It took the jury about two hours to unanimously agree, the state of Oklahoma should execute William Reece as punishment for the 1997 murder of Tiffany Johnston.
Johnston went missing on July 26, 1997, from a carwash in Bethany. Investigators said Johnston’s body was found a field and she was partially clothed.
Sheriff s deputies walked Reece out of the courtroom in handcuffs Wednesday, as Johnston s and other victims families hugged in the hall. The trial spanned almost two and a half weeks.
Jurors heard hours of recorded interviews and conversations between Reece and investigators in the initial phase of the trial.
In those recordings Reece admitted he killed and raped Johnston. He also told law enforcement in Texas he killed three others, including a 12-year-old, outside Dallas and Houston.
Oklahoma Jury Recommends Death For Alleged Serial Killer William Lewis Reece Syndicated Local – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A jury in Oklahoma has recommended a death sentence for an alleged serial killer who was convicted of kidnapping a woman from a car wash and killing her more than 20 years ago.
The jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for William Lewis Reece, who was convicted last week of first-degree murder for the 1997 kidnapping and killing of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston. Formal sentencing is set for Aug. 19.
Reece did not testify at his trial, but the jury heard recordings of his confessions to police in which he admitted killing Johnston and three other people in Texas, The Oklahoman reported.