When a young British photojournalist vanishes in a well-known Kenyan reserve questions swirl around what happened to her. After her remains are found at a grisly crime scene, her father sets out on a decades-long hunt to bring her killer to justice but is faced with bizarre roadblocks from two nations on different continents.
Steven Brett Nilmeier (Photo Source) The Fresno Bee
David Allen Kennedy (Source) Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Fort Gibson Lake Image (Source) Fort Gibson Chamber of Commerce
Fort Gibson Lake Map (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- The Daily Oklahoman: Man found dead near fishing area. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Associated Press via News on 6: Wagoner County Death Investigated. By staff.
- Legacy.com: Steven Brett Nilmeier Obituary. By staff.
- The Fresno Bee: Steven “Brett” Nilmeier. By staff. Via newspapers.com.
- Tulsa World: Ex-con accused in lake slaying. By staff. Via newspapers.com.
- The Daily Oklahoman: Wagoner man arrested in killing. By staff. Via newspapers.com.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Statement of Fact Information. By Richard L. Gray. Obtained via public record request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- Tulsa World: Wagoner man charged with murder in knifing at lake. By staff. Via newspapers.com.
- The Associated Press via News on 6: Charges filed in death of man near Fort Gibson Lake. By staff.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Preliminary Hearing Jeff Edwards Testimony. Obtained via public records. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Preliminary Hearing Michael Hunt Testimony. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Preliminary Hearing Vicki Hopkins Testimony. Obtained via public records request . Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Preliminary Hearing Starla Thompson Testimony. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Preliminary Hearing Shawn Ward Testimony. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Preliminary Hearing Defendant’s Demurrer. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- Tulsa World: Wagoner man faces trial in fatal killing. By Rhett Morgan Via newspapers.com.
- The Fresno Bee: In Memoriam, In Loving Memory of Steven Brett Nilmeier. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Notice of Intent to Offer Evidence of Other Crimes. By Gary Huggins. Obtained via public records. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Notice of Intent to Offer Victim Impact Evidence at Sentencing. By Gary Huggins. Obtained via public records. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Defendant’s Witness and Exhibit List. By Jeffrey Price. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- The Daily Oklahoman: Trial Ends in hung jury. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Notice of Jailhouse Informant Testimony. By Richard Gray. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Motion For Continuance of Jury Trial and Request For Doctor to Examine Defendant and Provide Results to All Parties. By Carla Mullins Root. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Plea Agreement and Amended Judgment and Sentence. By Bruce Sewell. Filed July 24, 2006. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- Muskogee Phoenix: Wagoner man sentenced to prison for 2003 murder. By D.E. Smoot.
- The Associated Press via The Progress Index: Wagoner man sentenced to 10 years in stabbing death. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Daily Oklahoman: Guilty Plea entered in death. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Victim Impact Statements. By Robert and Vicki Hopkins, Steven and Anita Nilmeier, and Jayme Nilmeier Bright. Filed September 8, 2006. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- District Court of Wagoner County: State of Oklahoma vs. David Allen Kennedy. Bench Warrants for Arrest and Violation Reports. Filed November 23, 2015, March 30, 2017, September 21, 2017, October 5, 2017, November 14, 2018, June 23, 2020, October 6, 2020, November 5, 2020, November 30, 2021, and April 5, 2022. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only, no direct link.
- David Allen Kennedy Oklahoma Department of Corrections Inmate Profile and Mug shots.