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Nicholas Rutherford

Case from Muskogee, OK dated Apr 26, 2015

Victim Details

Nicholas Rutherford

Male

White / Caucasian

Muskogee

OK

2015-04-26

25

Nicholas

Rutherford

07/01/2026

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In a tragic turn of events, 25-year-old Nicholas Rutherford lost his life to gun violence on April 26, 2015, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. His body, along with that of 19-year-old Abby Seals, was discovered in an apartment situated near a local gentleman's club. The grim discovery was made by Seals' boyfriend, who had just returned from a trip. Both Rutherford and Seals had been fatally shot.

The Muskogee County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into the double homicide, which led them ...
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  • Tulsa World: Man charged in April double-murder in Muskogee
  • Jurors hear 911 call in double homicide case - Muskogee Phoenix
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    Just stumbled across a haunting aspect of the Nicholas Rutherford and Abby Seals case. What's really... ...Read More
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