About this project
Tahlequah Case Files is an independent, non-commercial local-history and public-records research project covering Tahlequah and Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
How statements are labelled
- CONFIRMED — supported by a primary record or multiple independent sources.
- REPORTED — published by a news outlet or official statement; attributed, not endorsed.
- ALLEGED — an accusation or charge. Not a finding of guilt.
- THEORY — a hypothesis, clearly labelled as such.
- CONTRADICTED — sources disagree; the conflict is shown, not resolved.
Corrections
Status information may be out of date
Official missing-person and cold-case databases are frequently stale. If you have current information about a case listed here, please get in touch.