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Denise Wolf gets life for daughter’s murder

Denise Wolf gets life for daughter's murder

Jurors in Bryan County Oklahoma took a little more than 20 minutes to find Denise Wolf guilty on six charges, including four charges of child abuse, one charge of child abuse by neglect and one charge of unlawful removal of a body.

The decision came quickly after jurors heard about Denise and her husband, Able Wolf, transporting the body of their deceased 12-year-old daughter Cheyenne from Oklahoma across the country to Oregon and eventually, Havre, where the couple were arrested.

Denise Wolf was sentenced on Wednesday to serve life sentences.

District attorney happy with berdict

"We couldn't be more pleased with the verdict," District Attorney Emily Redman told the Durant Daily Democrat. "It was a tough and difficult case to hear, and the jury had a difficult job to do that they did well.

"We're happy to see justice for Cheyenne and her sisters."

According to Sheila Stogsdill, who covered the trial for the Oklahoman, all of the roads to the courthouse in Durant, Okla., were closed after receiving more than a foot of snow earlier this week, but the trial went on with all jurors and court personnel present.

Denise Wolf and Able Wolf were arrested in Havre on July 3, 2009, after warrants for their arrest on the unlawful removal of a body charge were issued by the Bryan County District Attorney's office.

According to autopsy reports, Cheyenne died in April 2008, when she was 12 years old.

Child received brutal treatment

The exact cause of death was undetermined, but the Wolfs reportedly tied the 12-year-old girl, suffering from spina bifida, to furniture, and alternated between beating her and ignoring her.

After Denise Wolf found Cheyenne had died, Able Wolf placed her in a sleeping bag in a plastic container.

The family then moved several times throughout Montana and Oregon, ending up in Havre.

While in Havre, the plastic tub was kept in a shed and later buried.

When the Wolf's became worried that one of their other two daughters, Sara Elizabeth and Skylar Marlene, might reveal what was happening, the container was moved to a storage locker in Oregon, where it was later found by law enforcement.

The couple was extradited from the Hill County Detention Center into the control of Oklahoma law enforcement until their trials in Durant.

Able Wolf has been charged with enabling child abuse, child abuse by neglect and unlawful removal of a body. He will offer his plea on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and is being held on $1.25 million bail.

The Oklahoman reports that the other Wolf daughters are being taken care of by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

Jurors in Bryan County Oklahoma took a little more than 20 minutes to find Denise Wolf guilty on six charges, including four charges of child abuse, one charge of child abuse by neglect and one charge of unlawful removal of a body.

The decision came quickly after jurors heard about Denise and her husband, Able Wolf, transporting the body of their deceased 12-year-old daughter Cheyenne from Oklahoma across the country to Oregon and eventually, Havre, where the couple were arrested.

Denise Wolf was sentenced on Wednesday to serve life sentences.

District attorney happy with berdict

"We couldn't be more pleased with the verdict," District Attorney Emily Redman told the Durant Daily Democrat. "It was a tough and difficult case to hear, and the jury had a difficult job to do that they did well.

"We're happy to see justice for Cheyenne and her sisters."

According to Sheila Stogsdill, who covered the trial for the Oklahoman, all of the roads to the courthouse in Durant, Okla., were closed after receiving more than a foot of snow earlier this week, but the trial went on with all jurors and court personnel present.

Denise Wolf and Able Wolf were arrested in Havre on July 3, 2009, after warrants for their arrest on the unlawful removal of a body charge were issued by the Bryan County District Attorney's office.

According to autopsy reports, Cheyenne died in April 2008, when she was 12 years old.

Child received brutal treatment

The exact cause of death was undetermined, but the Wolfs reportedly tied the 12-year-old girl, suffering from spina bifida, to furniture, and alternated between beating her and ignoring her.

After Denise Wolf found Cheyenne had died, Able Wolf placed her in a sleeping bag in a plastic container.

The family then moved several times throughout Montana and Oregon, ending up in Havre.

While in Havre, the plastic tub was kept in a shed and later buried.

When the Wolf's became worried that one of their other two daughters, Sara Elizabeth and Skylar Marlene, might reveal what was happening, the container was moved to a storage locker in Oregon, where it was later found by law enforcement.

The couple was extradited from the Hill County Detention Center into the control of Oklahoma law enforcement until their trials in Durant.

Able Wolf has been charged with enabling child abuse, child abuse by neglect and unlawful removal of a body. He will offer his plea on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and is being held on $1.25 million bail.

The Oklahoman reports that the other Wolf daughters are being taken care of by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

 

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