OK OK - Melissa Flores, 27, Cordell, 27 Jan 2007

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Oklahoma court affirms man’s life sentence in cold case murder

http://kfor.com/2017/02/03/oklahoma-court-affirms-mans-life-sentence-in-cold-case-murder/

An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence of a Texas man convicted in the death of a woman who disappeared in 2007 and has not been seen since.

A jury in Washita County convicted Denny in the death of 27-year-old Melissa Sue Flores, who disappeared on Jan. 27, 2007. Her body has never been found. Prosecutors say Flores was Denny’s former girlfriend and that her car, cellphone and purse were found at Denny’s Cordell home.

 

[Peachykeen]

This case reminds me of the Peggy Mcguire case here in Oklahoma too. Hopefully someone will come forward with evidence in that case too, someone knows something.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Melissa Flores - Oklahoma Cold Cases

The last known date that Melissa Flores was definitely alive was the early morning hours of January 27th, 2007. On January 26th, Melissa had gone out to a party in Clinton with Shannon Long. At the time Melissa had been living with the father of her youngest child, a man named Ronnie Denny with...

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The last known date that Melissa Flores was definitely alive was the early morning hours of January 27th, 2007.

On January 26th, Melissa had gone out to a party in Clinton with Shannon Long. At the time Melissa had been living with the father of her youngest child, a man named Ronnie Denny with whom she had been in a years long off and on relationship with. After learning that Denny had been seeing both her and Shannon at the same time, the women hatched a plan to hang out that night to teach Denny a lesson. Her children were left with her sister in law, and off Melissa went in her vehicle to meet Shannon.

According to Shannon, Melissa and two other men hung out at a party. One of the men testified to talking to Melissa in the early hours of January 27th, and that she stated she was on her was back to Cordell with Shannon Long and the other of the two men. Shannon says that she parted ways with Melissa around 4-5am and that Melissa had stated she was going to get her kids.

By 8am Melissa had missed several calls from her sister in law, and she never showed up to pick up her children. Family members went to Denny’s home to see what was going on and found Melissa’s vehicle parked there with her purse inside- however Melissa was not at the residence. She has never been found or heard from since.

In 2015 Ronnie Denny was convicted of killing Melissa after a friend of his testified that he had helped Denny disposed of a trunk. He had stated he never looked inside the trunk, but was told that Melissa’s body was inside. The two men then allegedly drove to an abandoned farm and left the trunk under some brush; they then drove to two different water sources and disposed of parts from the rifle the friend testified was the weapon that killed Melissa. When the areas were searched however, the trunk- rifle parts- nor any traces of Melissa’s remains were found.

Ronnie was tried in a no body case and given life without parole- he has always and continues to maintain his innocence. Melissa’s body has never been found.

When she went missing Melissa was a twenty seven year old mother of three young children. They deserve to know where their mother is and what happened to her.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP4516

View NamUs missing person case MP4516 for Melissa Sue Flores missing from Cordell, Oklahoma. Date of last contact: Jan 27, 2007. NCMEC case number: --.

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Melissa Sue Flores – The Charley Project

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Flores, circa 2007; Ronnie Denny

• Missing Since 01/26/2007
• Missing From Cordell, Oklahoma
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race Hispanic
• Date of Birth 12/21/1979 (43)
• Age 27 years old
• Height and Weight 5'5, 110 - 125 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black shirt, jeans, black boots and a silver bracelet.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Flores has a tattoo of a dragonfly on her lower back and a birthmark on her right thumb. Her ears are pierced.

Details of Disappearance​

Flores was last seen in Cordell, Oklahoma on January 26, 2007. She was at the south Glenn Street house of her estranged boyfriend, Ronnie Dean Denny Jr., at the time.

She called her sister-in-law at 8:00 a.m. to say she was on her way to pick up her three children. She never arrived and has never been heard from again. She's described as a devoted parent, and it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning.

Flores left her car behind at Denny's home with her purse, cellular phone and makeup inside it. He was subsequently arrested on drug and weapons charges and received a suspended sentence. He is the father of her youngest child.

About six months before she went missing, Flores asked for an order of protection against Denny. She stated he had threatened to shoot her in the face. A week later, however, she asked for the order to be dismissed.

Jason Canterberry, a childhood friend of Denny, stated Denny told him he had murdered Flores. Denny allegedly stated he and Flores got into an argument and he shot her twice with a rifle, and she died in his arms. Supposedly, another man was present at the time of the shooting and this individual called his brother to help clean up the crime scene.

Canterberry testified about Denny's alleged confession before a grand jury. Denny denied having ever made such a confession and characterized Canterberry as a drug addict. He maintains his innocence in Flores's disappearance.

A photo of Denny is posted with this case summary. He was arrested in Texas in June 2014 and charged with Flores's murder. Authorities believe he shot her to death, as was stated in the alleged confession, with a 9mm rifle.

Denny was convicted of first-degree murder in September 2015 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Although her body has never been found, foul play is suspected in Flores's case due to the circumstances involved.

Investigating Agency​

• Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation 580-832-3424

Source Information​

• Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
• North American Missing Persons Network
• The Oklahoman
• Court TV
• NamUs
• Project Jason
• The Cordell Beacon
• The Clinton Daily News

Updated 5 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated December 12, 2016; details of disappearance updated.