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Charles Lewis

Case from Tulsa, OK dated May 14, 1976

Victim Details

Charles Lewis

December 5, 2022

Male

Tulsa

OK

1976-05-14

1976-05-14

44

Charles

Lewis

07/11/2026


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In the spring of 1976, the life of 44-year-old Charles Rudolph Lewis, a male veteran of the Korean War, was brought to a violent and mysterious end in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the morning of May 14th, a grim discovery was made at his residence at 1322 N. Elwood. Lewis was found lying on the ground next to his vehicle in his own driveway. He had been shot to death.

The circumstances of his death pointed to a deliberate act of violence, and the Tulsa Police Department immediately launched a homi ...
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