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Cold Case Files: Lisa Ledbetter
Ledbetter was killed in 1984, and investigators said her death was "especially brutal." It is unsolved.
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TULSA, Okla. — Lisa Ledbetter was last seen alive around midnight on September 24th, 1984.
Investigators say she and some friends were at a bar near 58th and Peoria.
"She was with a bunch of her friends, and one of them, in addition to his narcotics business and use, was also doing some robberies and burglaries, and in anger, she said, 'I ought to tell the police about you.' We assume that was the motivation for what happened next," says Tulsa County Cold Case Investigator Ed Jackson.
Amber Reed is Ledbetter's niece and says the family believes Lisa may have known her killer or killers.
"Lisa worked at a gas station by the bar, and someone heard someone say from a van, 'Hey Ledbetter.' So, she knew the people, you know," says Reed.
The next morning someone found her body on top of Lookout Mountain in a field in west Tulsa.
It was Tuesday, September 25th, and Jackson said her death was especially brutal.
"She had been beaten, stabbed, mutilated, and I think there were two people involved in her murder because there were two different weapons used and a lot of blunt force used," said Jackson.''
May 4 2023
Ledbetter, Lisa Ann - Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
24-year-old Lisa Ledbetter was last seen alive around midnight on September 24, 1984, at Jake and Elwood’s Tavern located in the 5800 block of South Peoria, in Tulsa. Ledbetter’s body was discovered the following morning in a field near 3300 S. 29th West Ave., which is the roadway leading up to...
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Ledbetter, Lisa Ann
''Details:
Homicide occurred
on September 24, 1984
3300 S. 29th West Ave.
Tulsa, OK
Synopsis:
24-year-old Lisa Ledbetter was last seen alive around midnight on September 24, 1984, at Jake and Elwood’s Tavern located in the 5800 block of South Peoria, in Tulsa. Ledbetter’s body was discovered the following morning in a field near 3300 S. 29th West Ave., which is the roadway leading up to the Channel 8 Studios. The State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the manner of death as homicide; with the cause of death being stab wounds to the body.''
