In the early morning hours of September 4, 2023, the quiet of Elmer Thomas Park in Lawton, Oklahoma, was shattered by the sound of gunshots. When police arrived, they discovered the body of John Velas near a walking track. He had been shot three times in the head. This tragic discovery was not the beginning of the story, but rather a grim chapter in a narrative of alleged domestic turmoil and a murder-for-hire plot.
Just two days prior to his death, Velas had contacted the Lawton police w
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