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On the morning of December 19, 2024, Underwood was executed via lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m. [1] His last meal consisted of chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, a cheeseburger with french fries and ketchup, pinto beans, a hot roll and a cola drink from the prison canteen.
McAlester is the home of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the former site of an "inside the walls" prison rodeo that ESPN's SportsCenter once broadcast. The prison's nickname, Big Mac, was derived from its location in the town. McAlester is home to many of the employees of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. This facility makes the majority of ...
The McAlester News-Capital (formerly the News-Capital & Democrat) is a daily newspaper published in McAlester, Oklahoma, United States, covering Southeastern Oklahoma. It is owned by CNHI. Journalists James Beaty, Kevin Harvison, MJ Brickey and Matt Goisman anchor the editorial staff. Its editor, Glenn Puit, has written five true crime novels.
An obituary in Southwest Times Record on March 7, 1925, reported that Almira (Mollie) (King) Ruple died March 5, 1925, in her home at 600 South 2 Twenty-First Street, while her family survived. The 1930 stated that Frederick was by then married to Mildred Ruple (age 31), and that they lived with their son Robert Ruple (2) and daughter Mary ...
Eugene Edward "Gene" Stipe (October 21, 1926 – July 21, 2012) was an American politician from Oklahoma who holds the record as the longest serving member of the Oklahoma Senate. His influence in the state senate earned him the nickname "the Prince of Darkness," and he had a reputation for filibustering .
George William Birdwell (February 19, 1894 - November 23, 1932) was an American bank robber and Depression-era outlaw. He was one of Pretty Boy Floyd's closest known associates and also teamed with a number of fellow Oklahoma-based bandits, most notably, William "Billy the Killer" Miller and Aussie Elliott.
He proclaimed himself "King of the Osage", owned a controlling interest of the Fairfax bank, and a part interest in the town's general store and funeral home; [5] He also served as a reserve deputy sheriff for Fairfax. [6] In addition, he owned a 5,000-acre (20 km 2) ranch (and leased another 45,000 acres (180 km 2) from Osage landowners). [2]
Pittsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,773. [1] Its county seat is McAlester. [2] The county was formed from part of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory in 1907.