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Marie Gottfriede-Dighton
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Talihina
State: Oklahoma
County: Latimer County
Date of birth: July 8, 1939
Date of death: June 4, 2008
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian/White
Cause of death: Knife Stabbing
Anniversary month: June
LEA: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Case Description
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Latimer County Sheriff's office have been working to help resolve the cold case killing of Buffalo Valley resident Marie Dighton. Marie's body was discovered by police after a welfare check in June 5, 2008. She had been viciously attacked and left with a slit throat and defensive wounds. Marie's family waits for technology to help lead to the identification of the person responsible for this crime.
Anyone with information concerning Marie Gottfriede "Frieda" Dighton's unsolved homicide is asked to call the Latimer County Sheriff's Department at (918) 465-2161 or the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, OSBI tipline at
1-800-522-8017.
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