Welcome back to another twisted Murder in the Mourning! Today we have a 2020 case with a 2023 update. How often do you hear of murderers getting away with an easy conviction since the body never turned up? That is not the case today. Let's take a deep dive into how prosecutors can still put evil people behind bars even without the most damning piece of evidence, the body.
Olga Ooro was a young single mother who was taken away from her child and family many years too soon. Darnell Sterling is an abusive, controlling man who almost got away with murder. This is their story.
(Also, everyone go check out “The Butcher and the Wren” by Alaina Urquhart)
References:
Boyfriend convicted of murdering woman 'whose body has never been recovered'. Law & Crime. (2022, October 5). Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://lawandcrime.com/crime/boyfriend-convicted-of-murdering-woman-whose-body-has-never-been-recovered/
Brown, A. (2022, October 4). Prosecution lays out timeline before and after murder during closing arguments. D.C. Witness. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://dcwitness.org/prosecution-lays-out-timeline-before-and-after-murder-during-closing-arguments/
Cordes, J. (2022, October 5). DC man convicted of killing girlfriend whose body has never been found. WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.wric.com/washington-dc/dc-man-convicted-of-killing-girlfriend-whose-body-has-never-been-found/
District man sentenced for second-degree murder for killing woman in her apartment. The United States Department of Justice. (2023, March 24). Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/district-man-sentenced-second-degree-murder-killing-woman-her-apartment
Dorn, A. (2023, January 18). Murder convictions without a body challenging, not impossible. NewsNation. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/murder-convictions-without-a-body-challenging-not-impossible/
SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CRIMINAL DIVISION (AFFIDAVIT)
Olga Ooro was a young single mother who was taken away from her child and family many years too soon. Darnell Sterling is an abusive, controlling man who almost got away with murder. This is their story.
(Also, everyone go check out “The Butcher and the Wren” by Alaina Urquhart)
References:
Boyfriend convicted of murdering woman 'whose body has never been recovered'. Law & Crime. (2022, October 5). Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://lawandcrime.com/crime/boyfriend-convicted-of-murdering-woman-whose-body-has-never-been-recovered/
Brown, A. (2022, October 4). Prosecution lays out timeline before and after murder during closing arguments. D.C. Witness. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://dcwitness.org/prosecution-lays-out-timeline-before-and-after-murder-during-closing-arguments/
Cordes, J. (2022, October 5). DC man convicted of killing girlfriend whose body has never been found. WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.wric.com/washington-dc/dc-man-convicted-of-killing-girlfriend-whose-body-has-never-been-found/
District man sentenced for second-degree murder for killing woman in her apartment. The United States Department of Justice. (2023, March 24). Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/district-man-sentenced-second-degree-murder-killing-woman-her-apartment
Dorn, A. (2023, January 18). Murder convictions without a body challenging, not impossible. NewsNation. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/murder-convictions-without-a-body-challenging-not-impossible/
SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CRIMINAL DIVISION (AFFIDAVIT)
