Ep 0: Preface
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Bates Investigates
Episode 0 ׀ Daniel Holtzclaw: Preface
Disclaimer: This podcast deals with adult subject matter, including depictions of drug addiction, prostitution, sexual assault, and rape. Parental guidance is suggested.
00:11 [RECORDING BEGINS]
Judge Timothy Henderson: In The District Court of Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma, The State of Oklahoma versus Daniel K. Holtzclaw. Verdict. Count One: Sexual Battery. We, the jury, empaneled and sworn in the above-entitled cause, do, upon our oaths, find as follows: Defendant is guilty of the crime of Sexual Battery and set punishment at eight years. Count Five: guilty, punishment is set at five years. Count Eight: guilty, punishment is set at twenty years. Count Ten: guilty, punishment is set at sixteen years. Count Eleven: guilty, punishment is set at thirty years. Count Thirteen: guilty, punishment is set at eight years. Count Fourteen: guilty, punishment is set at eight years. Count Fifteen: guilty, punishment is set at five years. Count Sixteen: guilty, punishment is set at sixteen years. Count Twenty-Seven: guilty, punishment is set at sixteen years. Count Twenty-Eight: guilty, punishment is set at thirty years. Count Twenty-Nine: guilty, punishment is set at thirty years. Count Thirty: guilty, punishment is set at eight years. Count Thirty-One: guilty, punishment is set at twelve years. Count Thirty-Two: guilty, punishment is set at thirty years. Count Thirty-Three: guilty, punishment is set at eight years. Count Thirty-Four: guilty, punishment is set at eight years. Is this your verdict, so say you all?
Jury Foreman: Yes.
Judge Timothy Henderson: All right, well, this will conclude the State of Oklahoma versus Daniel K. Holtzclaw. The Court is in recess.
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01:32
Host: And with that, many people thought that they knew everything they needed to know about the allegations, investigation, and conviction of former Oklahoma City Police Officer, Daniel Holtzclaw. But what if I told you, you have never been told the entire truth about this case? My name is Brian Bates. I’m a licensed Private Investigator and I was a member of Daniel Holtzclaw’s original criminal defense team.
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Newscaster: Officer Daniel Holtzclaw, with the Police Department for three years, is accused of raping and sexually assaulting women he pulled over while on the job.
Jannie Ligons: He said, ‘Come on, come on, just a minute, just a minute’. I say, ‘Sir, I can’t do this’. I say, ‘you gonna shoot...’
Det. Kim Davis: Tell me your description of him.
Sherri Ellis: He’s black.
Det. Kim Davis: He’s b—okay, he’s a black male.
Det. Kim Davis: What did your daughter tell you?
Amanda Gates: She said, ‘I met this really hot cop’.
Shardayreon Hill: So, this is good evidence?
Det. Rocky Gregory: Well, you tell me.
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02:40
Host: Is this good evidence? That’s exactly the question I hope to answer in the coming weeks. Did Daniel Holtzclaw systematically prey upon the most vulnerable women in the community he had sworn to protect and serve? Or is Daniel Holtzclaw a scapegoat for all manner of political correctness and investigative incompetence? When I was first hired to help Daniel Holtzclaw’s defense team prepare for trial, I was convinced I was working for yet another guilty client. And I didn’t keep that opinion secret from Daniel. He had this routine. Every time we would meet, he would ask me if I thought he was guilty. And each time, I’d look him in the eye, and I’d say, ‘Yes. Yes, Daniel. I think you did something. I just haven’t figured out what it is yet.’ But, each yes came with a caveat that I couldn’t find a smoking gun. In fact, I couldn’t even find compelling evidence of guilt of a single allegation. Originally, I felt Daniel Holtzclaw was guilty for the very reason so many others have felt he is guilty now. How could thirteen women all point the finger at one man and he not be guilty of at least some of their allegations?
03:58
But as I began to examine all of the discovery evidence, a more perplexing question arose: how could Daniel Holtzclaw commit thirty-six violent crimes against thirteen women, at seventeen crimes scenes, and not leave a single piece of forensic evidence and not be observed by a single independent eye witness? I was either dealing with a criminal mastermind, or the unluckiest cop I’d ever met. It wasn’t until I had read, watched, and listened to every piece of evidence that I could finally tell Daniel that I truly believed he is innocent. With that said, I’m not saying he is without some level of culpability.
04:45
Over the next several weeks, even months, I will be telling the story of the allegations, investigation, and conviction of former Oklahoma City Police Officer, Daniel Holtzclaw. While I may be biased in my opinion, I will be one hundred percent transparent in my telling of Daniel’s story. I will also be releasing every piece of discovery evidence in my possession related to this case. I will not trumpet reasonable doubt while concealing reasonable guilt. I invite you to take this journey with me and decide for yourself… is this good evidence? And when it is all said and done, was justice served or was justice denied?
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