Hi, Park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Delia Diambra, and today's episode is about a case that most

likely few of you have ever heard of. I came across it while researching an entirely different

story, but when I saw it, I just knew I had to cover it here. There was so little information

about this murder in old newspapers or online, so I decided to request the court

filings and sift through about 200 pages of records, court transcripts, and affidavits to understand

exactly what happened. And what I discovered is a pretty tragic story. It takes place at Fort

Gibson Lake in Oklahoma, which is a recreation area in the northeast part of the state,

located about an hour southeast of the city of Tulsa. The lake itself is surrounded by two

state parks and a wildlife management area waterfowl refuge. According to recreation.gov's website,

the lake is known for having exceptional fishing spots and is somewhere you can visit year-round.

It has 225 miles of shoreline that touches three different counties.

It's also home to the Fort Gibson Dam, which provides hydroelectric power and manages flood risks in the surrounding areas.

Depending on how much flooding flows into the lake in a year, the water level can swell far beyond its normal volume and become a problem.

Something similar can be said about the tempers of competing anglers who find themselves rubbing shoulders at the lake trolling for a day's catch.

In this story, what started as an enjoyable day in the late summer of 2003 ended in tragedy

when something violent happened between two men that has never quite been understood

and can never be undone.

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I'm Shortly Shortly Shortly after 6.30 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003, a man named Michael was four-wheeling in his Jeep looking for a place to go fishing on Fort Gibson Lake.

Michael lived on a peninsula on the north side of the lake and had gone down to the shore

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