Catherine Ashford was not just a teacher for Tulsa Public Schools; she was a nurturing presence for many children, including her own 10-year-old daughter.

In May of 1995, Catherine didn't show up to pick up her daughter from school. Concerned for her safety, a friend brought her child home, only to be met with an unimaginable nightmare.

"I can't imagine anything more traumatic than coming home and finding your mother murdered and going all of these years without having any kind of answers, said Tulsa Police Homicide Lt. Brandon Watkins.

It was a time filled with turmoil for Catherine. She was in the midst of a nasty divorce, one that led her to take important steps to protect herself, including obtaining a protective order against her ex-husband. Yet, despite those precautions, police s

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