Ep. 19 - Shane Coffman [Murdered]
In February of 1996, the body of 8-year-old Shane Coffman was discovered in Oklahoma. It didn’t take detectives long to uncover the history of horrific and ongoing abuse which ultimately led to Shane’s death. Join Arielle and Amanda as they discuss the details of one of the saddest cases they’ve covered to date. Sources: https://www.news9.com/story/10348865/execution-set-for-shane-coffmans-killer https://www.normantranscript.com/news/local_news/years-later-investigator-recalls-murder-crime-scene/article_02486258-00da-54d9-b993-75913b231bec.html https://apnews.com/515dbc3b5051a9c978637040a7695ec3 https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/pair-strive-to-keep-coffmans-in-family/article_35151a05-d2ad-5433-a0f3-c9c3cfffa21e.html https://oklahoman.com/article/2614803/coffman-gets-life-sentences-judges-sharp-words-send-mother-to-prison https://oklahoman.com/article/2608877/brother-tells-jurors-of-boys-final-day-pediatrician-testifies-of-siblings-injuries https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/oklahoma_news/convicted-child-killer-executed-in-oklahoma/article_0e442cd2-8fe1-576f-9e8b-48e6b1f310dd.html http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/gilson1163.htm https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-18-mn-37306-story.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ok-court-of-criminal-appeals/1018301.html https://www.news9.com/story/10191925/parole-board-suggests-clemency-for-childs-killer https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/170512/gilson-v-sirmons/ https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/policy-issues/current-policy/ - Homeschooling https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/the-alford-plea-guilty-but-innocent - Alford Plea https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/11/can-a-prisoner-request-anything-for-his-last-meal.html - Last meal