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Kennedy
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board last year recommended Lloyd W. Kennedy for parole, but that parole was denied after a hearing attended by officials with the Sequoyah County District Attorney’s office in Sallisaw.
Kyle Waters, Sequoyah County assistant district attorney, said his office strongly opposed the parole recommendation, and he and Amanda Grizzle, the district attorney’s victim and witness coordinator, attended the hearing and voiced opposition to Kennedy’s release.
Grizzle said the family and friends of the victim, Ted Haggard, also voiced their opposition to Kennedy’s release
Grizzle said State Sen. Kenneth Corn (D-Poteau) and State Rep. Glen “Bud” Smithson also voiced opposition to Kennedy’s release to Gov. Brad Henry.
Waters said the district attorney’s office did not believe Kennedy should be released after receiving a life sentence. He added that although the parole board made their recommendation at their August meeting, the recommendation for parole had to be considered by the governor. Henry denied the parole, and signed the denial on Jan. 8.
Lloyd W. Kennedy and his brother, Olen, were convicted Sept. 13, 1973, of the death of Ted Haggard, 65, a service station operator in Sallisaw. The brothers were given life sentences.
Haggard’s remains were found Dec. 4, 1972, near Dwight Mission. One witness testified that Haggard was not at his service station east of Sallisaw on Dec. 4, which was unusual, and another witness, who saw Haggard and the Kennedys while driving to Sallisaw from Marble City, said a man believed to be Haggard ran in front of his vehicle and asked for help, telling the driver that “They are trying to kill me.” A man armed with a shotgun dragged the man away and told the driver the old man was drunk.
The Kennedys were reported to have returned to the scene of the crime as law enforcement agents were investigating, and were driving a green and white pickup truck identified by witnesses as the truck driven by those who were beating the old man.
Lloyd Kennedy was arrested that night and Olen Kennedy was arrested Dec. 5, 1972.
Olen Kennedy died in prison in 2008 at the age of 70.
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« BLckdiamond wrote on Saturday, Mar 13 at 02:22 PM »
mr. haggard ran a gas station east of town on 64 hwy. olen and lloyd robed and killed mr. haggard, they hid the body in a dug well just north on pin hook corner. there was a rumor that they killed a game warden on eufaula lake but never proved. one of the brothers escaped once from prison best i can remember and was hid at the whitmire place before he was caught.thats the reason they were sent tp prison. go to the newspaper they still have the old papers that have the stories. because i may be a little off on the whole story.
« jc9283 wrote on Saturday, Mar 13 at 06:25 AM »
Lloyd kennedy is my grandpa, and I never heard the real story on why he went to prison, i always heard he was defending my grandma and killed a game-ranger. I dont know what made me google his name but I did, and came across the whole story and witness statements. I am very disgusted, and to think that is my blood, my mothers dad. Hell i dont even think my mom knows the real story, she was just 2 or 3 when he went to prison. Boy the things u can search and find on the internet. I wanted him to get out of prison for along time, and his kids were writing to someone about getting him parole. I think if he actually got it granted once out he would kill himself, being locked up that long how would you know how to be on the outside.. Every descision has a consequence, and this is one where he needs to stay where hes at, he spent his years there, and he will spend his last moments there too.
« webe1edwards27825@att.net wrote on Wednesday, Feb 10 at 10:40 PM »
Yes thanks to everyone who helped to get his parole denied.
« shakybearpaw wrote on Friday, Jan 15 at 05:50 PM »
Think the DA"s Office did a good job on this.
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