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James Donnie Swindle Jr

Case from Oklahoma City, OK dated May 30, 2005

Victim Details

James Donnie Swindle Jr

Male

Oklahoma City

OK

2005-05-30

49

James

Donnie Swindle Jr

07/07/2026

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On Memorial Day, May 30, 2005, James Donnie Swindle Jr., a 49-year-old male, was brutally murdered in a quadruple homicide at his trailer in an industrial area of Del City, Oklahoma. The attack was a violent and calculated act of revenge orchestrated by Gilbert Ray Postelle, who wrongly believed Swindle was responsible for a 2004 motorcycle accident that left his father with severe brain damage. There was no evidence to support this belief.

On that evening, Gilbert Postelle, along with hi ...
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  • The Oklahoman: Murder investigation nears end with arrests Police say slayings may have been motivated by revenge
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