Shortly after 1:00 in the morning on September 18, 1958, Frank Tarbet of Norman, Oklahoma, was awakened by a knock on the door. Outside he found "Bettina," the 12-year-old daughter of his neighbor, 31-year old "Glenda Coe" (named changed at request of family). The little girl said that her mother was "very cold." Tarbet went with Bettina to Glenda's bedroom, where he found her dead on her bed, dressed in street clothes except for shoes. Tabet notified the police at 1:18 a.m.
The police questioned Bettina, who said that at around 8:00 the previous evening she and her four younger sisters had gotten ready for bed. At around 8:30 Glenda had taken off her shoes and laid down on her bed. The girls retired for the night. Bettina woke at around 1:00 and been unable to awaken her mother.
Tabet told police that he had seen a pickup truck leave Glenda's house at around 10:45 the previous evening. His daughter told police that she'd seen the pickup at around midnight, and somebody had carried a woman from the truck into the Coe home. Glenda's first husband, plumber James P. Morton, was picked up by the police and brought to the station at around 2:40 a.m. He owned a pickup truck matching the description of the truck the neighbors had seen at Glenda's house. The couple had been divorced for about a year. Glenda and her second husband, "Oscar Coe," had been married for about eight months but he and Glenda has separated and she had filed for divorce in July. Oscar was quickly dismissed by the police as not involved in Glenda's death.
There were no obvious signs of foul play. At first, authorities suspected either natural death or a suicide. However, Glenda's neck was slightly swollen and discolored and all evidence indicated that Glenda, a former waitress, had been in good health before her death. X-rays found no injuries. An autopsy found that Glenda had died due to air bubbles in her bloodstream, and that she had been pregnant at the time of her death. A more careful examination determined that Glenda had died from an abortion attempt.
Morton was held for murder by the police but I have been unable to determine if or how the case proceeded.
Sources:
- "Mother of Four Found Dead Here," The Norman Transcript, September 18, 1958
- "1st Husband Held In Woman's Death," The Norman Transcript, September 19, 1958
- "Death Probe Continuing," The Norman Transcript, September 22, 1958
- "Norman Police Investigate Strange Death of Waitress," Miami (OK) Daily News, Sept. 18, 1959
- "Ex-Husband Held For Questioning In Norman Death," Miami (OK) News-Record, Sept.19, 1958
- "Death Tied to Abortion" The Oklahoman, Sept.20, 1958
- "Ex-Mate of Dead Woman Released," Miami OK Daily News-Record, Sept. 23, 1958
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