Leslie Douglass testified at trial the men forced her to help them look for valuables to steal and tried to rape her.Īll four family members were hog-tied. Once inside, they forced the couple and their children, Brooks Douglass, 16, and Leslie Douglass, 12, onto the floor at gunpoint. 15, 1979, where they asked to use the telephone. What happened to Brooks Douglass and his family that night?Īccording to testimony from Ake's trial, the men arrived at the Douglass home on Oct. Looking for more? Here’s what to know about the double murder, arrest and eventual deaths of the perpetrators. The killings lead to a complicated legal case for co-defendants Glen Ake and Steven Hatch, but resulted in one receiving the death penalty in Oklahoma. Richard Douglass and Marilyn Douglass. Their two teenage children were also shot in the encounter but survived. This week, Dateline shared a podcast from 2011 about the 1979 murders of an Okarche, Oklahoma couple, the Rev.
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