On Friday evening, the body of teenager Robert "Bob" Sheldon was found at a park in eastern Tulsa, laying next to a fountain with a knife wound in his abdomen. Further evidence suggests that the Sheldon had been intoxicated. No arrests have been made yet, but police suspect that it was a gang-related crime. Investigators believe that more than one person of each party had been involved as well. One of Sheldon’s companions, who was questioned, Randy Adderson, did not prove to be much help for the investigators. "I 'm sick of all this. Sick and tired. Bob was a good guy. He was the best buddy a guy ever had. I mean, he was a good fighter and tuff and everything, but he was a real person too. You dig?" says Adderson, who plead the fifth when asked about the murder by reporters. The main suspects of the homicide is 16-year-old Johnny Cade, along with 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis. An inside reporter, who would like to remain anonymous interviewed Sheldon’s former girlfriend, Sherri “Cherry” Valance. “The night of the stabbing, my close friend, Marcia, and I had planned on seeing a drive in movie with Bob and Marcia’s boyfriend, Randy. We arrived, only to find out that the two of them had been drinking." Valence claimed to have sent the boys home angrily. “Marcia and I were enjoying our night when a friend of Ponyboy’s began chatting us up in a very rude manner. Ponyboy and Johnny stuck up for us. They were very chivalrous, …show more content…
He drove away, not seeming one bit pleased. A couple minutes later Johnny and Pony left for home. That’s the last I saw of either of them." Cade and Curtis have been missing since the night of the attack, Curtis’s older brothers, Darrel “Darry” (20) and Sodapop (16) have filed a missing persons report for both of the suspects. A friend of the Curtis family told police that the two were heading south towards Texas, investigators are following this
At the age of 17, Ryan Matthews was sentenced to death for the murder of convenience store owner, Tommy Vanhoose. Police failed to investigate on all evidence to convict the real killer, Rondell Love. Love shot Mr. Vanhoose four times and fled, taking off his mask and diving into the passenger side window of the getaway car. Hours after the crime, Ryan Watthews and associate, Travis Hayes (also 17) were stopped because the car they were driving in resembled the killers. A witness claimed that Ryan took part of the crime, others said he was too tall to be the suspect.
Robert Sheldon murdered October 24th 1962 detectives are currently hunting the killers guided by an anonymous tip stating that the killers are headed for Texas. Through thorough investigation the murder weapon was identified as a knife or switchblade. Tulsa Police believe the killers to be 14 year old Ponyboy Curtis, and 16 year old Johnny Cade who went missing the night of the murder. Detectives believe the murder was an act of self defense as they found strands of dark hair matching that of Ponyboy Curtis. A water test ran by Tulsa police detectives show a high amount of fresh hair grease in the fountain in the park matching the description of Curtis even more.
Johnny looked up to Dallas Winston, a thief, and multiple-time offender. Still, Johnny wanted to be just like Dallas. This led to the murder of Bob Sheldon. For example, “Johnny worshipped the ground Dallas walked on, and I had never heard Johnny talk back to anyone, much less his hero”(25). Second,“If something beefed him, he didn’t keep quiet about it…
Tulsa - During these past few days, Ponyboy has been in contact with one of the bumpiest roads in his life that could ever happen. To be under hiding as wanted by police for the manslaughter of Robert “Bob” Sheldon. Regardless, in recent measures is now being praised as a child savior from a recent fire in Windrixville. Moreover, Ponyboy no longer under the custody of his parents due to a horrific car crash has been living with his older brothers Darry along with Sodapop Curtis. These trio of brothers have been living in desperation as Darry has a life of two different occupations.
In September of 1961, a woman from District of Columbia had an intruder break into her apartment. While the invader of the home was there, they had taken her wallet, and also raped the woman. During the investigation of the crime, the police had found some latent fingerprints in the apartment. The police then established and processed the prints. The prints were then connected back to 16 year old Morris A. Kent.
“I’m sick of all this. Sick and tired. Bob was a good guy. He was the best buddy a guy ever had". (Hinton, 116)
Kaitlyn Kline Professor DiFatta Business Law 01 February 2015 The West Memphis three is a case that created quite a stir when it occurred back in the 1993 when the crime occurred and then again in 1994 when there was a conviction. There was a wrongful conviction made when three young men were convicted in this murder case. However, no one questioned it because they were seen as fitting the description of a criminal based upon outside appearances. There were three young boys that were found murdered in a ditch.
No longer then a few minutes later Ponyboy went running to Jonny and telling him that they were running away. After Jonny finally calmed Ponyboy down, he got it out of him that Darry had hit him. Ponyboy told Jonny that he could go home after he cooled down. As they were walking to the park nearby, they noticed the same car they had seen previously that night when they got caught by a couple of Soc's trying to walk their girls home after they had ditched their boyfriends after they were drinking. As the guys pulled up and got out of their car, Ponyboy noticed that they were drunk.
Young Robert “Bob” Sheldon was killed tragically a few weeks ago. The teen was only 18. He was violently stabbed through the back and left at the park. Police found the body the next day in a pool of his own blood. The murderer proved to be Johnny Cade, a young teen as well.
All of Pony’s greaser gang rescues him and chases the Socs away. Pony is okay, but shaken up. Later in the novel, Pony, Johnny, and Dally go to the Nightly double and meet Cherry Valance and Marcia. It, for the most part, goes well.
This shows how he gained back his self-confidence and his ability to stand up for himself. Johnny finally found his acceptance from Dally when Dally said, “We’re all so proud of you” (148). When Dally said that Ponyboy noticed Johnny’s eyes glowing, “Dally was proud of him... That was all he ever wanted” (148). In the letter he wrote to Ponyboy, “It’s worth saving those kids...
Consequently with all that was going on at that moment, Johnny defended himself and Ponyboy who is one of the Greasers. Furthermore, Ponyboy responds saying, “‘You really killed him, huh, Johnny? ‘Yeah.’ His voice quivered slightly. ‘I had to.
After that, Ponyboy finds himself in a situation that he personally can’t back out of. It’s the fire at the church. Ponyboy, starts running in to help save the children, but when he turns around, he sees Johnny. “Hey Ponyboy,” Johnny says. Johnny was following Ponyboy into the fire to help save the kids.
Ponyboy lived with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop after his parents were killed in a car accident. Ponyboy had some friends in the gang: Steve, Two-Bit, Dally but his best friend was a boy named Johnny who was considered the gang`s mascot. Ponyboy was a boy who always wanted to be tough but an accident that happened in the story might make him change of mind on what he wanted to be. He also finds a way of how to finish the gang that was taking place from many tima.
Diane Newton King had said to her mother that she needed alone time with Brad. It was speculated that Diane was going to leave Brad and take the children with her. “She [Freida Newton, Diane’s mother] was afraid of what she might say about the man her daughter married. She thought Diane wanted to confide in her about her crumbling marriage, but she was afraid of what that might start” (P. 520 M). Diane was with her mother, trying to bring up the subject but not knowing how, so instead they ignored it and watched television.