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On a cold December day in 1935, Investigator William Louis Pappan, a 41-year-old Native American of the Kaw Nation, arrived at the Sheridan Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to conduct a routine inspection of their beer licenses. Accompanied by a private detective named George Stewart, Pappan began to question an employee of the establishment located at 51st Street and Sheridan Road. The situation took a grim turn when two armed men suddenly approached the investigators from behind, launching a violent a ...Read More
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William Pappan
Male
Native American / American Indian
Tulsa
OK
1935-12-04
41
William
Pappan
11/23/2025
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I recently stumbled upon the tragic case of Investigator William Pappan, and it's been weighing heav... ...Read More
07/02/2024
07/02/2024
I came across a fascinating yet saddening detail about Investigator Pappan's murder while diving int... ...Read More
07/09/2023
07/09/2023
I just read about Investigator William Louis Pappan’s murder, and it's so appalling to think about... ...Read More
02/12/2023
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