JAY, Okla. – A Delaware County citizen who claims they witnessed the gruesome demise of Barbara Johnson-Willard has come forward to identify the Delaware County woman’s killer. “The eyewitness was deathly afraid of this man,” said Delaware County Sheriff James Beck, referring to the now-deceased suspect. Beck confirmed the man he believes to be Willard’s […]
Delaware County Sheriff James Beck says his agency will continue to search for the remains of Peggy Sweeten even though his office closed the criminal case last week.
JAY, Okla. The Delaware County District Attorney’s office released a statement today (1/4) announcing the 25-year-old Peggy Sweeten case was solved. “James Sweeten is the only suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of Peggy Sweeten,” said Delaware County Sheriff James Beck. First Assistance District Attorney Clint Ward reviewed the case file submitted by […]
WESLACO, Texas -The 25-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Grove, Oklahoma woman is not over even though her husband took his own life, said Delaware County Sheriff James Beck on Friday. James Lee Sweeten, 79, died Thursday at his home in Weslaco from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was considered, by Delaware County authorities, […]
WESLACO, Texas – A former Oklahoma man who was a suspect in the 25-year disappearance of a Grove woman took his life, Texas authorities confirmed on Thursday. James Lee Sweeten, 79, died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Thursday, said Mark Wall, Delaware County Cold Case detective. He was considered by Delaware County authorities as […]