1999 Tulsa County double murder

1999 double murder in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States December 2025 April 2025 Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States August 31, 1999 Murders by shooting Mary Agnes Bowles, 77Jerald Max Thurman, 44 George John Hanson, 35Victor Cornell Miller, 36 Guilty First-degree murder (×2) yes Death (Hanson)Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (Miller) The 1999 Tulsa County double murder took place on August 31, 1999, in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, when both George John Hanson (April 8, 1964 – June 12, 2025; alias John Fitzgerald Hanson) and Victor Cornell Miller (born January 18, 1963) first carjacked 77-year-old retired banker Mary Agnes Bowles in Tulsa and forcibly took her to a dirt pit near Owasso, where Hanson shot and killed her. Prior to the murder of Bowles, the carjacking was witnessed by local resident Jerald Max Thurman, who was shot and mortally wounded by Miller; Thurman would die two weeks later in the hospital. Hanson and Miller were both arrested after the robbery of a credit union eight days after the murders of Thurman and Bowles. After investigation, they were charged and convicted in separate trials for the murders. Hanson was sentenced to death for Bowles's murder, plus life without parole for Thurman's murder. Miller was originally sentenced to death for his role in the double murder, but after multiple appeals, he was re-sentenced to life without parole for both cases, first in 2013 and then again in 2015. Additionally, Hanson was convicted of federal bank robbery charges for the credit union robbery. Hanson was initially scheduled to be executed by Oklahoma on December 15, 2022; however, the federal authorities under the Biden administration refused to transfer him to Oklahoma from the USP Pollock federal prison in Louisiana, where he was serving a concurrent life sentence for the federal conviction. In 2025, after the new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed prison authorities to do so, federal authorities transferred Hanson to Oklahoma, and his execution was ultimately carried out by lethal injection on June 12, 2025, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.June 12, 2025 Oklahoma Voice Oklahoma killer put to death for 1999 murder https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-killer-put-to-death-for-1999-murder/ Murders of Bowles and Thurman On August 31, 1999, in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, two men – George John Hanson (alias John Fitzgerald Hanson) and Victor Cornell Miller – committed the carjacking and murder of an elderly woman, as well as the murder of a man who witnessed the crime.Hanson v. State [2003], Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (United States). On that evening, 77-year-old Mary Agnes Bowles, a retired Tulsa banker and former St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary president, was kidnapped by the duo from a Tulsa Promenade mall parking lot. Hanson and Miller, who both had earlier robbed two liquor stores, carjacked Bowles as they planned to use her vehicle for facilitate more robberies. Miller acted as the driver while Hanson held Bowles at gunpoint in the back seat, and they drove to a dirt pit near Owasso. Coincidentally, the dirt pit's owner, 44-year-old Jerald Max Thurman, who also headed an Owasso trucking company, was present in the area making a delivery when he witnessed the Bowles's car circling through the pit. Thurman reportedly conveyed what he saw to his nephew in a phone conversation, but shortly after he made the phone call, Thurman was attacked by Miller, who fired a revolver and shot him four times, to silence him as a witness to the abduction of Bowles. Meanwhile, after the pair drove for a distance and stopped at a roadside, Bowles was brought out of the car by Hanson, who shot her four to six times with a semi-automatic pistol and killed her on the spot. Afterwards, Hanson and Miller partially covered up the body with branches and escaped the area. While the body of Bowles was found a week later on September 7, 1999, Thurman was found soon after he was shot, as witnesses heard the gunshot sounds, which led them to where Thurman was attacked. Thurman was thereafter rushed to hospital, but he died two weeks later on September 14, 1999. On September 9, 1999, Hanson and Miller were both arrested at a local motel for robbing a federal credit union on September 8.September 11, 1999 Tulsa jury indicts more than 20 The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1999/09/11/tulsa-jury-indicts-more-than-20/62229094007/ Subsequently, the police investigations linked them both to the murders of Thurman and Bowles, after the pair's fingerprints were discovered on Bowles's car, and the investigators found a .38-caliber revolver and a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol wrapped in plastic inside the tank, which were deduced to be the murder weapons used in the double murder. Afterwards, the men were charged with the murders of Thurman and Bowles.April 12, 2002 Guns found in toilet tank believed murder weapons The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/04/12/guns-found-in-toilet-tank-believed-murder-weapons/62099372007/ Hanson and Miller were also charged with additional counts of robbery under federal law for several unrelated cases committed before and after the murders.April 2025 Should this sentence just be deleted? The Oklahoman article of 11 September doesn't talk about 'several unrelated cases'. Murder trials of Hanson and Miller Hanson's trial In May 2001, George Hanson, who had previous convictions from 1983 to 1990 for robbery and assault,April 6, 2025 George Hanson Oklahoma Corrections https://okoffender.doc.ok.gov/ first stood trial alone for the first-degree murders of Jerald Thurman and Mary Bowles.May 15, 2001 Motive for slayings was robbery, jurors told Trial begins for suspect in gravel pit deaths The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/05/15/motive-for-slayings-was-robbery-jurors-told-trial-begins-for-suspect-in-gravel-pit-deaths/62146676007/ On May 18, 2001, a Tulsa County jury found Hanson guilty of first-degree murder on both counts, after deliberating the case for nearly five hours. District Attorney Tim Harris reportedly sought the death penalty for Hanson.May 19, 2001 Tulsa jury convicts in slayings The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/05/19/tulsa-jury-convicts-in-slayings/62146133007/ On May 23, 2001, the jury returned with their verdict on sentence, recommending the death penalty for the charge of murdering Bowles, in addition to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the other charge of murdering Thurman.May 24, 2001 Jury backs death penalty in slaying The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/05/24/jury-backs-death-penalty-in-slaying/62145480007/ In the aftermath, despite his death sentence in Oklahoma, Hanson was not imprisoned on death row in Oklahoma, because he was tried by the federal courts for unrelated bank robbery charges and other offenses, and ultimately, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the USP Pollock federal penitentiary in Louisiana.April 20, 2002 Execution date scheduled for man convicted of killing woman after kidnapping her outside Tulsa mall KOCO https://www.koco.com/article/john-hanson-execution-date-scheduled-oklahoma/64355520 February 13, 2025 Bondi orders federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma for execution Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/pam-bondi-oklahoma-inmate-execution-george-hanson-ab35f4ca0f019c7e17ea3a86c5f03ce4 Miller's trial Victor Miller was the second to stand trial after Hanson. This was not Miller's first trial for first-degree murder, because in 1981, Miller was initially sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder in another case, plus three 30-year concurrent prison terms for armed robbery, before his conviction was reduced to second-degree murder and he was released in 1997. Miller was also tried by the federal authorities for unrelated robbery charges and sentenced to life imprisonment before he was extradited back to Oklahoma to stand trial for the 1999 Bowles-Thurman murders.April 18, 2002 Jury to consider sentence for killer of two in Tulsa The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/04/18/jury-to-consider-sentence-for-killer-of-two-in-tulsa/62098585007/ On April 17, 2002, Miller was found guilty by another Tulsa County jury in a separate court for the first-degree murders of Bowles and Thurman. On April 19, 2002, Miller was sentenced to death for the murder of Bowles, in addition to life without parole for the murder of Thurman.April 20, 2002 Jury recommends death for Tulsa County slaying The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/04/20/jury-recommends-death-for-tulsa-county-slaying/62098351007/ Appellate process Hanson's appeals On June 11, 2003, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the death sentence of George Hanson, and allowed his case to be remanded back to the trial court for re-sentencing. Three years later, after a re-trial lasting from January 9 to January 24, 2006, Hanson was once again sentenced to death for the murder of Mary Bowles. On April 13, 2009, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed Hanson's appeal against his death sentence.Hanson v. State [2009], Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (United States). On July 1, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma rejected Hanson's appeal.Hanson v. Sherrod [2013], United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (United States). On August 13, 2015, Hanson's appeal was denied by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.Hanson v. Sherrod [2015], 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (United States). On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rejected Hanson's appeal and confirmed his death sentence.Hanson v. Sherrod [2016], U.S. Supreme Court (United States). On September 10, 2021, Hanson's appeal against his death sentence was rejected by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.Death-row inmate's appeal rejected in 1999 murder of retired Tulsa banker Mary Bowles https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/death-row-inmates-appeal-rejected-in-1999-murder-of-retired-tulsa-banker-mary-bowles/article_f52a44c6-1180-11ec-a6ee-4b9681748a90.html September 10, 2021 Tulsa World Hanson was one of 28 death row inmates in Oklahoma who filed a lawsuit against the state over Oklahoma's execution protocol, and the lawsuit was dismissed in June 2022 after the courts ruled that there was no breach of constitutionality in the death penalty laws of Oklahoma.June 6, 2022 28 Oklahoma death row inmates could be executed over next two years after judge's ruling The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/06/06/oklahoma-executions-allowed-go-forward-federal-judge/7527652001/ September 1, 2024 September 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240901172448/https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/06/06/oklahoma-executions-allowed-go-forward-federal-judge/7527652001/ liveJune 6, 2022 Federal judge OKs Oklahoma's lethal injection method Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/politics-oklahoma-prisons-executions-1f6c423725dee1f3bc865c6526afa2ee September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240916163821/https://apnews.com/article/politics-oklahoma-prisons-executions-1f6c423725dee1f3bc865c6526afa2ee live Miller's appeals and commutation of death sentences thumb|right|Victor Miller 2017 Mugshot After his sentencing, Victor Miller appealed against his conviction and sentence. In 2004, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals allowed Miller's appeal, overturned all his convictions and sentences, and ordered a re-trial.Miller v. State [2004], Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (United States). Following a re-trial in November 2008, Miller was once again found guilty of both counts of first-degree murder before a different jury,November 14, 2008 Tulsa County jury finds man guilty in double slaying The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2008/11/14/tulsa-county-jury-finds-man-guilty-in-double-slaying/61508999007/ which recommended two death sentences for Miller that same month.November 17, 2008 Tulsa jury sentences man to death for 1999 killings The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2008/11/17/tulsa-jury-sentences-man-to-death-for-1999-killings/61507536007/ November 18, 2008 Jury in Tulsa selects death in '99 killings The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2008/11/18/jury-in-tulsa-selects-death-in-99-killings/61507749007/ Judge Dana Kuehn officially sentenced Miller to death on December 9, 2008.December 9, 2008 Tulsa killings bring 2 death sentences The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2008/12/09/tulsa-killings-bring-2-death-sentences/61497263007/ On September 6, 2013, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals heard the second appeal of Miller, and ruled that one of Miller's death sentences should be commuted to life in prison without parole, and that the other death sentence of Miller should be overturned in favor of a new re-sentencing hearing.Miller v. State [2013], Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (United States). In November 2015, ahead of Miller's second re-sentencing trial, the Tulsa County prosecutors decided to take the death penalty off the table in Miller's case, and as a result, Miller was sentenced to a second term of life without parole.November 13, 2015 Convicted murderer in 16-year-old double homicide will not face death penalty KTUL https://ktul.com/news/local/man-convicted-of-tulsa-double-homicide-will-not-face-death-penalty December 19, 2015 Judge orders life without parole in 1999 double-murder convict's third sentencing Tulsa World https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/judge-orders-life-without-parole-in-1999-double-murder-convicts-third-sentencing/article_406a994c-7321-5d97-b7d5-fafc8833aa8f.html As of 2025, Miller remains incarcerated at the Oklahoma State Reformatory.April 6, 2025 Victor Miller Oklahoma Corrections https://okoffender.doc.ok.gov/ First scheduled execution date for Hanson in 2022 After exhausting his appeals against his death sentence in 2016, George Hanson remained incarcerated at the USP Pollock federal prison in Louisiana while awaiting execution in Oklahoma. A February 2020 report confirmed that Hanson was one of 26 inmates eligible for execution after exhausting all available appeals against the conviction and sentence.February 14, 2020 Oklahoma Death Row: 26 inmates eligible for execution dates The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/columns/2020/02/14/oklahoma-death-row-26-inmates-eligible-for-execution-dates/60374471007/ At the time, Oklahoma had halted its use of capital punishment after experiencing problems in the practice, including a badly botched execution in 2014 and two mix-ups involving preparation or actual use of the wrong drug in 2015. The use of executions in Oklahoma resumed in October 2021. On July 1, 2022, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals scheduled execution dates for 25 death row prisoners, all of whom had exhausted their appeals against their sentences, over a 29-month period. Hanson's execution was tentatively scheduled to take place by lethal injection on December 15, 2022.July 1, 2022 Execution dates scheduled for 6 Oklahoma death row inmates Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/executions-oklahoma-2de93b90da0564477f90b7be9f936ed0August 25, 2022 The next Oklahoma death row inmates scheduled for execution The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/25/who-are-the-next-oklahoma-inmates-scheduled-for-execution/65419754007/ A clemency hearing was set for Hanson on November 9, 2022.July 12, 2022 Clemency hearings set for six men on Oklahoma's death row The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/07/12/oklahoma-pardon-and-parole-board-sets-clemency-hearings-for-6-on-death-row/65370866007/ September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240916163823/https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/07/12/oklahoma-pardon-and-parole-board-sets-clemency-hearings-for-6-on-death-row/65370866007/ live Although the Oklahoma state authorities asked for the federal jurisdiction's approval to transfer Hanson to a state prison in Oklahoma to carry out his upcoming execution, the request was ultimately denied. It was speculated that the refusal of the transfer might be related to a federal moratorium on the use of capital punishment under the Biden administration, but no clear relationship was established. In October 2022, the Oklahoma Attorney General John M. O'Connor sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons for refusing to send Hanson back to Oklahoma for execution.October 28, 2022 Oklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/prisons-lawsuits-executions-tulsa-oklahoma-adc15917564cd1dfa9ad6800229ca86c Dunham said it was not clear whether the refusal to transfer Hanson is related to the federal government's halting of executions under the Biden administration. On December 13, 2022, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor denied the request by Oklahoma to order Hanson to be transferred to the state penitentiary to face execution, and the ruling indefinitely stayed his execution until further notice. Judge O'Connor stated that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had broad discretion whether to facilitate such a request based on public interest.December 13, 2022 Judge rules against Oklahoma in attempt to execute inmate Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/prisons-oklahoma-5b8d042d9e80c3c868b7624bb613d6f2 December 13, 2022 Judge rules against Oklahoma in attempt to execute inmate The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-ap-hanson-oklahoma-city-texas-b2244654.html Next scheduled Oklahoma execution won't happen this week because of Biden administration https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/12/12/oklahomas-next-scheduled-execution-of-convicted-murderer-blocked-by-biden-administration/69715656007/ December 13, 2022 The Oklahoman Rescheduled execution date for Hanson in 2025 On January 23, 2025, three days after Donald Trump succeeded Joe Biden as U.S. President, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond applied for George Hanson to be transferred from Louisiana to Oklahoma to face execution for the murder of Mary Bowles.January 24, 2025 Oklahoma wants federal inmate transferred so he can be put to death Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-attorney-general-execution-prisoner-federal-custody-8d3e41ee619a2fdff1080743297358bc This decision was made after Trump signed an executive order to direct the U.S. Department of Justice to actively enforce the use of capital punishment and Drummond made use of the order to justify his application to transfer Hanson back to Oklahoma to undergo execution, and he quoted on the previous decision by the Biden administration to refuse their 2022 transfer request, saying "The prior administration's refusal to transfer Inmate Hanson to state custody to finally carry out a decades-old death sentence is the epitome of subverting and obstructing the execution of a capital sentence."January 20, 2025 Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/federal-executions-trump-d9b15ffc1db366a717f2f605330999e8 January 24, 2025 Oklahoma Attorney General requests prisoner transfer from Louisiana for execution Oklahoma Voice https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-attorney-general-requests-prisoner-transfer-for-execution/ thumb|right|George Hanson Mugshot, One day after he was transferred to an Oklahoma prison On February 13, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi approved the request of Drummond to have Hanson transferred to an Oklahoma prison to facilitate his execution on a date to be decided.February 13, 2025 U.S. Attorney General's Office agrees to transfer prisoner from Louisiana for Oklahoma execution Oklahoma Voice https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/u-s-attorney-generals-office-agrees-to-transfer-prisoner-from-louisiana-for-oklahoma-execution/ February 13, 2025 US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders murderer returned to Oklahoma for execution The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2025/02/13/us-attorney-general-pam-bondi-orders-killer-to-oklahoma-for-execution/78530515007/ On March 3, 2025, it was widely reported that Hanson had been transferred from USP Pollock to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the state's designated facility for male death row prisoners.March 3, 2025 A federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma to be put to death Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-execution-death-row-hanson-23de2056f227fac4b834455cf520aa8a March 3, 2025 Inmate John Hanson sent to Oklahoma to face execution in wake of Donald's Trump order USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/03/john-fitzgerald-hanson-oklahoma-federal-execution-trump-order/81186333007/ March 3, 2025 Prisoner transferred from Louisiana to Oklahoma death row for execution Oklahoma Voice https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/prisoner-transferred-from-louisiana-to-oklahoma-death-row-for-execution/ On April 1, 2025, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set an execution date for Hanson as June 12, 2025.March 3, 2025 Execution date set for prisoner transferred to Oklahoma to serve death penalty Oklahoma Voice https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/execution-date-set-for-prisoner-transferred-to-oklahoma-to-serve-death-penalty/ In response to the scheduled execution of Hanson, Jake Thurman, whose father, Jerald Thurman, was killed by Hanson and his accomplice, expressed that justice was set to arrive after he waited for close to three decades for Hanson to be executed, although he did not conceal his disappointment that it took so long for it to finally come. Jake stated that the loss of his father was deep and still brought about a string of raw emotions, and described Thurman as "his hero and friend", and further mentioned that his children greatly resembled his father, which helped him see his father again through another way. Jake revealed that back in 2022, when Hanson's execution was indefinitely stayed due to the Biden administration barring his transfer to Oklahoma, he and his mother were both devastated and his mother died less than two months later due to organ failure. Jake also stated that he felt a lack of closure when Hanson's accomplice was spared the death sentence but was also glad that the court process was finally over, and he also forgave both the killers for killing his father back then.March 27, 2025 He has waited for decades for the execution of a man involved in his dad's murder The Frontier https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/he-has-waited-for-decades-for-the-execution-of-a-man-involved-in-his-dads-murder/ A clemency hearing was scheduled for Hanson on May 7, 2025, and Hanson's lawyers planned to seek the commutation of Hanson's death sentence to life without parole.April 25, 2025 Facing June execution, death row inmate seeks mercy for kidnapping, killing Oklahoma woman Oklahoma Voice https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/facing-june-execution-death-row-inmate-seeks-mercy-for-kidnapping-killing-oklahoma-woman/ Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond urged Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to deny clemency for Hanson: "It is my firm hope that any plea for clemency is denied for the man who brutally murdered 77-year-old Mary Bowles more than 25 years ago," said Drummond. "This murderer's execution has been delayed for far too long. I am committed to ensuring that the Bowles family finally sees that justice is done for their loved one."Drummond urges Pardon and Parole Board to deny clemency for convicted murderer https://oklahoma.gov/oag/news/newsroom/2025/april/drummond-urges-pardon-and-parole-board-to-deny-clemency-for-convicted-murderer.html 2025-04-27 Oklahoma Attorney General (049) en On May 7, 2025, by a 3–2 decision, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to refuse clemency for Hanson, and this led to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt becoming unable to commute Hanson's sentence to life without parole.May 7, 2025 Associated Press Inmate transferred to Oklahoma by Trump administration denied clemency, set to be executed https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-inmate-hanson-lethal-injection-execution-aff7e490a53b1003b88b38f9e7d13b36 On June 9, 2025, three days before his scheduled execution was to proceed, an Oklahoma judge temporarily stayed his execution. Hanson's lawyers claimed he didn't receive a fair clemency hearing, further claiming a board member, Sean Malloy, was not impartial to Hanson's case.June 9, 2025 Oklahoma judge stays execution of a man set to receive lethal injection this week https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-stay-execution-john-fitzgerald-hanson-4a7f7bc2216650c0d2b399e51d09b76e Associated Press However, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the stay on June 10, 2025, clearing the way for his execution to take place on June 12.June 11, 2025 Associated Press Oklahoma court clears the way for execution of a man convicted in a Tulsa woman's killing https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-execution-hanson-stay-lifted-f1ccec2783b4a08491c6f705d95e5220June 11, 2025 CNN Oklahoma court clears the way for execution of a man convicted in a Tulsa woman's killing https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/11/us/john-fitzgerald-hanson-oklahoma-execution In addition, the U.S Supreme Court declined to hear Hanson’s final appeal hours before his scheduled execution.The Independent June 12, 2025 Oklahoma inmate to be executed after Trump officials expedited order https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/john-fitzgerald-hanson-death-penalty-trump-b2768577.html Execution of Hanson On June 12, 2025, 61-year-old George John Hanson was put to death by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The official time of death was 10:11am.June 12, 2025 Associated Press Oklahoma executes a man who was transferred from federal custody by Trump officials https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-execution-hanson-transfer-trump-20a9a4ba5caf97982d31aa5db38b590d Prior to his execution, Hanson did not make a special last meal request, but he received the regular prison meal of chicken pot pie, two rolls, two fruit cups and carrots.June 12, 2025 The Oklahoman Oklahoma executes John Fitzgerald Hanson for 1999 murder of elderly Tulsa woman https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2025/06/12/john-hanson-oklahoma-executed-after-trump-transfer-from-louisiana/84160005007/ Shortly after the execution of Hanson, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond affirmed in a media statement that the state of Oklahoma would not spare any effort to hold murderers accountable for their crimes, and that justice was served for both Jerald Thurman and Mary Bowles after they were murdered by Hanson more than two decades prior, and Hanson's execution was just for heinous homicides like those of Thurman and Bowles. Thurman's son, who attended the execution of Hanson, stated that witnessing the execution of one of his father's murderers marked the end of a long-running nightmare on his part.June 12, 2025 The Frontier Oklahoma carries out the execution of John Fitzgerald Hanson https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/oklahoma-carries-out-the-execution-of-john-fitzgerald-hanson/ See also Capital punishment in Oklahoma List of people executed in Oklahoma List of people executed in the United States in 2025 References ! colspan="3" | Executions carried out in Oklahoma Wendell Grissom March 20, 2025 John Hanson June 12, 2025 Kendrick Simpson February 12, 2026 |- ! colspan="3" | Executions carried out in the United States Gregory Hunt – Alabama June 10, 2025 John Hanson – Oklahoma June 12, 2025 Stephen Stanko – South Carolina June 13, 2025 Category:1999 in Oklahoma Category:Capital murder cases Category:1999 murders in the United States Category:Murder in Oklahoma Category:People murdered in Oklahoma Category:Deaths by person in Oklahoma Category:Deaths by firearm in Oklahoma Category:Gun violence in the United States Category:Female murder victims Category:Violence against women in Oklahoma Category:August 1999 crimes in the United States