COLD CASE HELP: Tulsa sheriff hopes featuring cases at the fair brings tips

The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office brought cold case victims to the Tulsa State Fair.

They're hoping featuring the cases and the faces of the victims can bring in more tips to solve the cases. The sheriff’s office is hoping the million-plus visitors at the fair stop to look at their display.

An entire wall is dedicated to the cold cases TCSO wants to solve.

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Deputies want people to stop by to read about the victims and their stories.

Sarah Ledbetter’s sister, Lisa, is featured on the top right side. Someone found her body in a field on Lookout Mountain in September 1984. She'd been beaten, stabbed, and mutilated.

2 News featured Lisa in our Oklahoma Cold Case Files series:

Decades later, the Ledbetter family still has no answers about who killed Lisa or why.

“I just want to find out who did it. It’s been 40 years. You know, I just want it to be solved. I miss my sister dearly,” said Sarah Ledbetter.

The sheriff’s office said it currently has about 26 cold cases with roughly 30 volunteers working them from multiple agencies, including the FBI, the DEA, and the ATF.

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Detective Sergeant Christopher Garrison is part of the Tulsa County Cold Case Task Force and said the reason the department is putting so many resources towards solving its cold cases is simple.

“The biggest reason is the exposure, and you know we anticipate over a million people out here throughout the 11 days, and so it’s a great opportunity to get some exposure,” said Garrison.

He said cold cases are not dead cases and stressed how important it is to work towards closure for the families.

“I keep in touch with a handful of family members throughout the month. They call me a handful of times per month to get updates on their cases, so we stay pretty busy with them. I think it’s pretty important to keep the families involved."

For Sarah Ledbetter, nothing will bring her sister home, but she holds out hope someone might come forward one day with information leading to an arrest.

Anyone with information about Lisa Ledbetter’s death or any other cold case, can contact the Tulsa County Cold Case Task Force at 918-596-5690.

Do you have something you think Sharon Phillips should look into?

You can email her at Sharon.Phillips@kjrh.com .

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