her fiance, Kevin Sweat. Sweat was subsequently arrested and confessed to her murder, telling officials that her remains were buried off of Highway 75. In early August, 2011, searchers found human bone fragments, pieces of clothing and glasses consistent with Ashley’s on the property of Kevin Sweat’s father, near Weleetka.

The investigators are now turning a closer eye to the theory that Kevin Sweat could be responsible for the slaying of the young girls along with his fiance, Ashley Taylor. New information is being discovered daily.

Listeners will hear first hand information about the connections between these unsolved cases and the people surrounding them, in the hope that the pieces of the puzzle are fit together to bring resolution.

For more background information, read here:

A Cold Blooded Killers Connection to Skyla Whitaker & Taylor Paschal-Placker Murders?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/crime/2011/10/30/murder-in-oklahoma-connecting-the-dots-more-than-once-part-3/

Crime, She Writes on Forbes

Ashley Taylor [blowing out her birthday candles at age 7]

The above photo was taken during happier times in the Taylor household. No one could have predicted the turn of events 15 years after this picture was taken.

My first piece for Forbes is on the case of Ashley Celeste Taylor and it has more twists and turns than a tornado:

Crime, She Writes

Ashley Taylor

When a person goes missing without a trace, it’s a nightmare for their loved ones. Time literally stands still; their world suddenly comes to a screeching halt.

For one family, Michael and Faye Taylor of Glenpool, Oklahoma, they would embark on a journey unraveling not only their daughter’s murder, but possibly a 2008 unsolved cold case involving two other murders.

Ashley Celeste Taylor, 23, met Kevin Joe Sweat, 25, sometime in late 2007 or early 2008 in a class at school. When Ashley mentioned to her father that she met someone special he insisted she bring him home to meet the family. Later that afternoon, Kevin was introduced to both Michael and Faye Taylor.

An ardent gun owner and collector, Michael Taylor was cleaning his Glock 22 (.40 cal.) when the 5-feet-10-inch slender-built, clean-cut young man, Kevin Sweat, walked into the kitchen and shook his hand.

To read the rest of the story click HERE

If you have a story that you would like to be considered for an article or future radio show and are a family member of a intimate partner violence, missing person or unsolved suspicious death case please your request with a number where you can be contacted at murphymilano@gmail.com

The Killings in Oklahoma on The Susan Murphy Milano Show: 2-3 PM, October 27, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2pm ET

Susan Murphy Milano has been appointed the Taylor family spokesperson. Time’s Up! will be discussing these unsolved cases with Ashley Taylor’s father and step mother and an investigative reporter from FOX News, Phil Cross.

On June 8, 2008 the tiny town of Weleetka, Oklahoma was rocked to it’s core when two young girls, Skyla Whitaker, 11, and Taylor Placker, 13, best friends, were found shot to death while walking along County Line Rd. The tragic case brought immediate national media attention and an aggressive investigation, OSBI and FBI included. Hundreds of tips and suspects later, the case may be closer to a resolution as agents are honing in on a specific gun purchased at a gun show.

On July 15, 2011, Ashley Celeste Taylor, 23, was reported missing from Okmulgee, OK, a town near Weleetka, supposedly after an argument with her fiance, Kevin Sweat. Sweat was subsequently arrested and confessed to her murder, telling officials that her remains were buried off of Highway 75. In early August, 2011, searchers found human bone fragments, pieces of clothing and glasses consistent with Ashley’s on the property of Kevin Sweat’s father, near Weleetka.

The investigators are now turning a closer eye to the theory that Kevin Sweat could be responsible for the slaying of the young girls along with his fiance, Ashley Taylor. New information is being discovered daily.

Listeners will hear first hand information about the connections between these unsolved cases and the people surrounding them, in the hope that the pieces of the puzzle are fit together to bring resolution.

Go to www.herewomentalk.com and listen live or download the broadcast after the show

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Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education. She is a specialist with intimate partner violence prevention strategies and high risk cases and available for personal consultations through the Institute. She is also part of the team at Management Resources Limited of New York.

Susan is a contributor to Forbes : Crime, She Writes a powerhouse lineup of female true crime professionals, experts and authors providing commentary about the hottest topics on crime, justice, and law from a woman’s perspective.

Susan is the author of "Time's Up: A Guide on How to Leave and Survive Abusive and Stalking Relationships,"Moving out, Moving on, and Defending Out Lives. Susan is the host of The Susan Murphy Milano Show, "Time's Up!" . She is a regular contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host on Crime Wire.

If you would like to schedule Susan Murphy Milano for training and interviews, please contact:ImaginePublicity PO BOX 14946 Surfside Beach, SC 29587 Phone: 843.808.0859 email- contact@imaginepublicity.com

"The Garvin County Three" and the Holidays

The phrase :To "kill with a borrowed knife” means borrowing other people's power to help you eliminate a threat. When you lack power or don’t want to reveal yourself, you will borrow a "knife" (from an outside force) to eliminate a threat. By doing this, you are using other people's power for your own gain.  And in the unsolved cases of the "Garvin County Three," in Oklahoma , the borrowed knife was also used after each crime to sign off on each case with the assistance of the medical examiners office as suicide's, rather then homicides .

This holiday season I would like to remind those responsible directly or overtly involved in the deaths of the "Garvin County Three"  Chanda Turner, Sheila Deviney and Tom Horton to enjoy the upcoming holiday with your families.  Those of you whom now have lawyers waiting in the background I hope that one of you consider coming forward with the truth when you are either contacted and unexpectedly visited and questioned in the next couple of months.  Maybe in cooperating you will be able to enjoy future holidays with your family, something that I assure you will not happen for the others whom have, enjoyed their freedom and up until recently gotten away with murder.  

Which case will be opened and investigated first?   

Chanda Turner:  Age 23

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound to the chest             

Time of Death: 11:30 PM 

Incident reported to 911 at 12:26 AM (56 minutes after her death) Ruled Suicide

Sheila Ann Deviney, age 30                                                  ($50,000 reward being offered)

Cause of Death- Burned to Death (accident then ruled a homicide)

Date: January 4, 2004

                                                               

Tom Horton, 65

Profession- Retired 25 year high school teacher

Case of Death- gunshot wound ruled a suicide

Each of the cases are also on the site www.justiceforthedead.com.   And remember there is a $50,000 reward being offered in the unsolved homicide of Sheila Deviney.

The Roth Show "Corruption and Cover-Up in Oklahoma" Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Coverage on cases in Oklahoma continue's this evening at 6:00 PM central standard time on The Roth Show with syndicated talk show host Dr. Laurie Roth, Susan Murphy Milano and the Director of Northeast Intelligence Network, Doug Hagmann on Wednesday, October 27 at 4pm- Pacific time, 6pm Central and 7pm Eastern time. To listen live or to the archives of the show, tune in at www.therothshow.com

This time the focus is on cases where the medical exaimer's office inaccurarely stamped death certificates as suicides when the crime scene's dictate otherwise. Tonight the cases of Curtis Eugene Prescott and Gary Don Edwards will be featured.

Thirty-two-year-old Curtis Eugene Prescott died on January 11, 2008 in Mayes County, Oklahoma He was shot in the right side of his head with a 12 gauge shotgun. The funeral director placed his death at 7 or 8 a.m. The Medical Examiner, Steve Massey, said only that it was dark when the shooting took place. Curtis' death was ruled a suicide. No autopsy was performed.

According to Steve Massey, the Mayes County Sheriff's Department reached the suicide conclusion even before they went to the scene. And he admits basing his finding primarily upon their statement that Curtis was on record as having made suicide threats. However, there is no record of any such threats.

And At 6:15 p.m. on October 31, 2006, officers from the Marlow, Oklahoma Police Department were dispatched to the home of 25-year-old Gary Don Edwards in response to a domestic dispute reported by Gary’s wife, Heather. The initial officers to arrive located Gary a short distance from the residence. Police reports of the incident indicate that Gary was in an intoxicated condition. He was arrested for public intoxication, taken to the station, and booked in at 6:40.

At 7:09 Gary made a call to his mother, Donna, and told her what had happened. During that call he also complained to her that he thought the officers were stealing his money. He then handed the phone over to Officer James Price, who informed his mother that Gary would be released in 4 hours. That never happened, Gary Don Edwards was found dead.

And to follow the latest by journalist Andrew Griffin on "The Garvin County Three" Click HERE.

Intimate Partner Homicide Investigation: Join Hosts Sheryl McCollum, Holly Hughes and Susan Murphy Milano Monday, 10/25/2010 at 9:00 PM EST

Tonight: The Garvin County Three: The unsolved cases of Sheila Deviney, Tom Horton and Chanda Turner.

And the unsolved case of Sandra Travis who was living in a violent marriage when she disappeared July 31, 2005 from Mayfield, Kentucky, a rural area near the borders of Illinois and Tennessee. Sandra took a lot of punches over the years from her husband, Bobby Travis, probably another man who treated his wife as a piece of property, there to do his bidding, no caring for the way she felt.

According to information found online, Bobby Travis had sad news for the family, he said Sandy died while on a trip to Illinois visiting other family members. When that story was easily proved false, he had another ready. Intimate Partner Homicide will be presenting the case of Sandra Travis. Joining us to discuss Sandra's suspicious vanishing is her daughter Dawn Vowell.

DATE: Monday, October 25, 2010.

Join us and our partner Websleuth.com

TIME: 9:00 PM EST and 8:00 PM CST

You can listen to the show live, and participate in the chat room, the direct link for the show is HERE

We will take your calls live. The number to call in with questions or comments is:
347-326-9337

To have your case considered for a future show please email us at IPHInvestigation@gmail.com

Oklahoma Watchdog: Watching Out For "The Garvin County Three"

PAULS VALLEY, Okla. – In this south-central Oklahoma town, probably best known for its Toy and Action Figure museum, there is a dark cloud of suspicion and what some say is an ongoing cover-up related to three deaths in Garvin County that, while officially ruled suicides, may in fact be homicides.

Visiting Garvin County this week, walking around Pauls Valley in particular, that sense of suspicion and even paranoia seemed to be in the air. It was as if the truth was seeking to come out and there were mysterious forces keeping that from happening. This story coming out of Garvin County appeared to be far more substantial than we had originally suspected.

At the core of the story is Susan Murphy Milano, a nationally-recognized domestic-violence expert and writer.

Over the past week, Murphy Milano has spent time in Garvin County talking to the families of the victims, gathering documents and information and trying to generally “lay low” as she has been threatened with violence and followed in cars by persons unknown.

She has also been vocal about her investigation, spurred by the victim’s families, talking to whatever media would take her calls or talk to her in person.

For those unfamiliar with what has been going on in Garvin County, it all seems to begin a decade ago with the “suicide” of a beautiful young woman, 23-year-old Chanda Turner.

As has been reported in numerous places, Turner was at home in Pauls Valley when she was reported shot to death on the morning of July 21, 2000.

And while the Medical Examiner investigator John Miller ruled Turner’s death a suicide, there was more evidence on the scene that pointed to something more sinister.

As Murphy Milano explains it, there were crime-scene photos showing blood throughout the inside of the home, as well as bloody sheets and a bloody mattress. The sheets, however, appeared to have disappeared. The boyfriend, who claimed to have slept through her suicide, and found her outside, was said to have had scratches on his body while Turner’s body clearly was covered in bruises, indicating she fought for her life. There was also evidence of a struggle, with broken furniture in the home.

Two other “suicides” are believed to be homicides as well – Sheila Deviney of Maysville and Tom Horton of Wynnewood – and Murphy Milano is calling them the “Garvin County 3.”

Murphy Milano first spoke with Oklahoma Watchdog earlier this week saying that she had been told by someone that if she came to Garvin County, she would “leave in a body bag.”

“These are murders,” Murphy Milano said without hesitation. “I’ve come here and been threatened. I’ve got Facebook pages and blogs going so people know what I’m doing.”

To read the complete story CLICK HERE

(Susan Murphy Milano, is with the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction & Public Psychopathy Education. For more information visit http://www.saferelationships.com/ She is the author of the new book "Time's Up: A Guide on How to Leave and Survive Abusive and Stalking Relationships available for purchase at the Institute, Amazon.com and where ever books are sold.)