Dead Woman's Crossing: The Legacy of a Territorial Murder (open access)

Dead Woman's Crossing: The Legacy of a Territorial Murder

Article describes the events surrounding the murder of Katie DeWitt James in 1905, a crime which led to a bridge over Big Deer Creek being dubbed "Dead Woman's Crossing." Sue Woolf Brenner investigates the mysterious case and the questions still left unanswered that led to the creation of a local legend.
Date: Autumn 1982
Creator: Brenner, Sue Woolf
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History