Murdered Tulsa woman found sitting in her rocking chair In the quiet of a December morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a grim discovery shattered the peace. On December 17, 2010, 65-year-old Paula Bogle was found brutally murdered in the sanctuary of her own home. A man who rented a room from her made the horrific find, discovering Bogle in her rocking chair, having been stabbed multiple times. It appeared the fatal attack occurred as she sat, a detail that painted a chilling picture of her final moments.
The scene that greeted investigators
suggested a violent struggle and a robbery gone horribly wrong. The house at 5818 S. 32nd W. Avenue had been ransacked, and her dark blue Chevrolet HHR was missing. The vehicle was later found abandoned in the parking lot of a local Carl's Jr. restaurant, a silent testament to the tragic events that had unfolded. Police believed that Bogle likely knew her killer, as there were no signs of forced entry, suggesting she willingly let her assailant into her home.
Despite the initial belief that the perpetrator was someone Bogle trusted, the case has remained unsolved for years, leaving a void in the lives of her loved ones and a lingering question for the community. In 2011, authorities identified a person of interest, Nelson Rockwell, and interviewed him in connection with the murder, but no charges were ever filed. A witness provided a description of two women seen driving Bogle's car after her death. The driver was described as a white female with shorter brown hair, and the passenger was a heavy-set white female with long, wavy, bleached-yellow hair with noticeable roots. A composite sketch of the passenger was released to the public in the hope of generating new leads, but the identities of the two women remain a mystery. Paula Bogle's case is now considered a cold case, her killer or killers having evaded justice for over a decade.
