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Oklahoma's Atticus

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"A powerful book that makes true-crime fiction seem tame and predictable." - Michael Wallis, bestselling author

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Hunter Howe Cates is a freelance writer, journalist, strategic communicator, and published author. He is principal and writer for Cates Creates, LLC, a copy and content marketing firm. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Oklahoma's Atticus is his first book.

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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1953, an impoverished Cherokee husband and father confesses to raping and murdering an 11-year old girl. He immediately recants his confession, saying he was coerced and threatened by the authorities. Nobody believes him, except for one man — Tulsa County public defender and Creek tribal member Elliott Howe.

 

The murder, investigation and trial made national news back in the 1950s. Now it has largely been forgotten. I'm lucky. I only know this story because Elliott Howe was my grandfather.

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Hunter Howe Cates is a freelance journalist, strategic communicator, and published author whose work has appeared in This Land Press, Medium, Grotto, and more.

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