Article from Washington Post by Jonathan Edwards, 4/18/23
Headline: “Olka governor calls for officials to resign after horrid audio emerges”
“. . . according to McCurtain Gazette-News, which later published a recording online. The sheriff allegedly mocked a woman who’d recently burned to death in a house fire, comparing her to “barbecue.” And together they hinted at assassinating a journalist who’d reported on their alleged misconduct, according to the Gazette-News.
“Over the weekend, the newspaper published an article recounting a portion of that alleged conversation, promising to follow up with more reporting in coming weeks. The paper also posted snippets of the audio online. Gazette-News reporter Bruce Willingham told KWTV he left his recorder hoping to get evidence that officials were holding secret meetings.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/18/mccurtain-county-sheriff-recording/
Be careful about reporting on corruption in parts of Oklahoma – and in other places!