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Sirloin Stockade Murderer Recommended for Parole for One of Her Life Sentences
Victims’ relatives urged the board to deny parole as officials said any transfer would still need Governor Kevin Stitt’s approval.
- On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 to recommend parole for Verna Stafford on one of her two life sentences for her role in the 1978 Sirloin Stockade murders.
- Stafford participated in the 1978 Sirloin Stockade murders in Oklahoma City, where gunmen killed six employees, and was also convicted for a separate robbery and triple murder along I-35 near Purcell.
- Victims' families delivered emotional testimony urging denial of parole. Elizabeth Payne, family member of Anthony Tew, stated: "The generational curse that has been passed down from these murders—it runs deep for all of us."
- Stafford's parole request now heads to Governor Kevin Stitt for approval; if granted, she would not be released but would begin serving her second consecutive life sentence at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center.
- Board members explained that recommending parole could spare victims from repeating trauma of testifying every three years; if denied, Stafford remains ineligible for another hearing on this sentence for 15 years.
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Sirloin Stockade 'mass murderer' receives parole recommendation, but will remain in prison
A parole recommendation was granted Tuesday for Verna Stafford, who was convicted for her role in the infamous Sirloin Stockade mass murder in 1978, as well as the roadside murders of a family near Purcell, but there’s a catch.
Verna Stafford, Sirloin Stockade murderer 48 years ago, recommended for parole
OKLAHOMA CITY — Verna Stafford – who, along with husband Roger Dale Stafford and his brother, participated in the brutal execution-style massacre of six employees at a steakhouse in downtown Oklahoma City 48 years ago – was recommended Tuesday for…
Families of victims worry about what might happen if convicted murder is granted parole
Verna Stafford, convicted of murder in the 1978 Sirloin Stockade murders, has requested parole once again. Her hearing is set for Tuesday. The families of the victims worry about what might happen if she is granted parole.
·Oklahoma City, United States
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