SASAKWA, Oklahoma — Two women have been arrested in connection with the 1997 murder of 81-year-old Gerthie Carolina in Sasakwa, Oklahoma. The arrests come after the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) obtained new evidence in the case.
On August 11, 1997, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office responded to Carolina’s residence, where she was found deceased. The OSBI was called to assist with the investigation, and an autopsy revealed Carolina died from multiple stab and incised wounds, as well as a blunt force injury, according to the OSBI.
In November 2023, the OSBI gathered additional evidence, leading to arrest warrants issued on March 3, 2025, for 81-year-old Carolyn Foreman, Carolina’s niece, and 45-year-old Dakota Davis, her great-niece. On March 4, 2025, OSBI agents arrested Davis in Sacramento, California, and Foreman in Midwest City, Oklahoma, both on charges of First-Degree Murder…