Do you know who murdered Laverne? In the winter of 1992, concern mounted for 41-year-old Laverne Etta Norman when she didn't arrive for her shift at the 61st Street Beauty Salon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A co-worker, unable to reach her, went to her apartment on February 10th to check on her. What they discovered was a scene of violence that had ended a life. Laverne, an African-American female, was found inside her home, the victim of a brutal stabbing.
Investigators determined that Laverne had been stabbed multiple times, a
violent end to a life that was last seen leaving her workplace on February 7th. The motive for the attack remained unclear, though the state of her apartment suggested a robbery. Several of her belongings were missing, leading authorities to consider that theft may have been the primary reason for the intrusion that ended in her death. However, they have not ruled out the possibility that the robbery was a staged element, meant to obscure the true motive behind the homicide.
Decades have passed since Laverne Norman's life was tragically cut short. Her case has grown cold, a lingering mystery in the files of the Tulsa Police Department. To date, no arrests have been made in connection with her murder. There have been no named suspects, leaving her family and community without answers or a sense of justice for her untimely death. The investigation remains open, awaiting any new information that could finally shed light on who was responsible for this violent act.
