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April Montano

Death by Force

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A celebratory evening took a tragic turn for 14-year-old April Montano and her family. After a day spent riding all-terrain vehicles at Keystone Lake to celebrate April's middle school graduation, the family was heading home on the Gilcrease Expressway in Tulsa County. It was then that their truck, which was hauling a trailer with the four-wheelers, was targeted in what police believe was an attempted robbery.

Around 9:30 p.m., April's father heard three gunshots and immediately pulled ov ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    April Montano

    Female

    Tulsa

    OK

    2014-05-30

    14

    April

    Montano

    11/24/2025

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    I’ve been thinking a lot about April Montano’s case, specifically the aftermath for her family. ... ...Read More
    03/19/2024
    I was reading through some old threads about the tragic incident involving April Montano and somethi... ...Read More
    08/11/2023
    I can't stop thinking about the Montano family's trip to Keystone Lake that day. It was supposed to ... ...Read More
    01/31/2023
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