In the early morning hours of March 12, 1992, the tranquility of Mohawk Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was shattered by a grim discovery. The body of 39-year-old Timothy Lee Warren, a Caucasian male, was found by a park employee on the shores of a lagoon. An investigation would later reveal that he had been shot twice in the head with what was determined to be a. 22 caliber revolver.
His clothing was in disarray, with his pants found wrapped around his thighs, though there were no other immediate signs of a struggle in the vicinity.
Several hours after the discovery of his body, Warren's vehicle was located approximately 25 miles away, abandoned near Claremore Lake. This detail added another layer of mystery to the circumstances surrounding his death. Investigators began to piece together a theory that Warren may have been lured to Mohawk Park, a location known at the time as a popular 'cruising' spot, under false pretenses. It is believed that the actual shooting occurred at a different location and his body was subsequently moved to the creek area near a shelter where he was ultimately found.
Despite the efforts of the Tulsa Police Department, no conclusive leads have ever emerged in the investigation into Timothy Lee Warren's murder. No suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in the decades since his death. The case has since been classified as a cold case, a tragic and unresolved chapter in Tulsa's history. Law enforcement officials continue to appeal to the public for any information that might bring a resolution to this long-standing mystery and provide answers and a measure of justice for Warren and his family.
