Murder of Veda Woodson (1973)

On July 26, 1973 at 01:00am 38-year-old Veda Woodson left her janitorial job at First National Bank in Tulsa, heading for her residence in Sperry, Ok. At 02:00 AM Woodson’s vehicle, a 1958 Chevrolet was found by Sperry Police at 8800 N. Cincinnati with the lights on and the driver’s door open. Woodson’s body was found in a nearby field.

First National Bank in Tulsa, Ok where Veda WIlson was working shortly prior to her murder.
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Location where the car of Veda Woodson was left abandoned in 1973, and in 2024.

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Facing the direction Veda Woodson was traveling from. (Heading away from Sperry and facing the direction of Tulsa)

According to a newspaper article the body was discovered 140 feet west of Oak Cliff drive near 66th Street North.

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Grave of Veda Woodson

Take me to this place – Sperry Rest Haven Cemetery, Sperry, OK.

The main suspect

after 40 years, law enforcement found DNA evidence on an item that links Woodson’s murder to a man whose name came up early in the investigation, Stanley Clabough.

Tulsa County mugshot of Stanley Clabough, the person suspected of the murder and rape of Woodson.

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