13 Accusers, 36 Alleged Crimes, 17 Alleged Crime Scenes.
Not a single witness. Not a single piece of direct forensic evidence.
263 Years in Prison.
JUSTICE SERVED or JUSTICE DENIED?
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HOLTZCLAW CRIMINAL APPEAL CASE STATUS: On March 9, 2020 the US Supreme Court denied Daniel Holtzclaw’s petition and will not be hearing his appeal. The Holtzclaw family says they will be filing additional appeals.
HOLTZCLAW FEDERAL CIVIL CASES STATUS:
9/21/2022 - Attorneys for Holtzclaw’s accusers filed paperwork asking a federal judge to dismiss their civil lawsuit, with prejudice, meaning they cannot ever file the lawsuit again.
5:16:CV-00184-HE (Tabatha Barnes, Terri Morris, Syrita Bowen (terminated 1/25/2017), Carla Johnson, Kala Lyles, Jannie Ligons, Shardayreon Hill vs. City of OKC, Daniel Holtzclaw, Bill Citty, Brian Bennett, Rocky Gregory, John/Jane Does. Filed: 2/25/2016. Status: 12/17/2019: Atty. Kathleen Zellner formally withdrew her representation of Daniel Holtzclaw, and has been substituted with OKC attorney James Hankins. Jury Trial set for 7/20/2020 (Judge Joe Heaton).
5:16-CV-00412-HE (Rosetta Grate vs. City of OKC, Daniel Holtzclaw, Bill Citty, Brian Bennett, Rocky Gregory, John/Jane Does. Filed: 4/22/2016. Status: 12/17/2019: Atty. Kathleen Zellner formally withdrew her representation of Daniel Holtzclaw, and has been substituted with OKC attorney James Hankins. Jury Trial set for 7/20/2020 (Judge Joe Heaton).
5:16-CV-00349-HE (Adaira Gardner vs. Daniel Holtzclaw, Bill Citty, Rocky Gregory, City of OKC. Filed: 4/12/2016. Status: 12/17/2019: Atty. Kathleen Zellner formally withdrew her representation of Daniel Holtzclaw, and has been substituted with OKC attorney James Hankins. Jury Trial set for 7/20/2020 (Judge Joe Heaton).
5:16:CV-00019-HE (Sherry Ellis, Regina Copeland, Carla Raines vs. City of OKC, Daniel Holtzclaw. Filed: 1/12/2016. Status: 12/17/2019: Atty. Kathleen Zellner formally withdrew her representation of Daniel Holtzclaw, and has been substituted with OKC attorney James Hankins. Jury Trial set for 7/20/2020 (Judge Joe Heaton).
RECENT NEWS STORIES:
9/22/2022 | KFOR News Ch4: Plaintiffs file to dismiss lawsuit against former OKCPD officer Daniel Holtzclaw
3/9/2020 | KFOR News Ch4: Supreme Court Denies Petition by Former Officer Daniel Holtzclaw
BaTES Investigates: The Daniel HOltzclaw Case (Podcast)
Premieres June 18, 2019 on the five year anniversary of the off-the-clock traffic stop that started it all…
On June 18, 2014 Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw pulled over a 57-year-old African American grandmother. Later the driver would claim that she was sexually assaulted by Holtzclaw during the traffic stop. An investigation was opened that subsequently led prosecutors to believe they had uncovered a serial rapist with a badge, victimizing those most vulnerable in NE Oklahoma City. Holtzclaw (half white and half Japanese) was subsequently criminally charged with 36 counts stemming from the alleged sexual assaults of 13 African American women at 17 alleged crime scenes. With no direct forensic evidence, no independent eyewitnesses and mounds of reasonable doubt, Holtzclaw was convicted and sentenced to 263 years in an undisclosed prison. This is the story of Oklahoma vs. Daniel Holtzclaw, from the eyes of the prosecution with the scrutiny of the defense. As told by Brian Bates, Oklahoma private investigator and original member of Daniel Holtzclaw's criminal defense team.
Current Episode: #23 | Kala Lyles Allegations
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Episode 0 | Preface
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Episode 1 | The Jannie Ligons Traffic Stop
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Episode 2 | The Interrogation
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Episode 3 | Interrogation Reflection
Episode 4 | Wrapping Up the Jannie Ligons Traffic Stop
Episode 5 | The Terri Morris Allegation
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Episode 6 | The Terri Morris Allegation Wrap-Up
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Episode 7 | Criminal Charges to be Filed and ‘The List’
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Episode 8 | The Sherry Ellis Allegations
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Episode 9 | The Sherry Ellis Allegations - Wrap-Up
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Episode 10 | The Florene Mathis Allegations
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Episode 11 | The Tabitha Barnes Allegations
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Episode 12 | The Tabitha Barnes Allegations Scrutinized (Part 1)
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Episode 13 | The Tabitha Barnes Allegations Scrutinized (Part 2)
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Episode 14 | The Carla Johnson Allegations
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Episode 15 | The Carla Raines Allegations (Part 1)
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Episode 16 | The Carla Raines Allegations (Part 2)
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Episode 17 | Daniel Holtzclaw is Arrested
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Episode 18 | Lots of Liars
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Episode 19 | The Rosetta Grate Allegations (1-of-2)
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Episode 20 | Rosetta Grate Wrap-Up (2-of-2)
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Episode 21 | Charges Filed & Bond Posted
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Episode 22 | Kala Lyles Allegations
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Episode 23 | Kala Lyles Allegations Scrutinized
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Episode 24 | Shardayreon Hill Allegations
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Upcoming episodes in the works (subject to change)….
Episode 24: Shardayreon Hill Allegations (Part 1)
Episode 25: Shardayreon Hill Allegations (Part 2)
Episode 26: News Reports More Charges Coming. Holtzclaw Violates Bond and Given 14-Days in Jail.
Episode 27: Syrita Bowen Allegations
Episode 28: Regina Copeland Allegations
Episode 29: Adaira Gardner
Episode 30: Preliminary Hearing. Daniel Holtzclaw Officially Fired by OCPD. Holtzclaw Violates Bond for a 2nd Time. Accusers Start Filing Lawsuits
Episode 31: Jury Trial
Episode 32: Jury Verdict, Sentencing, Motion for Re-Trial is Denied.
Episode 33: Post Conviction and Appeal Denied
If you just have to consume more information on the Daniel Holtzclaw case before the next episode of Bates Investigates is published, I’d highly encourage you to watch Conservative blogger, author and investigative journalist Michelle Malkin’s two part series, Daniel In the Den: The Truth About the Holtzclaw Case. I appear throughout Malkin’s feature and it gives a ton of insights as to why everyone should, at the very least, doubt Holtzclaw’s guilt.