Do you know who murdered C.J. Peters? In the late summer of 1993, a brutal act of violence shattered the quiet of a north Tulsa apartment complex, leaving a man fighting for his life and a mystery that would endure for decades. On August 7th, CJ Peters was discovered, severely beaten, inside his residence at 569 E. 32nd Street North. The grim discovery prompted an immediate response, and he was rushed to a local hospital for urgent medical care.
For nine days, Peters clung to life as doctors attended to the grave injuries he
had sustained in the attack. Despite their efforts, his condition worsened, and on August 16, 1993, he succumbed to the trauma inflicted upon him. His death marked the beginning of a long and frustrating investigation for the Tulsa Police Department.
In the years that followed, the trail grew cold. With no suspects publicly identified and no arrests made, the case of CJ Peters' homicide was eventually relegated to the cold case files. The circumstances surrounding the savage beating and the motive behind the attack remain unknown. The identity of the person or persons responsible for ending his life is a question that has lingered, unanswered, in the archives of Tulsa's unsolved crimes. The investigation into the death of CJ Peters remains open, a silent testament to a life cut short and a plea for justice that has yet to be heard.
