Skyla Whitaker, 11, & Taylor Placker 13 - Found Murdered - #17

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Wound illustrated on front of arm
I. Entrance gunshot wound, right arm, perforating through the arm with fracture/dislocation of the humerus.
a. Entrance gunshot wound: no soot blackening or powder stippling.
b. Exit gunshot wound present: no bullet recovered.
c. Direction: forward.
Wound illustrated on the front of arm II. Entrance gunshot wound, right arm, perforating through the subcutaneous fat tissue.
a. Entrance gunshot wound: no soot blackening or powder stippling.
b. Exit gunshot wound present: no bullet recovered.
c. Direction: slightly forward toward the right.
Wound illustrated on the front of the shoulder on the front of the body III. Entrance gunshot wound, top of left shoulder, perforating through the left third intercostal space, upper lobe of the
left lung, esophagus, superior vena cava, right pulmonary artery, middle lobe of right lung, right fourth intercostal
space, and fifth rib to the right breast.
a. Entrance gunshot wound: no soot blackening or powder stippling.
b. Exit gunshot wound present: no bullet recovered.
c. Direction: slightly forward, downward toward the right.
Wound illustrated to the side of arm IV. Entrance gunshot wound, left arm, perforating through the regional soft tissue.
a. Entrance gunshot wound: no soot blackening or powder stippling.
b. Exit gunshot wound present: no bullet recovered.
c. Direction: forward, slightly downward toward the right.
d. No evidence of fracture of humerus.
Wound Illustrated to the front chest V. Entrance gunshot wound, right lateral chest, penetrating through the right eighth rib, diaphragm,
liver, lower lobe of right lung, esophagus, lower lobe of left lung, right third intercostal space, and
left back.
a. Entrance gunshot wound: no soot blackening or powder stippling.
b. No exit gunshot wound present: damaged lead bullet with copper jacket.
c. Direction: slightly backward, upward toward the left.
Wound Illustrated to the front chest VI. Entrance gunshot wound, right lateral chest, perforating through the right eighth intercostal space,
right kidney, pancreas, spleen, left diaphragm, left ninth intercostal space to the left chest.
a. Entrance gunshot wound; no soot blackening or powder stippling.
b. Atypical exit gunshot wound; no bullet is recovered.
c. Direction is slightly backward, upward and toward the left.
Wound Illustrated to the lower front chest VII. Entrance gunshot wound, epigastrium, perforating through the stomach, liver, right kidney to the
left lower back.
a. Entrance gunshot wound: no soot blackening or powder stippling.
b. Exit gunshot wound present: no bullet recovered.
c. Direction: backward, downward toward the right.
Wound Illustrated below the ear foward the front under the jaw VIII. Entrance gunshot wound, right neck, penetrating through the pharynx to the left mastoid region.
a. Entrance gunshot wound: scattered gunpowder attached (15.5 x 13.5 cm).
b. No exit gunshot wound present: a damaged small copper coated lead bullet recovered.
c. Direction: slightly backward toward the left.
d. Left mastoid bone with focal fracture and small regional hemorrhages.
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If you look at the drawing ALL of the body gunshots except the one that entered thru the soft tissue on the side of her upper left arm entered from the front - even the ones on her right arm entered from the front half of her body, as did the one on the front part of her shoulder (which was angled down because the gun was shot from a position higher than her shoulder) - she had several exits on her back and under her arm, but the body shots all went in from the front of her body. Remember she was found face up, so a couple of shots could have occurred with her prone face up on the ground with the shooter in a position above her head (like the one front to her shoulder). It's likely that the one to her left arm was as she was falling or after she was on the ground. The neck shot was the only one with gunshot residue - it was made from almost point blank range (as close as you can get without actually putting the muzzle ON her neck). The shoulder wound and the one to the side of her left arm could have happened before the neck shot when she was on the ground.

Neither Skyla nor Taylor was shot from behind or was running away - OSBI said specifically that they didn't even have time to run and were shot down where they stood, fast. Taylor fell with her purse still over her shoulder, that's how fast it happened. And I think there were a total of 12 shots - otherwise the killer(s) would have had to stop and reload, and I don't think they did that. The extra 13th "wound" was the one on Skyla's hand and I think it was a thru and thru shot that entered her right cheek after going thru her hand. It was probably the second shot fired that day - Taylor was reacting in pain from the 1st shot to her face probably the one that went in above her mouth below her nose. And if you look at the drawing none of the shot's to Taylor's Face were more than two fingers in distance from her mouth - one between her upper lip and nose, close to centered, one maybe an inch below her lower lip on her chin and one maybe one and a half inches from the corner of her mouth on her right cheek. The groin shot was maybe a hand's width from Taylors crotch and at exactly the same height on her leg as her crotch. And I disagree that the groin shot was to keep Taylor from running - within the 1st 5 seconds Taylor had two bullets in her brain and fell with her purse on her arm - she wasn't going anywhere - plus the angle of the groin shot shows it was made from a shooting position at her feet - not possible unless she is already lying down on her back.

I have a PDF of both autopsies (full version) if anyone needs a copy, PM me with your email and I will send it to you.

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Flower, I have two PDF files as well... Taylor's is 16 pages long and Skyla's is 17 pages. Are these the same two you have? Difficult reading, for sure. Lots of information, but it makes it all too real... :-(
 
Tom'sGirl posted the drawings. Those are them.

The arm wounds are exit to the front. When the shooting started the shooter must have been behind and to her left so I imagine she had already turned and was gunned down.

ETA: If you remember Jessica Brown said Skyla had turned.

ETAA: Those descriptions you have provided Flowerchild are the abbreviated version. Farther on in the autopsy it gives a more detailed description of each wound.
 
What I have been wondering is why Placker's picked Weleetka to live, you don't just up and move to Weleetka from Oklahoma City without some kind of knowlege of the area, jobs - a friend - a family member.
I felt the answer they gave was kinda odd.
The only connection I can come up with is.. Their rent house is the Chancey's, Farrow's work for Chancey's- Chancey's son is Graham schools superintendent.
Rose Whitaker and Vickie Placker worked together. They both moved here around the same time.. So why not just say, We have ALL been long time friends thats why we moved here. Instead of only Taylor and Skyla being inseparable.
So were they all friends before Weleetka or was it just conincidence after they both moved here Taylor and Skyla both are killed?

Maybe we need to try and connect both families before moving to this area.

Just a thought.
 
Observations and "what ifs"<snipped>

Maggie, interesting observations.

As you say, it could have been a statement to distance himself. I also think if he did drive by the girls walking back from the bridge he would have pulled over and would have spoken to them, even if for a minute (and maybe he did).

I wish we knew more about the comings/goings of everyone that weekend (and for that matter, every day starting in mid-May leading up to June 8th). School ending, family reunion, etc.

The Plackers may have said no initially because 1) they weren&#8217;t home so were uncomfortable with it and/or 2) Skyla&#8217;s mom was coming to pick her up soon.

I don&#8217;t think you sound unsympathetic, just asking questions. But, even with the criminal activity surrounding the girls, it seems like they were very sheltered from it by their parents. Both doing well in school, in 4-H, in Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), High School Musical stuff. So that&#8217;s why I find it difficult to go with the drug delivery, unless the request was masked as something else by someone else. But without knowing who was there that weekend and other details, it's hard to say.

I do agree they seemed sheltered from the any criminal type activity from what we have seen, read and heard in the media. But...I think the 2 tattoos on Taylor give a little different perspective on those things though. I think they were confronted on a daily basis with negatives such as incarcerated relatives, warrants, drugs, poor economic situation, etc. But despite all those negatives they were still young girls at heart who had dreams and ambitions and believed in positives such as 4-H, musicals, etc.
 
Fabvab, I too was surprised to see that she had tattoos. Perhaps, though, they are not permanent but the temporary type that lots of kids nowadays get out of vending machines and whatnot? Just a thought... Cheers!
 
I'm not sure Sheza, I guess we need to go back and try to connect the two familes. That may hold the key
 
What if, they had all lived in the same city....are we sure the Plackers moved here from OKC..or is there a Kansas connection
 
The Whitakers moved from Kansas to Weleetka, I assumed they picked Weleetka because thats where Roses parents are. The Plackers moved from OKC. I do not believe they knew each other at all before the girls met each other in school.

IIRC it was also discovered that Vicky and Rose did not work together at McDonalds like previously discussed.
 
Well, to bad they didn't choose a different place to relocate. Now, Weleetka stunned with all this trouble
 
The Whitakers moved from Kansas to Weleetka, I assumed they picked Weleetka because thats where Roses parents are. The Plackers moved from OKC. I do not believe they knew each other at all before the girls met each other in school.

IIRC it was also discovered that Vicky and Rose did not work together at McDonalds like previously discussed.

They didn't work together? Everyone around here thinks they did.
I knew Whitakers moved from Kansas and Placker had said OKC,
Perhaps the Chancey connection was coincidence.
 
Observations and "what ifs"<snipped>

Maggie, interesting observations.

As you say, it could have been a statement to distance himself. I also think if he did drive by the girls walking back from the bridge he would have pulled over and would have spoken to them, even if for a minute (and maybe he did).

I wish we knew more about the comings/goings of everyone that weekend (and for that matter, every day starting in mid-May leading up to June 8th). School ending, family reunion, etc.

The Plackers may have said no initially because 1) they weren’t home so were uncomfortable with it and/or 2) Skyla’s mom was coming to pick her up soon.

I don’t think you sound unsympathetic, just asking questions. But, even with the criminal activity surrounding the girls, it seems like they were very sheltered from it by their parents. Both doing well in school, in 4-H, in Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), High School Musical stuff. So that’s why I find it difficult to go with the drug delivery, unless the request was masked as something else by someone else. But without knowing who was there that weekend and other details, it's hard to say.
If Taylor were involved in delivering drugs, it was probably her first experiences at it. And she probably did not comprehend the full situation and the danger that she was putting herself in. She could have been doing a favor for someone she liked or earning a little money for something she wanted to buy.

I don’t see how that she could have been sheltered. If the criminal relatives lived in New York City, she could have been sheltered, but they lived nearby and visited often. She must have known that they were in prison, what the charges were and so on. Yet, these members of the family were respected and liked by the others in the family. I have to wonder if they were nice kids about to slide off into a life like so many in the family had.

The Zs with the slashes were rubbings that left scars, as I recall.
 
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