On a cold evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of 39-year-old Tiffany Dawn Sheets Culkins came to a brutal and tragic end. On January 5, 2023, she and her landlord, 52-year-old Harry Leroy McElfresh, were found deceased in a shed behind the mobile home where Tiffany lived with her family. The grim discovery was made by one of Tiffany's family members between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. after the family dogs began barking incessantly.
The family had last seen Tiffany about an hour before she was found.
Investigators arriving at the scene on 66th Street North near U.S. Highway 75 described the deaths as traumatic. Both Tiffany and Harry McElfresh had been shot in the back of the head, execution-style, with their hands bound behind them with duct tape. The shed where their bodies were located also contained a significant amount of money and methamphetamine, pointing investigators toward a motive connected to the drug trade.
The investigation quickly zeroed in on a suspect known as “C-Note.” Tiffany’s husband informed detectives that Tiffany had a relationship with “C-Note” that had begun while he was incarcerated and that the two had recently had a dispute over a sale of bad drugs. On the night of the murders, Tiffany had told her husband that “C-Note” was coming over to pay her back for something. Soon after, on January 13, 2023, authorities arrested Roger Jackson Jr., identified as “C-Note,” and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. Phone records placed Jackson in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene between 8:35 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. on the night of the killings.
As the case developed, a second suspect was identified and charged in connection with the brutal slayings. Rodney Williams, who also went by the nickname 'Lucky,' was named as a co-defendant. Authorities explained that under state law, anyone who participates in a homicide can be charged with felony murder, regardless of who pulled the trigger. Williams fled after the murders, first to Missouri, where he reportedly committed other crimes, and then to California, where he was eventually apprehended and extradited back to Tulsa.
In February 2025, a jury found Rodney Williams guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Tiffany Culkins and Harry McElfresh. The trial revealed that Williams had gone to Tiffany's home on the day of the murders to sell her drugs, which were later discovered to be fake. Following the guilty verdict, the jury recommended a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Williams was also found guilty of a gang-related offense and possession of a firearm after a former felony conviction.
