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Verna Stafford Granted Parole After 46 Years | Tulsa News
Verna Stafford, convicted in the 1978 Sirloin Stockade massacre that killed nine people, has been granted parole — but with heavy conditions. After testifying against her husband Roger, who was executed in 1995, she received two life sentences and avoided death. Now 82, she’ll be ineligible for another hearing until she’s 88. The Oklahoma board voted 3-2 to release her, citing decades of good behavior, despite victims’ families pleading for denial. One board member warned the public might misinterpret the decision as a free pass — it’s legally required to review her case every three years…
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