the appeal in the amanda knox close their case by asking that the sentence be increased to life in prison, not just convicted of killing. now back to the haunting. now back to the haunting. it was thursday, october 18, 1979. the choir sang amazing grace, and 2,000 mourners crowded into putnam city baptist church for the funeral of the church avenues beloved passed church s beloved pastor, richard douglass, and his beloved wife, marilyn. even the mayor was there. it was three days after the home invasion and murder. brooks and leslie remained in intensive care. brooks took a turn for the worse.
it was stunning news. thanksgiving eve, 1979, six weeks after the okarche, oklahoma, murders of richard and marilyn douglass, the shooting of their children, the manhunt was over. the governor calls a news conference. it was that big of a deal. they wanted to put people at rest that these two guys weren t out there terrorizing the state of oklahoma anymore. it was a big deal. glen ake and stephen hatch who were by now also wanted for questioning in two additional murders in texas had been captured in colorado after another home invasion. it was the call he was waiting for. i jumped over the railing, ran to the office to prepare the extradition papers. i put a call in to the governor, had him sign him. we had it done in a few hours. why the hurry, why the rush? we wanted them. remember, the fugitives had committed a double murder in texas, too. but the oklahomans were determined they wanted first crack at ake and hatch.
leslie herself has a small part, a tribute of sorts to her mother,marilyn douglass, who taught her to sing a lifetime ago. tis seven long years since last i saw you away you rolling river she has a beautiful voice. and that voice got silenced. and in the movie she sings, and people that heard her voice were just astonished by how beautiful it is. so i m hoping that this will be a new chapter for her to start singing again. and brooks i ve done local theater here in oklahoma city. so i knew that i wanted to act in this movie. act, oh, yes. but in fact, there was really only one role he wanted to play. one he may have been born to. brooks decided he would portray his own father. coming up we have to get rid of the bad blood with forgiveness and mercy and love. you intentionally put that sermon in the movie. yeah. a lot of that was a sermon he preached the morning before he died. when the haunting continues. and i get my financing from ge capital. but i also
him, ache and hatch were waiting with a sawed off shotgun. sheriff payne later found signs of a struggle, but otherwise the crime scene was a carbon copy of the douglass murders. they had been tied with the ropes, their feet and hands were bound behind their back. they had hoods over their head and both of them had been shot execution style. payne didn t know then about the douglass case, didn t connect the two right away, but he did have something to go. the homeowner s new datsun 280z was missing. we were able to put out a national bulletin for the vehicle. hatch, ache, and ginger keefe sweez squeeze squeezed into the stolen car with marilyn douglass visa. the three went to california, then doublinged back east to
she feels about this. i wonder what she thinks about this. it kind of just made me look back at at where my head was and what i was thinking. and she actually did a great job portraying me because i thought, i can say exactly word for word everything that she said because those things all came out of my mouth. and you just kind of go on with your life and then you look back and go, wow, i really did live through that, you know. it s different. it is. it s kind of like seeing yourself different from what you normally can that can be scary sometimes. no, i think my brother has told a beautiful story. and, you know, i think my parents would be proud of how he s portrayed our family. leslie herself has a small part, a tribute of sorts to her mother. marilyn douglass, who taught her to sing a lifetime ago. tis seven long years since last i saw you